Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 22, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 9 126 134
Turkey Vulture 706 2937 3026
Osprey 15 61 61
Bald Eagle 8 39 44
Northern Harrier 1 2 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 18 53 56
Cooper's Hawk 11 109 112
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 26 174 179
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 32 138 146
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 8 35 35
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 2 5 5
Unknown Buteo 1 8 8
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 3 5 5
Total: 841 3694 3816
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Andy Smith, Brad Cernohorsky, Cal Orvis, Dan Eberly,
Dan Stewart, Hal Wierenga, Jeff Hook, Lynn Davidson,
Ralph Geuder
Visitors:
Christine Stevens, Ed Carlson, Stacy Epperson, Andy and Judy Higgs, Suzanne
Richman, Andrea, David and Barbara
Weather:
Sunny becoming partly cloudy; 37-60 degrees; fair to good visibility; winds
starting out SSW, then becoming northwesterly, 0-12 mph
Raptor Observations:
A fine raptor flight today with 11 species represented; a northbound
Peregrine Falcon took a swipe at a passerine along the way; a migrant perch
(in the talons of an Osprey)
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. |