Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 25, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 1 130 138
Turkey Vulture 72 3275 3364
Osprey 4 96 96
Bald Eagle 0 40 45
Northern Harrier 0 2 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 61 64
Cooper's Hawk 2 127 130
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 178 183
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 1 143 151
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 44 44
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Accipiter 0 6 6
Unknown Buteo 0 8 8
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 5 5
Total: 81 4118 4240
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Weather:
Mostly cloudy; 37-50 degrees;fair visibility; winds calm, then from the
SSE, 0-11 mph
Raptor Observations:
The flight wound down as the skies became overcast. A pair of adult
Red-tailed Hawks have been courting over the Park for several days.
Non-raptor Observations:
44 Gadwalls and 5 Green-winged Teals on the pond
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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. |