Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 20, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 14 99 107
Turkey Vulture 294 1784 1873
Osprey 21 31 31
Bald Eagle 6 26 31
Northern Harrier 0 1 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 9 31 34
Cooper's Hawk 8 95 98
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 7 144 149
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 8 98 106
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 3 26 26
Merlin 1 1 1
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: 371 2344 2466
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga, Linda Baker, Ralph Geuder
Visitors:
Brad Cernohorsky - good spotting!, Ed Carlson
Weather:
Sunny, becoming mostly cloudy; 40-45 degrees; good visibility; winds
northerly 5-13 mph, gusting to 22 mph
Raptor Observations:
First migrant Merlin of the season; nice movement of Ospreys; 3 of the Bald
Eagles were juveniles.
Non-raptor Observations:
Tundra Swans, 3 flocks totaling 177; Great Egret
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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. |