Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 21, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 0 150 162
Turkey Vulture 59 1863 2040
Osprey 7 48 50
Bald Eagle 0 19 25
Northern Harrier 0 2 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 28 29
Cooper's Hawk 1 27 31
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 135 146
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 1 50 59
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 0 17 17
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 7 7
Total: 68 2351 2573
Observation start time: 08:00:00 Eastern Standard Time
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Sue Ricciardi
Weather:
Cloudy becoming mostly cloudy with a few snow flakes; 34-38 degrees; excellent visibility; winds strong from the NW, 9-16 mph, gusting to 23 mph
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
2 Surf Scoters; 4 Bonaparte's Gulls, 3 Northern Shovelers
Complete ebird list:�� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13475297
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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