Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 21, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 10 92 100
Turkey Vulture 254 1693 1767
Osprey 7 37 37
Bald Eagle 2 6 7
Northern Harrier 2 6 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk 25 40 40
Cooper's Hawk 17 75 75
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 8 82 82
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 7 47 51
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 4 12 12
Merlin 1 2 2
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 1 5 6
Unknown Buteo 0 4 5
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 338 2101 2192
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Observation start time: 08:15:00 EST
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 7.25 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bob Rineer, Bradley Cernohorsky, Dan Stewart, Ed Carlson
Visitors: Stacy Epperson
Weather: Partly cloudy becoming mostly cloudy; 52-72 degrees; fair to good
visibility; winds calm or variable becoming southeasterly, 0-10 mph
Raptor Observations: A good all-around flight today with 11 species of raptors
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. |