Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 28, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 15 112 262
Turkey Vulture 155 2048 6181
Osprey 4 289 464
Bald Eagle 1 24 72
Northern Harrier 1 51 88
Sharp-shinned Hawk 34 1053 1154
Cooper's Hawk 4 200 399
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 27 245
Broad-winged Hawk 5 1381 1381
Red-tailed Hawk 6 112 280
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 0 165 301
Merlin 0 56 58
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 3
Unknown Accipiter 0 8 17
Unknown Buteo 0 12 22
Unknown Falcon 0 6 7
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 13 19
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Total: 225 5560 10955
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Cal Orvis, Dan Stewart, Hal Wierenga, John Pangborn
Visitors: Jeremy Joseph
Weather:
Partly to mostly cloudy; 71-86 degrees; good visibility; winds from the SW
or WSW, 9-17 mph, gusting to 27 mph
Raptor Observations:
Another run of subadult vultures
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. |