Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 23, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 16 80 230
Turkey Vulture 158 1306 5439
Osprey 15 235 410
Bald Eagle 0 14 62
Northern Harrier 6 38 75
Sharp-shinned Hawk 151 505 606
Cooper's Hawk 27 130 329
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 24 242
Broad-winged Hawk 1137 1230 1230
Red-tailed Hawk 16 81 249
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 2 153 289
Merlin 1 40 42
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 3
Unknown Accipiter 1 6 15
Unknown Buteo 0 9 19
Unknown Falcon 0 6 7
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 2 10 16
Total: 1533 3869 9264
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00 (EST)
Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: Hal Wierenga, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bill Hubick, Cal Orvis, Dan Haas, Dave Mozurkewich,
Dave Powell, Ed Carlson, Hal Wierenga, Larry Zoller,
Marty Miller, Matt Hafner, Ralph Geuder
Visitors: Joe Jehl
Weather:
Mostly sunny becoming mostly cloudy and ending sunny in the last hour;
45-61 degrees; good to excellent visibility; winds started out W at 8 mph,
increasing to 15 mph; then turned to the WNW 15-22 mph, gusting to 32 mph;
ended from the NW 12-15 mph, gusting to 29 mph
Raptor Observations:
An incredible flight day. We were very fortunate to have strong westerly
winds, which pushed a Broadwing flight our way in a big way. We also had
great clouds for a backdrop. Also our best Sharpshin day thus far. Kettles
of Broadwings started forming in the 8-9 am hour (EDT) and continued strong
through the 1-2 pm hour, with an hourly high of 410 in the 11-12 noon hour.
Non-raptor Observations:
New Arrivals: Spotted Sandpiper (2), Cliff Swallow (2), Bank Swallow (5),
Least Sandpiper (2), Seaside Sparrow (1), Glossy Ibis (2)
=======================================================================
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. |