Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 31, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 6 142 150
Turkey Vulture 192 4044 4133
Osprey 30 175 175
Bald Eagle 0 43 48
Northern Harrier 0 36 37
Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 98 101
Cooper's Hawk 16 196 199
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 19 213 218
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 7 160 168
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 136 136
Merlin 0 2 2
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Accipiter 0 9 9
Unknown Buteo 2 10 10
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 6 6
Total: 284 5273 5395
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 15:45:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Brad Cernohorsky, Dan Stewart, Ed Carlson, Hal Wierenga,
Harry Armistead, Larry Zoller, Linda Baker, Lynn Davidson,
Ralph Geuder
Visitors:
Liz Armistead, Jackie Cooper, Karen Hall
Weather:
Partly cloudy; 41-55 degrees; fair visibility; winds calm or easterly, 0-12
mph
Raptor Observations:
What a difference from yesterday: 0 Harriers instead of 33, 2 Kestrels
instead of 80
Non-raptor Observations:
Common Loons 5, Red-throated Loon 1, Horned Grebes 7, around 200 tree
Swallows
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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. |