Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 25, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 0 37 538
Turkey Vulture 2 884 7269
Osprey 0 69 515
Bald Eagle 1 82 157
Northern Harrier 0 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 0 427 541
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: 3 1696 11078
Observation start time: 7:45 am
Observation end time: 3:00 pm� Daylight Savings Time
Total observation time: 7.25 hours
Official Counter Nancy Magnusson, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dan Haas, Hal Wierenga, Nancy Magnusson, Sue Ricciardi
Weather:
Sunny becoming partly cloudy; 46-62 degrees; excellent visibility; winds strong from the WNW or NW, 13-20 mph, gusting to 28 mph
Raptor Observations:
With the cold, windy weather this late in May, it was difficult to predict what would fly. Unfortunately, the answer was very little.
Non-raptor Observations:
Northern Waterthrush; 2 Bank Swallows
Complete ebird list:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14242641
ebird list from 5/23 with photo of Horned Grebes:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14225577
Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi ( <susiericc...> )
Fort Smallwood Park information may be found at: http://www.mdbirds.org/sites/mdsites/hawks/hawkwatch.html
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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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