Date: 4/8/13 7:41 pm
From: <susiericc...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park Monday, April 8, 2013



Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 08, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 15 116 375
Turkey Vulture 50 1417 5152
Osprey 24 169 334
Bald Eagle 0 9 39
Northern Harrier 1 31 39
Sharp-shinned Hawk 30 279 343
Cooper's Hawk 3 102 165
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 7 60 235
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 5 72 150
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 7 175 225
Merlin 3 12 20
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 5 8
Unknown Buteo 0 1 5
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 8
Total: 145 2448 7099

Observation start time: 8:00
Observation end time: 4:00� Daylight Savings Time
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga, Mary Jane McMillan, Nancy Magnusson


Visitors:
Martha and Bob Morris

Weather:
Partly to mostly cloudy; 56-77 degrees; fair visibility with fog/haze; winds light, sometimes with a southerly component, 0-7 mph

Raptor Observations:
Light winds may have kept the flight numbers down

Non-raptor Observations:
Calling Sora; Pine Warbler; 2 Palm Warblers; Hermit Thrush; 29 Horned Grebes; 5 Swamp Sparrows
Complete ebird list:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13683380



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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