Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 07, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 8 65 215
Turkey Vulture 169 722 3124
Osprey 5 62 170
Bald Eagle 2 10 18
Northern Harrier 1 22 43
Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 109 200
Cooper's Hawk 7 53 199
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 4 30 125
Broad-winged Hawk 0 6 6
Red-tailed Hawk 4 32 92
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 31 73
Merlin 1 2 9
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Accipiter 2 3 11
Unknown Buteo 1 1 6
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 3 7 7
Total: 218 1157 4300
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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
Weather:
Partly to mostly cloudy; 73 to a very warm 88 degrees; fair visibility
with haze; winds southwesterly, 7-13 mph, gusting to 22 mph
Raptor Observations: We had the distinct feeling that birds were flying
overhead too high to see.
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. |