Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 17, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 20 55 63
Turkey Vulture 167 1008 1082
Osprey 3 14 14
Bald Eagle 2 3 4
Northern Harrier 0 3 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 9 9
Cooper's Hawk 2 51 51
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 16 67 67
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 7 29 33
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 6 6
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 3 4
Unknown Buteo 1 2 3
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 218 1251 1342
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 EST
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bradley Cernohorsky, Joe Jehl, Marty Miller
Weather: Sunny; 48-66 degrees; good to excellent visibility; winds light and
variable
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations: A flock of geese heading north with 3 Snow Geese, 40 Blue Geese, and 35 Canada Geese; about 1000 scaup in the river; 25 Red-Breasted Mergansers; about 60 Song Sparrows on the path to the hawkwatch site
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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. |