Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 20, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 5 201 460
Turkey Vulture 85 2287 6022
Osprey 10 237 402
Bald Eagle 0 14 44
Northern Harrier 0 44 52
Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 489 553
Cooper's Hawk 4 142 205
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 78 253
Broad-winged Hawk 10 81 81
Red-tailed Hawk 2 98 176
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 1 218 268
Merlin 1 20 28
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: 129 3919 8570
Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bill Hubick, Dave Grove, Mary Jane McMillan, Nancy Magnusson
Visitors:
Ann Grove, Chuck and Jim Slomski, Lin and Jim Just; Audubon Naturalist Society
Weather:
Partly cloudy; 48-59 degrees; excellent visibility; brisk winds out of the WNW, 9-16 mph with persistent gusts up to 30 mph
Raptor Observations:
Seemed like the flight would be bigger with the favorable winds; other observers: Hal Wierenga, Lynn Davidson, Linda Baker
Non-raptor Observations:
Green Heron and Yellow Warbler new for the season; ebird list to follow tomorrow
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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