Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Jun 02, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 1 283
Turkey Vulture 10 28 6532
Osprey 1 2 528
Bald Eagle 1 5 116
Northern Harrier 0 0 96
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 1273
Cooper's Hawk 0 1 414
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 245
Broad-winged Hawk 3 8 1546
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 296
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 0 303
Merlin 0 0 67
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 3
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 18
Unknown Buteo 0 0 22
Unknown Falcon 0 0 7
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 21
Mississippi Kite 1 1 7
Total: 16 46 11778
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Ed Carlson, Hal Wierenga, Jackie Cooper, John Hoffman,
Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Weather:
Variably cloudy; 67-84 degrees; poor to fair visibility with fog and haze;
winds mostly southwesterly 5-10 mph
Raptor Observations:
Remarkably another Mississippi Kite, at 2:40 pm (daylight time); a distant
but identifiable individual, age unknown.
Non-raptor Observations: A reminder that the Park is closed to the public on Wednesdays with only a few hawk counters allowed in.
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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. |