Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Jun 01, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 1 1 283
Turkey Vulture 18 18 6522
Osprey 1 1 527
Bald Eagle 4 4 115
Northern Harrier 0 0 96
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 1273
Cooper's Hawk 1 1 414
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 245
Broad-winged Hawk 5 5 1543
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 0 0 6
Total: 30 30 11762
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 4.75 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bill Hubick
Weather:
Partly cloudy becoming mostly cloudy; 61-73 degrees; good visibility; winds
started out ENE, turning to the SSW in the afternoon, 5-8 mph
Raptor Observations: Two of the Bald Eagles were juveniles
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. |