Date: 5/21/13 8:15 pm
From: <susiericc...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park Hawkwatch Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Ten Mississippi Kites



Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA



Daily Raptor Counts: May 21, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 4 35 536
Turkey Vulture 40 827 7212
Osprey 2 63 509
Bald Eagle 8 66 141
Northern Harrier 0 10 69
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 75 845
Cooper's Hawk 0 28 268
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 2 257
Broad-winged Hawk 54 333 447
Red-tailed Hawk 3 41 244
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 8 17
Mississippi Kite 10 14 14
Total: 122 1517 10899





Observation start time: 8:00 am
Observation end time: 4:30 pm� Daylight Savings Time
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter Nancy Magnusson, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bob Rineer, Nancy Magnusson




Visitors:
Penny Zahn; Tim Carney

Weather:
Cloudy for the first four hours, then decreasing cloud cover, becoming mostly sunny; 69-85 degrees; visibility was poor to fair with fog/haze due to high relative humidity; winds light, either variable or with a southerly component, 5-6 mph.

Raptor Observations:
A record-setting day with an amazing 10 Mississippi Kites! Times(daylight time) of observation were 1 at 8:30, 2 at 12:08, 4 at 12:20, 1 about 1:30, 2 at 1:52. Most were high and the poor visibility prevented aging most of them, but three were aged as adults and one a sub-adult. Some were in view for several minutes; others went by quickly.� (Reminder that the Park is closed to visitors on Wednesdays.)

Non-raptor Observations:
One Canvasback
Complete ebird list with photos from Nancy Magnusson of Canvasback and several kites:�

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14202091



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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