Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 27, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 4 215 227
Turkey Vulture 101 2716 2893
Osprey 13 104 106
Bald Eagle 0 23 29
Northern Harrier 1 4 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 36 37
Cooper's Hawk 3 44 48
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 140 151
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 3 60 69
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 4 39 39
Merlin 1 3 3
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: 133 3397 3619
Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 4.5 hours
Official Counter Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bud Orvis, Cal Orvis, Hal Wierenga
Weather:
Partly cloudy becoming mostly cloudy with sprinkles; 42-47 degrees; excellent visibility; winds strong from the WNW 14-20 mph, gusting to 26 mph
Raptor Observations:
Good variety today. Both the Northern Harrier and the Merlin were adult males.
Non-raptor Observations:
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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