Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 11, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 2 47 55
Turkey Vulture 137 1083 1172
Osprey 0 3 3
Bald Eagle 0 4 9
Northern Harrier 0 0 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 11 14
Cooper's Hawk 9 48 51
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 18 66 71
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 7 25 33
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 20 20
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 1 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 176 1310 1432
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Observation start time: 09:15:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 3.75 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Weather:
Overcast skies became mostly cloudy on warming temperatures, 48 going up to
62 degrees; poor to fair visibility with fog/haze; winds, SSW to SW to WSW,
6-14 mph
Raptor Observations:
Once the overcast began to break up, a nice flight ensued.
Non-raptor Observations:
420 migrating Canada Geese
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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. |