Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 02, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 0 0 501
Turkey Vulture 10 21 6406
Osprey 5 7 453
Bald Eagle 2 3 78
Northern Harrier 0 0 59
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 9 779
Cooper's Hawk 2 2 242
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 255
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 114
Red-tailed Hawk 1 1 204
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 0 271
Merlin 0 0 34
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 10
Unknown Buteo 0 0 6
Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 9
Total: 22 43 9425
Observation start time: 7:45 am�
Observation end time: 3:00 pm� Daylight Savings Time
Total observation time: 6.25 hours
Official Counter Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dan Stewart, Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Weather:
Clouds early dissipated quickly with most of the day being essentially sunny; 50-64 degrees; good to excellent visibility; winds from the E or NE, 6-10 mph
Raptor Observations:
Another cloudless day with unfavorable winds and it's predicted to be the same tomorrow. Where did our westerly winds and clouds go? Sigh.
Non-raptor Observations:
Not much in the air today except for 500+ migrant Blue Jays
Complete ebird list:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13970640
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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