Date: 3/18/13 2:46 pm
From: <susiericc...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park Hawkwatch Sunday, March 17, 2013





Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 17, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 0 113 125
Turkey Vulture 0 1377 1554
Osprey 5 32 34
Bald Eagle 0 14 20
Northern Harrier 0 2 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 21 22
Cooper's Hawk 0 15 19
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 117 128
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 43 52
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 0 12 12
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 5 5
Total: 5 1756 1978

Observation start time: 08:45:00
Observation end time: 11:15:00
Total observation time: 2.5 hours
Official Counter Sue Ricciardi
Observers:

Weather:
Overcast; 38-39 degrees; excellent visibility; winds from the north 8-12 mph

Raptor Observations:
A few Ospreys went by on this gray day.

Non-raptor Observations:
Complete ebird list for 3/17:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13444108
Complete ebird list for 3/15:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13421867


Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi ( <susiericc...> )
Fort Smallwood Park information may be found at: http://www.mdbirds.org/sites/mdsites/hawks/hawkwatch.html

Site Description
Fort Smallwood Park is located on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay at the
mouth of the Patapsco River, 11 miles south of Baltimore, MD. Best winds are
from the southwest. The Park is closed to visitors on Wednesdays.






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