Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 14, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 21 194 453
Turkey Vulture 87 2149 5884
Osprey 6 223 388
Bald Eagle 0 13 43
Northern Harrier 0 39 47
Sharp-shinned Hawk 9 416 480
Cooper's Hawk 0 127 190
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 74 249
Broad-winged Hawk 0 62 62
Red-tailed Hawk 1 90 168
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 2 214 264
Merlin 0 17 25
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 5 8
Unknown Buteo 0 2 6
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 1 9
Total: 129 3627 8278
Observation start time: 8:30 am
Observation end time: 5:00 pm
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bill Hubick, Mary Jane McMillan
Visitors:
Lou Nielsen; Ginny Vroblesky; Karen Caruso
Weather:
Sunny becoming mostly cloudy by the end of the day; 47-64 degrees; good visibility; winds mostly from the WNW, starting out light becoming moderate then light again, 0-14 mph, gusting to 22 mph
Raptor Observations:
A smaller flight than yesterday although the weather conditions appeared about the same. Another Bald Eagle - Osprey fracas with the Osprey dropping its fish to the eagle which caught it in mid-air and took it to a dining perch.
Non-raptor Observations:
Sora continues to call, possibly two; Bull Frog calling; Painted Lady butterfly
Complete ebird list:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13751707
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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