Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 03, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 23 73 332
Turkey Vulture 375 1174 4909
Osprey 28 100 265
Bald Eagle 1 1 31
Northern Harrier 5 14 22
Sharp-shinned Hawk 49 150 214
Cooper's Hawk 33 86 149
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 18 35 210
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 14 38 116
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 6 96 146
Merlin 0 4 12
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 1 5 8
Unknown Buteo 0 0 4
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 8
Total: 553 1776 6427
Observation start time: 9:30 am
Observation end time: 3:00 pm� Daylight Savings Time
Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bud Orvis, Cal Orvis, Hal Wierenga, Lynn Davidson
Weather:
Mostly sunny; 40-48 degrees; good visibility; winds strong from the west, 10-20 mph, gusting to 29 mph
Raptor Observations:
Another strong flight today. A Bald Eagle chased an Osprey with a fish, both flying low over the water. The Osprey gave up the fish which the eagle then scooped up from the water. A Peregrine Falcon, deemed local, was sighted several times flying high on a hunting mission.
Non-raptor Observations:
26 Bonaparte's Gulls
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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