Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 17, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 1 31 532
Turkey Vulture 11 742 7127
Osprey 0 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 1 268 382
Red-tailed Hawk 0 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: 13 1323 10705
Observation start time: 8:00 am
Observation end time: 2:30 pm Daylight Savings Time
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter Bob Rineer, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bob Rineer, Nancy Magnusson
Weather:
Sunny with a few afternoon clouds; 66-80 degrees; good to excellent visibility; winds light, eventually with a northerly component, 0-7 mph
Raptor Observations:
Few migrants today
Non-raptor Observations:
A pair of Tree Swallows taking over a hole in a snag from Yellow-shafted Flickers; Alder Flycatcher from yesterday verified.
Complete ebird list:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14149809
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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