Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 02, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 32 50 309
Turkey Vulture 725 799 4534
Osprey 58 72 237
Bald Eagle 0 0 30
Northern Harrier 4 9 17
Sharp-shinned Hawk 84 101 165
Cooper's Hawk 45 53 116
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 14 17 192
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 19 24 102
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 35 90 140
Merlin 1 4 12
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 4 4 7
Unknown Buteo 0 0 4
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 8
Total: 1021 1223 5874
Observation start time: 09:00:00� Eastern Daylight Time
Observation end time: 4:45:00
Total observation time: 7.75 hours
Official Counter Hal Wierenga, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga, Nancy Magnusson, Ralph Geuder
Visitors:
Nancy Jane McMillan
Weather:
Mostly sunny to partly cloudy; 41-47 degrees; excellent visibility; except for the first hour, winds brisk mostly from the WNW, 12-18 mph, gusting to 26 mph
Raptor Observations:
An awesome 1000+ day with every hour busy with migrants; good diversity with 10 species; special thanks to all who counted today; at least 4 Bald Eagles but none flying north; the pair of Ospreys that nested for the first time last year on the far side of the Park has returned.
Non-raptor Observations:
33 Bonaparte's Gulls; 5 Purple Martins
Complete ebird list:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13612526
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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