Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 10, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 2 105 255
Turkey Vulture 62 999 3401
Osprey 6 87 195
Bald Eagle 3 17 25
Northern Harrier 0 30 51
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 133 224
Cooper's Hawk 0 64 210
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 31 126
Broad-winged Hawk 1 16 16
Red-tailed Hawk 4 46 106
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 42 84
Merlin 2 5 12
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Accipiter 0 4 12
Unknown Buteo 0 2 7
Unknown Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 15 15
Total: 88 1600 4743
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Observation start time: 06:30:00 EST
Observation end time: 15:15:00
Total observation time: 8.75 hours
Official Counter: Kevin Graff, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dan Eberly, Ed Carlson, Jeff Hook, Kevin Graff,
Marty Miller
Visitors: Judy and Andy Higgs
Weather:
Sunny; 39-62 degrees; good to excellent visibility; winds mostly from the W
or WNW, 7-15 mph, gusting to 22 mph
Raptor Observations:
Cloudless skies made detection difficult and birds often started out over
the water and then retreated even at high altitudes
Non-raptor Observations: Glossy Ibis; Kevin Graff spotted a very distant Northern Gannet
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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.
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