Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 02, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 6 18 390
Turkey Vulture 82 127 4351
Osprey 10 19 368
Bald Eagle 9 14 99
Northern Harrier 2 4 83
Sharp-shinned Hawk 50 156 2745
Cooper's Hawk 12 45 486
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 131
Broad-winged Hawk 13 36 526
Red-tailed Hawk 3 6 136
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 145
Merlin 0 1 70
Peregrine Falcon 2 2 9
Unknown Accipiter 1 3 21
Unknown Buteo 0 0 9
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 1 24
Mississippi Kite 1 2 2
Total: 192 434 9599
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Observation start time: 07:30:00 EST
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Hal Wierenga, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Andy Smith, Dave Mozurkewich, George Thomas, Hal Wierenga,
Jackie Cooper, Lynette Fullerton, Lynn Davidson,
Sue Ricciardi
Visitors:
Phil and Bruce Goldstein, Peg Kemp
Weather:
Mostly cloudy; 74-86 degrees; fair visibility with haze; winds
southwesterly, 6-12 mph, gusting to 20 mph
Raptor Observations:
Another Mississippi Kite today, an adult appearing at 9:55 am daylight
time. Incidentally, for the past two years Mississippi Kite has bred in
New Hampshire and Connecticut. A Peregrine Falcon appeared in the afternoon,
streaming north, but then detoured and met up with a second Peregrine. The two
did a bump and grind for a few minutes - one was larger than the other -
before going their separate ways, both heading north.
Non-raptor Observations:
New Arrivals: Bobolinks (15), Blackpoll Warbler
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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. |