Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 24, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 27 126 134
Turkey Vulture 111 1957 2031
Osprey 17 61 61
Bald Eagle 1 7 8
Northern Harrier 1 7 9
Sharp-shinned Hawk 20 62 62
Cooper's Hawk 5 83 83
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 85 85
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 3 53 57
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 3 17 17
Merlin 0 2 2
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 1 6 7
Unknown Buteo 0 4 5
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 189 2470 2561
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bradley Cernohorsky, Cal Orvis, Hal Wierenga
Weather:
Sunny becoming partly cloudy; 51-63 degrees; good to excellent visibility;
winds strong from the WNW, 14-20 mph, gusting to 31 mph
Raptor Observations:
Sharpie and Osprey numbers beginning to build
Non-raptor Observations:
Close to 50 Tree Swallows today
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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. |