Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 13, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 6 15 277
Turkey Vulture 22 203 6398
Osprey 3 44 512
Bald Eagle 1 15 87
Northern Harrier 0 8 96
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 118 1272
Cooper's Hawk 0 13 412
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 245
Broad-winged Hawk 0 119 1500
Red-tailed Hawk 2 14 294
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 2 303
Merlin 2 8 66
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: 37 562 11535
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Marty Miller, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Marty Miller, Sue Ricciardi
Weather:
Partly to mostly cloudy; 60-69 degrees; fair to good visibility; winds
starting calm, becoming ESE, then SE, 0-11 mph, gusting to 20 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. |