Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 17, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 74 82
Turkey Vulture 3 1387 1476
Osprey 0 4 4
Bald Eagle 2 11 16
Northern Harrier 0 0 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 18 21
Cooper's Hawk 0 74 77
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 101 106
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 2 70 78
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 22 22
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 4 4
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 7 1767 1889
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Observation start time: 10:45:00
Observation end time: 14:15:00
Total observation time: 3.5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Weather:
Overcast becoming mostly cloudy; 45 - 52 degrees; poor visibility; winds
easterly, 0-7 mph
Raptor Observations:
Once the skies cleared a bit, a few raptors moved on. One of the Bald
Eagles was a juvenile.
Non-raptor Observations:
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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. |