Fort Smallwood Park 
Pasadena, Maryland, USA 

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 06, 2009 
Species 	Day's Count 	Month Total 	Season Total 
Black Vulture 	3 	3 	11 
Turkey Vulture 	166 	168 	257 
Osprey 	1 	1 	1 
Bald Eagle 	0 	0 	5 
Northern Harrier 	0 	0 	1 
Sharp-shinned Hawk 	0 	0 	3 
Cooper's Hawk 	15 	15 	18 
Northern Goshawk 	0 	0 	0 
Red-shouldered Hawk 	4 	4 	9 
Broad-winged Hawk 	0 	0 	0 
Red-tailed Hawk 	1 	1 	9 
Rough-legged Hawk 	0 	0 	0 
Golden Eagle 	0 	0 	0 
American Kestrel 	0 	0 	0 
Merlin 	0 	0 	0 
Peregrine Falcon 	0 	0 	0 
Unknown Accipiter 	0 	0 	0 
Unknown Buteo 	0 	0 	0 
Unknown Falcon 	0 	0 	0 
Unknown Eagle 	0 	0 	0 
Unknown Raptor 	0 	0 	0 
Total: 	190 	192 	314 

Observation start time: 	09:30:00 
Observation end time: 	15:30:00 
Total observation time: 	6 hours 
Official Counter 	Sue Ricciardi 
Observers: 	Cal Orvis, Dan Stewart Visitors: 
Christine Stevens, Jay McGann 

Weather: 
Cloudy becoming sunny; 47-64 degrees; good visibility; winds south westerly, 7-11 mph 

Raptor Observations: 
First day with balmy temps and south westerly winds, and the raptors responded. First migrant Osprey of the season. 

Non-raptor Observations: 
Thirteen Tree Swallows, first of the season; about 600 Red-winged blackbirds moving north in small flocks; 


Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi (  ) 
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.