Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 04, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 2 30 180
Turkey Vulture 99 218 2620
Osprey 12 38 146
Bald Eagle 0 1 9
Northern Harrier 1 4 25
Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 19 110
Cooper's Hawk 0 9 155
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 8 103
Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1 9 69
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 3 45
Merlin 0 0 7
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 8
Unknown Buteo 0 0 5
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 130 342 3485
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 EST
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dan Stewart, Ed Carlson, Hal Wierenga, Marty Miller
Weather:
Partly cloudy; 61-74 degrees; good visibility; winds mostly with a
northerly component except for the last hour and one-half when they became
southerly.
Raptor Observations:
More than half of the day's flight came in the last one and one-half hours.
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. |