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Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 22, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 3 204 463
Turkey Vulture 14 2308 6043
Osprey 5 243 408
Bald Eagle 12 28 58
Northern Harrier 1 45 53
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 496 560
Cooper's Hawk 1 145 208
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 78 253
Broad-winged Hawk 0 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 0 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: 37 3977 8628
Observation start time: 8:00 am�
Observation end time: 5:00� pm
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Nancy Magnusson
Visitors:
Paul and Hope
Weather:
Partly to mostly cloudy; 44-54 degrees: cold wind off the water, mostly from the NE or E, 8-16 mph, gusting to 26 mph
Raptor Observations:
Low numbers likely due to unfavorable easterlies; however 12 Bald Eagles of various ages, including 3 juveniles flew north, with another 2 deemed local for the time being, including another juvenile
Non-raptor Observations:
Complete ebird list:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13847275
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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