Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 25, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 5 131 139
Turkey Vulture 76 2033 2107
Osprey 6 67 67
Bald Eagle 0 7 8
Northern Harrier 0 7 9
Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 72 72
Cooper's Hawk 20 103 103
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 10 95 95
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 2 55 59
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 18 18
Merlin 0 2 2
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 1 7 8
Unknown Buteo 0 4 5
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 131 2601 2692
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 EST
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: John Hoffman
Visitors: John DeFoe
Weather: Overcast much of the time with periods of broken cloud cover; 50-71
degrees; good visibility; winds calm or light until early afternoon 0-6
mph, becoming SSW and stronger in the later afternoon, 6-10 mph.
Raptor Observations:
The raptors flew during the times of broken overcast.
Non-raptor Observations:
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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. |