Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 05, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 3 11 512
Turkey Vulture 26 92 6477
Osprey 6 21 467
Bald Eagle 4 8 83
Northern Harrier 0 1 60
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 22 792
Cooper's Hawk 0 6 246
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 255
Broad-winged Hawk 1 3 117
Red-tailed Hawk 1 2 205
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 1 1 272
Merlin 0 2 36
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 11
Unknown Buteo 0 1 7
Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 9
Total: 45 171 9553
Observation start time: 8:00 am
Observation end time: 5:00 pm� Daylight Savings Time
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter Nancy Magnusson, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Andy Smith, Bill Hubick, Mary Jane McMillan, Nancy Magnusson, Sue Ricciardi
Weather:
Mostly cloudy becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon; 48-60 degrees; good visibility; winds mostly from the E or ENE, 8-15 mph, gusting to 20 mph
Raptor Observations:
Another modest flight on easterly winds
Non-raptor Observations:
Adult female Hooded Merganser with 4 young visited the pond; Canada Goose briefly perched in a tree; at least 16 Least Terns
Complete ebird list:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14007036
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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