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Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 23, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 2 37 538
Turkey Vulture 21 882 7267
Osprey 4 69 515
Bald Eagle 8 81 156
Northern Harrier 1 11 70
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 75 845
Cooper's Hawk 0 29 269
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 257
Broad-winged Hawk 30 427 541
Red-tailed Hawk 0 42 245
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 0 15 15
Total: 66 1693 11075
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: Dan Haas, Hal Wierenga, John Hoffman, Nancy Magnusson, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors:
Alan Johnston, Annie Cross
Weather:
Mostly cloudy with an abundance of dark and low clouds, but also some partly cloudy patches; 71-77 degrees; fair visibility; winds southwesterly, 6-9 mph
Raptor Observations:
Turkey Vultures, Bald Eagles and Broad-winged Hawks predominated today.
Non-raptor Observations:
Three very late Horned Grebes; several Snapping Turtles laying eggs.
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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