Date: 3/26/13 10:00 pm
From: <susiericc...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park Hawkwatch Tuesday, March 26, 2013




Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 26, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 13 211 223
Turkey Vulture 72 2615 2792
Osprey 8 91 93
Bald Eagle 0 23 29
Northern Harrier 0 3 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 33 34
Cooper's Hawk 1 41 45
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 140 151
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 1 57 66
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 1 35 35
Merlin 2 2 2
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: 103 3264 3486

Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Nancy Magnusson, Ralph Geuder

Weather:
Sunny becoming mostly cloudy; 37-49 degrees; good to excellent visibility; winds mostly from the NW, 5-13 mph, gusting to 20 mph

Raptor Observations:
Three falcon day; first Merlins of the season; an adult Peregrine Falcon perched in a tree and preened; Gizzard shad and catfish were two species being carried by Ospreys

Non-raptor Observations:
Complete ebird checklist:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13532431


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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