Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 23, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 28 194 206
Turkey Vulture 383 2440 2617
Osprey 18 75 77
Bald Eagle 2 23 29
Northern Harrier 1 3 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 31 32
Cooper's Hawk 9 40 44
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 138 149
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 4 55 64
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 12 34 34
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 1 8 8
Total: 461 3046 3268
Observation start time: 9:30 am Daylight Savings Time
Observation end time: 4:00 pm�
Total observation time: 6.75 hours
Official Counter Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Visitors:
Mary Jane McMillan, Joanne Howl and Jon Ranson, Brian and Megan Cipriano
Weather:
Partly cloudy; 35-50 degrees; good to excellent visibility; winds strong out of the west, 8-18 mph, gusting to 29 mph
Raptor Observations:
Besides vultures, Ospreys and American Kestrels made a good showing. Nearly all the Ospreys were carrying fish.
Non-raptor Observations:
Complete ebird list:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13497801
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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