Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 15, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 7 30 531
Turkey Vulture 127 722 7107
Osprey 3 58 504
Bald Eagle 7 51 126
Northern Harrier 0 10 69
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 73 844
Cooper's Hawk 1 26 266
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 256
Broad-winged Hawk 69 265 379
Red-tailed Hawk 4 36 239
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 0 6 15
Mississippi Kite 0 2 2
Total: 218 1296 10678
Observation start time: 9:15 am
Observation end time: 3:30 pm Daylight Savings Time
Total observation time: 6.25 hours
Official Counter Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga
Weather:
Showers at first, then variable skies with alternate clearing and threatening clouds; 60-73 degrees; excellent visibility; winds mostly southerly, 0-10 mph
Raptor Observations:
Turkey Vultures, Broad-wings and Bald Eagles during the times when the skies cleared some. Turkey Vultures at a record high for a season and the first time more than 7,000 have been counted.� Black Vultures are also at a record high.
Non-raptor Observations:
11 species of warbler; Warbling Vireo; Indigo Bunting, 6; Blue Grosbeak, 2.
Complete ebird list:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14128133
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Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi ( <susiericc...> )
Fort Smallwood Park information may be found at: http://www.mdbirds.org/sites/mdsites/hawks/hawkwatch.htm
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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