Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 26, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 14 238 497
Turkey Vulture 52 2579 6314
Osprey 3 271 436
Bald Eagle 1 38 68
Northern Harrier 0 49 57
Sharp-shinned Hawk 38 633 697
Cooper's Hawk 6 168 231
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 80 255
Broad-winged Hawk 4 105 105
Red-tailed Hawk 1 115 193
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 220 270
Merlin 0 25 33
Peregrine Falcon 1 2 2
Unknown Accipiter 2 7 10
Unknown Buteo 0 2 6
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 9
Total: 122 4534 9185
Observation start time: 8:00 am
Observation end time: 4:00 pm� Daylight Savings Time
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter Bob Rineer, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bob Rineer, Dan Stewart, Hal Wierenga, Nancy Magnusson, Sue Ricciardi
Weather:
Sunny with a few clouds at times; 52-65 degrees; excellent visibility; winds northerly swinging back and forth from an easterly to a westerly component, 0-10 mph, gusting to 21 mph
Raptor Observations:
Vultures and Sharp-shinned Hawks made up the bulk of the flight. A sub-adult Peregrine Falcon tarried, then flew north.
Non-raptor Observations:
Cattle Egret and House Wren, first of the season; 1425 migrant Blue Jays and 81 migrant American Goldfinches. Another day of several hundred swallows, swifts, and martins.
Complete ebird checklist:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13895164
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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