Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 11, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 5 110 260
Turkey Vulture 86 1085 3487
Osprey 14 101 209
Bald Eagle 1 18 26
Northern Harrier 0 30 51
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 135 226
Cooper's Hawk 2 66 212
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 32 127
Broad-winged Hawk 3 19 19
Red-tailed Hawk 5 51 111
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 42 84
Merlin 2 7 14
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 1 16 16
Total: 122 1722 4865
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Observation start time: 07:00:00 EST
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Dan Stewart, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Cal Orvis, Cecily Fritz, Dan Stewart, Ed Carlson,
Hal Wierenga, Lynn Davidson, Marty Miller, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Leo Weigant, Dave Gillum, Sally Middlebooks, Beth
Weather:
Sunny; 45-75 degrees; good to excellent visibility; winds light, mostly
with a westerly component, 0-9 mph
Raptor Observations:
Many raptors high in the sunny skies. The Bald Eagle was a juvenile,
suspected to be a Florida-born bird.
Non-raptor Observations:
First Chimney Swift and Common Yellowthroat of the season
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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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