Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 12, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 28 400
Turkey Vulture 0 368 4592
Osprey 3 38 387
Bald Eagle 0 21 106
Northern Harrier 0 10 89
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 301 2890
Cooper's Hawk 0 61 502
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 131
Broad-winged Hawk 0 73 563
Red-tailed Hawk 0 10 140
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 1 146
Merlin 2 6 75
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 0 3 26
Mississippi Kite 0 2 2
Total: 6 930 10095
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Weather:
Mostly cloudy and very hazy; 57-77 degrees; poor visibility; winds light
and variable
Raptor Observations:
Only 6 raptors, but two of them were Merlins. One came from behind me and
sat in a close tree in front of me. As I got up to scope it, a second one
also came from behind me and buzzed the first one. They then both flew
off. I was tempted to face north for the rest of the day.
Non-raptor Observations:
An influx of Red Admiral butterflies today
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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. |