Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 14, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 3 23 524
Turkey Vulture 42 595 6980
Osprey 4 55 501
Bald Eagle 5 44 119
Northern Harrier 0 10 69
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 73 843
Cooper's Hawk 0 25 265
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 256
Broad-winged Hawk 4 196 310
Red-tailed Hawk 2 32 235
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 2 273
Merlin 0 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 6 15
Mississippi Kite 0 2 2
Total: 62 1077 10459
Observation start time: 8:00 am
Observation end time: 4:00 pm� Daylight Savings Time
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter Nancy Magnusson, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bob Rineer, Hal Wierenga, Nancy Magnusson, Ralph Geuder
Weather:
Partly to mostly cloudy; 47-62 degrees; excellent visibility; winds mostly from the WNW, 0-12 mph, gusting to 20 mph
Raptor Observations:
A local adult male Peregrine Falcon put on a show, stooping from high in the sky on a high-speed dive, although it was not successful in the hunt.
Non-raptor Observations:
American Redstart 2; Cattle Egret 2; Cliff Swallow 3; Common Tern 2; Bobolink 25
Complete ebird list:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14116802
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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