Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 15, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 3 143 293
Turkey Vulture 26 1154 3556
Osprey 0 111 219
Bald Eagle 0 19 27
Northern Harrier 1 31 52
Sharp-shinned Hawk 18 158 249
Cooper's Hawk 2 75 221
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 36 131
Broad-winged Hawk 1 21 21
Red-tailed Hawk 2 55 115
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 42 84
Merlin 0 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 0 17 17
Total: 53 1881 5024
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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: Bob Rineer, Hal Wierenga, Lynn Davidson, Ralph Geuder
Visitors: Marcy Logan and Paul Miller
Weather:
Sunny; 46-71 degrees; fair to good visibility with haze early; winds light
and variable
Raptor Observations:
What seemed like promising conditions for a large flight didn't bring the
desired results
Non-raptor Observations:
Blue Jays and American Goldfinches, about 100 of each, are beginning to
migrate through
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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. |