Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 16, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 0 30 531
Turkey Vulture 9 731 7116
Osprey 1 59 505
Bald Eagle 0 51 126
Northern Harrier 0 10 69
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 74 844
Cooper's Hawk 0 26 266
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 256
Broad-winged Hawk 2 267 381
Red-tailed Hawk 2 38 241
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: 14 1310 10692
Observation start time: 8:00 am
Observation end time: 1:00 pm Daylight Savings Time
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter Bob Rineer, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bob Rineer, Dan Stewart, Hal Wierenga, Nancy Magnusson
Weather:
Mostly cloudy with rain at the end; 72-79 degrees; good visibility; winds westerly 0-17 mph
Raptor Observations:
The sky offered more promise than results.
Non-raptor Observations:
16 warbler species including Nashville and Bay-breasted; 450+ migrant Cedar Waxwings; 100+ American Goldfinches; gathering further details on probable Alder Flycatcher
Complete ebird list:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14139595
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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