Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 10, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 2 35 43
Turkey Vulture 10 535 609
Osprey 0 3 3
Bald Eagle 0 1 2
Northern Harrier 0 3 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 5 5
Cooper's Hawk 2 20 20
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 24 24
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 15 19
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 4 4
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 3 4
Unknown Buteo 0 0 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 14 649 740
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Observation start time: 09:15:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 4.75 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga, Marty Miller
Weather:
Mostly cloudy; 46-53 degrees; fair visibility; winds easterly, 6-8 mph
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
More blackbirds and Canada Geese moving north; about 1800 ducks (mostly
scaup) on the river, including one Redhead and three Long-tailed Ducks
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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. |