Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 12, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 2 112 262
Turkey Vulture 14 1099 3501
Osprey 4 105 213
Bald Eagle 0 18 26
Northern Harrier 0 30 51
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 137 228
Cooper's Hawk 0 66 212
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 32 127
Broad-winged Hawk 1 20 20
Red-tailed Hawk 0 51 111
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 42 84
Merlin 1 8 15
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 16 16
Total: 24 1746 4889
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Observation start time: 07:30:00 EST
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Weather:
Partly cloudy; 57-68 degrees; good to excellent visibility; winds light,
with a northeasterly component, 6-9 mph, then calm
Raptor Observations: Not much flying on the light winds
Non-raptor Observations: Gray Hairstreak
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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. |