Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 14, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 28 140 290
Turkey Vulture 29 1128 3530
Osprey 6 111 219
Bald Eagle 1 19 27
Northern Harrier 0 30 51
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 140 231
Cooper's Hawk 7 73 219
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 4 36 131
Broad-winged Hawk 0 20 20
Red-tailed Hawk 2 53 113
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 42 84
Merlin 1 9 16
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 17 17
Total: 82 1828 4971
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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: Marty Miller
Weather:
Mostly sunny; 47-61 degrees; poor visibility at start with fog/haze,
becoming good; winds mostly with a northeasterly component, 0-12 mph
Raptor Observations:
Good movement of Black Vultures today; with the easterly winds, a better
flight might have occurred west of us.
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. |