Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 04, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 6 14
Turkey Vulture 97 167 241
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 0 0 1
Northern Harrier 1 2 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0
Cooper's Hawk 2 2 2
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 1 3 7
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 0
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 101 180 271
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bradley Cernohorsky, Marty Miller, Ralph Geuder
Weather:
Sunny becoming partly cloudy; 38-45 degrees; good to excellent visibility;
winds from the NW or NNW, 10-16 mph, gusting to 30 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. |