Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 12, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 4 9 271
Turkey Vulture 35 181 6376
Osprey 4 41 509
Bald Eagle 4 14 86
Northern Harrier 0 8 96
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 117 1271
Cooper's Hawk 1 13 412
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 245
Broad-winged Hawk 7 119 1500
Red-tailed Hawk 0 12 292
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 2 303
Merlin 0 6 64
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 2 21
Mississippi Kite 0 1 2
Total: 56 525 11498
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Marty Miller, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Cal Orvis, Dan Stewart, Marty Miller, Sue Ricciardi
Weather:
Partly cloudy; 56-67 degrees; good visibility; winds northwesterly 0-10 mph
Raptor Observations:
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. |