Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 24, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 2 208 467
Turkey Vulture 42 2387 6122
Osprey 3 254 419
Bald Eagle 4 35 65
Northern Harrier 1 46 54
Sharp-shinned Hawk 21 518 582
Cooper's Hawk 3 150 213
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 79 254
Broad-winged Hawk 4 87 87
Red-tailed Hawk 4 103 181
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 1 219 269
Merlin 1 24 32
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: 87 4120 8771
Observation start time: 9:00 am
Observation end time: 4:00 pm� Eastern Daylight Time
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga
Weather:
Sunny becoming partly cloudy with the last hour mostly cloudy; 53-71 degrees; fair visibility with haze; winds southerly, 6-15 mph
Raptor Observations:
12 species today
Non-raptor Observations:
New for the season: Prairie Warbler, Northern Parula, Baltimore Oriole, Orchard Oriole (2). Two cranes, presumably the same individuals from yesterday, were observed as the counter was leaving the Park for the day. They were seen north of the Park close to shore and eventually headed NW.
Complete ebird list:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13872130
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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