Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 08, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 1 28 400
Turkey Vulture 46 296 4520
Osprey 2 33 382
Bald Eagle 0 21 106
Northern Harrier 0 10 89
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 286 2875
Cooper's Hawk 2 57 498
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 131
Broad-winged Hawk 0 53 543
Red-tailed Hawk 0 9 139
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 1 146
Merlin 1 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 0 2 25
Mississippi Kite 0 2 2
Total: 53 810 9975
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 EST
Observation end time: 13:30:00
Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Visitors: Jonathan Barnes; Karen Hall
Weather:
Mostly cloudy becoming sunny once the front passed by; 72-75 degrees; good
visibility; winds very strong from the west, 20-30 mph, gusting to 45 mph
Raptor Observations:
Turkey Vultures were willing to fly today
Non-raptor Observations:
5 Solitary Sandpipers; hundreds of swallows and swifts in a steady flight
all day; about 65 species for the May Count
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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. |