Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 24, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 4 198 210
Turkey Vulture 103 2543 2720
Osprey 8 83 85
Bald Eagle 0 23 29
Northern Harrier 0 3 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 31 32
Cooper's Hawk 0 40 44
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 138 149
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 55 64
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 0 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 0 8 8
Total: 115 3161 3383
Observation start time: 09:15:00� Daylight Savings Times
Observation end time: 12:45:00
Total observation time: 3.5 hours
Official Counter Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Weather:
Mostly cloudy becoming overcast; 35-41 degrees; excellent visibility; winds calm, then northeasterly, 8-12 mph
Raptor Observations:
Vultures and Ospreys today
Non-raptor Observations: An adult male Wild Turkey strutted around the Park today.
Complete ebird list:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13510821
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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