Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 12, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 1 18 519
Turkey Vulture 20 503 6888
Osprey 1 50 496
Bald Eagle 2 34 109
Northern Harrier 3 10 69
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 71 841
Cooper's Hawk 1 23 263
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 255
Broad-winged Hawk 51 185 299
Red-tailed Hawk 3 25 228
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 2 273
Merlin 1 5 39
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 4
Unknown Accipiter 0 4 14
Unknown Buteo 0 2 8
Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 5 14
Mississippi Kite 0 2 2
Total: 86 941 10323
Observation start time: 8:00 am
Observation end time: 5:00 pm� Daylight Savings Time
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter Nancy Magnusson
Observers: Andy Smith, Bill Hubick, Hal Wierenga
Visitors:
Alan Revsin, Linda Vitchock
Weather:
Sunny to partly cloudy; 59-62 degrees; good to excellent visibility; winds strong out of the west or WNW, 11=22 mph, gusting to 32 mph
Raptor Observations:
Broad-wings most numerous today
Non-raptor Observations:
2 Cattle Egrets; 2 Glossy Ibises; 2 Willow Flycatchers
Complete ebird list:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14092210
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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