Date: 4/21/13 8:32 pm
From: <susiericc...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park Sunday, April 21, 2013



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Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA




Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA


Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 21, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 0 201 460
Turkey Vulture 7 2294 6029
Osprey 1 238 403
Bald Eagle 2 16 46
Northern Harrier 0 44 52
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 495 559
Cooper's Hawk 2 144 207
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 78 253
Broad-winged Hawk 1 82 82
Red-tailed Hawk 0 98 176
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 218 268
Merlin 2 22 30
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: 21 3940 8591



Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Nancy Magnusson



Visitors:
Andy Bullen, Victor Bullen, Brad Clark-Ames

Weather:
Partly cloudy; 42-52 degrees; excellent visibility; winds mostly northerly, 0-9 mph

Raptor Observations:
A small flight today, but several local Bald Eagles were up and flying about

Non-raptor Observations:
Neglected to say that yesterday a Virginia Rail was heard.

Complete ebird list for today:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13836799
Complete ebird list for yesterday (74 species):� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13824095


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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