Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 28, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 6 221 233
Turkey Vulture 99 2815 2992
Osprey 14 118 120
Bald Eagle 0 23 29
Northern Harrier 1 5 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 38 39
Cooper's Hawk 1 45 49
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 140 151
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 60 69
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 0 39 39
Merlin 1 4 4
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: 124 3521 3743
Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 13:30:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter Hal Wierenga, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga, Linda Baker, Ralph Geuder
Visitors:
Mary Jane McMillan
Weather:
Mostly cloudy with showers; 41-46 degrees; excellent visibility; winds strong and mostly northwesterly, 12-17 mph, gusting to 26 mph
Raptor Observations:
On average, a total of 120 Ospreys isn't reached until April 7.
Non-raptor Observations:
15 Northern Shovelers; 450 scaup
Complete ebird list:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13552799
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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