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Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 17, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 0 195 454
Turkey Vulture 12 2183 5918
Osprey 0 225 390
Bald Eagle 0 13 43
Northern Harrier 2 44 52
Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 461 525
Cooper's Hawk 0 137 200
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 77 252
Broad-winged Hawk 0 66 66
Red-tailed Hawk 0 93 171
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 217 267
Merlin 0 18 26
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 5 8
Unknown Buteo 0 2 6
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 9
Total: 27 3739 8390
Observation start time: 9:00 am
Observation end time: 1:30:00 pm
Total observation time: 4.5 hours
Official Counter Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga
Weather:
Mostly cloudy, almost overcast with lingering light low-level fog; 68-72 degrees; fair visibility; winds light until the last half-hour when they increased to 15 mph. Direction tended to be from the NNE.
Raptor Observations:
Few migrants with the unfavorable weather conditions
Non-raptor Observations:
Red-throated Loon; 18 Common Loons sitting offshore; 5 Red-breasted Mergansers; 47 Horned Grebes; at least 10 Palm Warblers; Chipping, Field, Savannah, Song, Swamp, and White-throated Sparrows, with the last numbering about 100. Blue Jays and American Goldfinches on the move.
Complete ebird list:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13785417
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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