Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 06, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 0 11 512
Turkey Vulture 0 92 6477
Osprey 0 21 467
Bald Eagle 0 8 83
Northern Harrier 0 1 60
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 22 792
Cooper's Hawk 0 6 246
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 255
Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 117
Red-tailed Hawk 0 2 205
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 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: 0 171 9553
Observation start time: 8:00 am
Observation end time: 1:00 pm� Daylight Savings Time
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter Nancy Magnusson, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Nancy Magnusson, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors:
Tom and Sharon Bradford
Weather:
Overcast with drizzle at times and a shower at the end (unpredicted by the way); 49-55 degrees; poor to fair visibility; winds northeasterly, 8-13 mph
Raptor Observations:
Though some vultures and Ospreys seemed like promising migrants, none ventured north.
Non-raptor Observations:
Four common Loons; Greater Yellowlegs; two Least Sandpipers
Complete ebird list:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14019737
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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