Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 85 93
Turkey Vulture 26 1490 1579
Osprey 3 10 10
Bald Eagle 0 20 25
Northern Harrier 0 1 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 22 25
Cooper's Hawk 0 87 90
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 137 142
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 90 98
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 23 23
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 6 6
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 30 1973 2095
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 09:30:00
Total observation time: 1.5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Weather:
Partly cloudy for a short time before the rain clouds moved in; 54-56
degrees; poor visibility; winds from the north, 5-10 mph
Raptor Observations:
A brief flight curtailed by the approaching rain, leaving behind 21 TV's.
Non-raptor Observations:
A short burst of migrants: 1445 blackbirds; 320 Canada Geese; 68 Herring
Gulls
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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. |