Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 19, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 1 196 455
Turkey Vulture 4 2202 5937
Osprey 0 227 392
Bald Eagle 0 14 44
Northern Harrier 0 44 52
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 478 542
Cooper's Hawk 1 138 201
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 78 253
Broad-winged Hawk 0 71 71
Red-tailed Hawk 0 96 174
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 217 267
Merlin 1 19 27
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: 11 3790 8441
Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 12:00:00
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Weather:
A preponderance of dark clouds with a little drizzle at first, but also a few breaks of sun; 64-69 degrees; excellent visibility when it wasn't drizzling; winds mostly from the SSE, 6-10 mph
Raptor Observations:
Not much flying today, but a Merlin was nice
Non-raptor Observations:
What was flying was migrant blue Jays, about 1500. Common Yellowthroat, first of the season
Complete ebird list:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13807128
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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