Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 05, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 19 26 176
Turkey Vulture 118 410 4543
Osprey 30 68 243
Bald Eagle 2 5 53
Northern Harrier 0 5 42
Sharp-shinned Hawk 26 97 198
Cooper's Hawk 12 36 235
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 8 226
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 14 19 187
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 5 33 169
Merlin 0 1 3
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Accipiter 1 2 11
Unknown Buteo 2 7 17
Unknown Falcon 0 1 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 2 4 10
Total: 233 722 6117
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Observation start time: 06:45:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8.25 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Andy Smith, Bob Rineer, Dan Eberly, Dan Haas, Ed Carlson,
Hal Wierenga, Jim Stasz, Lynn Davidson
Visitors:
Sarah and Chuck Wendell, Ira Seidman, Stacy Epperson, Paul and Sandra
Melzer and family, Judy and Andy Higgs, Steve Bethke and Mary Lynn Skutley
Weather:
Sunny becoming partly cloudy; 46-64 degrees; excellent visibility; winds
mostly westerly 3-9 mph
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Northern Gannet 2; Red-throated Loon 3; Red-necked Grebe 1; Horned Grebe,
33; Greater Yellowlegs 1; Caspian Tern 1. Neglected to mention yesterday,
first-of-season Caspian Tern, Palm Warbler (yellow), and Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher
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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. |