Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 06, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 262
Turkey Vulture 1 1 6196
Osprey 7 19 487
Bald Eagle 1 1 73
Northern Harrier 0 3 91
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 44 1198
Cooper's Hawk 0 2 401
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 245
Broad-winged Hawk 1 8 1389
Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 281
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 0 301
Merlin 1 2 60
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: 11 81 11054
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: John Hoffman
Weather:
Cloudy with brief periods of brightening; 59-63 degrees; poor to fair
visibility; winds mostly calm
Raptor Observations: The Merlin zoomed by at near eye-level
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. |