Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 01, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 262
Turkey Vulture 0 0 6195
Osprey 4 4 472
Bald Eagle 0 0 72
Northern Harrier 3 3 91
Sharp-shinned Hawk 33 33 1187
Cooper's Hawk 2 2 401
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 245
Broad-winged Hawk 7 7 1388
Red-tailed Hawk 1 1 281
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 0 301
Merlin 0 0 58
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 3
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 17
Unknown Buteo 0 0 22
Unknown Falcon 0 0 7
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 19
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Total: 50 50 11023
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00 EST
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: John Pangborn, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bill Hubick, John Pangborn
Weather:
Cloudy until late in the day when the cloud cover decreased to about 70%;
62-74 degrees; poor to fair visibility; winds from the SW or SSW, 6-13 mph,
gusting to 25 mph
Raptor Observations:
A modest Sharp-shin flight between sprinkles
Non-raptor Observations:
Thousands of swallows, mostly Tree
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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. |