Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 22, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 16 166 178
Turkey Vulture 194 2057 2234
Osprey 9 57 59
Bald Eagle 2 21 27
Northern Harrier 0 2 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 31 32
Cooper's Hawk 4 31 35
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 135 146
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 1 51 60
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 5 22 22
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: 234 2585 2807
Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 5.75 hours
Official Counter Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bob Rineer, Ralph Geuder
Weather:
Partly to mostly cloudy; a cold 33-42 degrees; excellent visibility; winds strong from the W or WNW, 13-23 mph, gusting to 29 mph.
Raptor Observations:
Osprey count thus far is about double the average.
Non-raptor Observations:
Complete ebird list:�� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13484480
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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