Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 16, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 35 43
Turkey Vulture 269 841 915
Osprey 8 11 11
Bald Eagle 0 1 2
Northern Harrier 0 3 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 9 9
Cooper's Hawk 25 49 49
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 23 51 51
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 6 22 26
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 6 6
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 3 4
Unknown Buteo 0 1 2
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 337 1033 1124
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Observation start time: 08:15:00 EST
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6.75 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bradley Cernohorsky, Hal Wierenga, John Hoffman,
Marty Miller, Ralph Geuder
Visitors: Wendy Crowe
Weather: Sunny after early morning clouds; 47-61 degrees; excellent visibility;
winds northerly 7-12 mph, gusting to 21 mph
Raptor Observations: Good flight that had been backed up by several days of bad weather. Turkey
Vultures sitting on the beach waiting to take off.
Non-raptor Observations: 85 Bonaparte's Gulls on the river; 1 Eastern Phoebe
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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. |