Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 22, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 184 334
Turkey Vulture 24 1463 3865
Osprey 10 165 273
Bald Eagle 5 46 54
Northern Harrier 5 45 66
Sharp-shinned Hawk 106 708 799
Cooper's Hawk 15 147 293
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 36 131
Broad-winged Hawk 31 309 309
Red-tailed Hawk 0 63 123
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 9 79 121
Merlin 1 24 31
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 4
Unknown Accipiter 1 8 16
Unknown Buteo 0 3 8
Unknown Falcon 0 4 4
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 22 22
Total: 208 3310 6453
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 EST
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Hal Wierenga, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bradley Cernohorsky, Cal Orvis, Dan Stewart, Hal Wierenga,
John Hoffman, Marty Miller, Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Tim Ray, Geraldine Feild
Weather:
Foggy for two hours, then partly cloudy; poor to fair visibility with fog
and haze; winds mostly northwesterly, light at first: 0-7 mph, becoming
stronger in the afternoon: 10-12 mph, gusting to 18 mph
Raptor Observations: Flight tended to be high after the fog lifted
Non-raptor Observations: Spotted Sandpiper
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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. |