Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 09, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 28 400
Turkey Vulture 43 339 4563
Osprey 1 34 383
Bald Eagle 0 21 106
Northern Harrier 0 10 89
Sharp-shinned Hawk 9 295 2884
Cooper's Hawk 1 58 499
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 131
Broad-winged Hawk 17 70 560
Red-tailed Hawk 0 9 139
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 1 146
Merlin 0 4 73
Peregrine Falcon 0 3 10
Unknown Accipiter 0 4 22
Unknown Buteo 0 1 10
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 3 26
Mississippi Kite 0 2 2
Total: 72 882 10047
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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:
Visitors: Judy and Andy Higgs
Weather:
Partly cloudy; a chilly 49-57 degrees; good visibility; more high winds out
of the W or WNW, 14-26 mph, gusting to 39 mph
Raptor Observations:
A possible Mississippi Kite, but a brief look at the bird in the high winds
was such that Peregrine Falcon could not be ruled out.
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. |