Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 05, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 3 27 399
Turkey Vulture 21 178 4402
Osprey 2 23 372
Bald Eagle 0 18 103
Northern Harrier 0 8 87
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 210 2799
Cooper's Hawk 0 49 490
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 131
Broad-winged Hawk 0 42 532
Red-tailed Hawk 0 6 136
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 1 146
Merlin 0 1 70
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 9
Unknown Accipiter 0 3 21
Unknown Buteo 0 0 9
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 24
Mississippi Kite 0 2 2
Total: 29 571 9736
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Weather:
Sunny; 70-79 degrees; visibility starting out fair with haze, becoming
excellent; winds calm or southeasterly, 0-6 mph
Raptor Observations:
A non-migrant immature Peregrine Falcon feasting on a prey item as it flew
by
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. |