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Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 25, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 16 224 483
Turkey Vulture 140 2527 6262
Osprey 14 268 433
Bald Eagle 2 37 67
Northern Harrier 3 49 57
Sharp-shinned Hawk 77 595 659
Cooper's Hawk 12 162 225
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 80 255
Broad-winged Hawk 14 101 101
Red-tailed Hawk 11 114 192
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 1 220 270
Merlin 1 25 33
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: 292 4412 9063
Observation start time: 8:45 am
Observation end time: 3:30 pm� Daylight Savings Time
Total observation time: 7.75 hours
Official Counter Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dan Stewart, Hal Wierenga
Weather:
Mostly sunny; 48-63 degrees; fair to good visibility; winds on the light side, starting out from the NNW, then mostly from the NW or W, 3-12 mph.
Raptor Observations:
Good flight day with 12 species represented
Non-raptor Observations:
Solitary Sandpiper new for the season. Several hundred swallows, Chimney Swifts and Purple Martins
Complete ebird list:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13885213
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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