Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 08, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 10 26 34
Turkey Vulture 40 342 416
Osprey 1 2 2
Bald Eagle 0 0 1
Northern Harrier 1 3 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1 1
Cooper's Hawk 5 11 11
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 6 6
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 1 7 11
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 4 4
Merlin 1 1 1
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: 63 403 494
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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, Hal Wierenga, Ralph Geuder
Weather:
Sunny, 47-59 degrees; good visibility; winds from the WNW becoming W inthe
last two hours
Raptor Observations:
An early Merlin, second Osprey
Non-raptor Observations:
Nearly 7100 blackbirds moving north; 7 Tree Swallows; 2 migrant Eastern
Meadowlarks
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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. |