Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 26, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 7 44 545
Turkey Vulture 17 901 7286
Osprey 1 70 516
Bald Eagle 1 83 158
Northern Harrier 1 12 71
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 8 435 549
Red-tailed Hawk 1 43 246
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 1 16 16
Total: 37 1733 11115
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: Andy Smith, Nancy Magnusson, Sue Ricciardi
Weather:
Sunny; 54-69 degrees; excellent visibility; winds mostly from the WNW, 7-16 mph, gusting to 24 mph
Raptor Observations:
A Mississippi Kite at 2:40 pm daylight time. Appeared in the distance across the pond, flew west some then returned and finally left in a WNW direction.
Non-raptor Observations:
Adult male Ruddy Duck.� Flicker/Tree Swallow/Starling hole was being sized up by a pair of bluebirds yesterday -�no activity today.
Complete ebird list:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14253240
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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