Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 06, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 27 399
Turkey Vulture 46 224 4448
Osprey 3 28 377
Bald Eagle 0 18 103
Northern Harrier 0 10 89
Sharp-shinned Hawk 61 284 2873
Cooper's Hawk 2 53 494
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 131
Broad-winged Hawk 3 46 536
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: 115 706 9871
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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: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bradley Cernohorsky, Hal Wierenga, Ralph Geuder
Visitors: Bill Scherer
Weather:
Mix of mostly sunny and partly cloudy; 69-80 degrees; fair to good
visibility; winds westerly, 9-16 mph, gusting to 25 mph
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations: Solitary Sandpiper; Green Heron
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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. |