Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 20, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 7 55 427
Turkey Vulture 21 492 4716
Osprey 2 65 414
Bald Eagle 6 37 122
Northern Harrier 0 11 90
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 312 2901
Cooper's Hawk 0 71 512
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 131
Broad-winged Hawk 21 170 660
Red-tailed Hawk 0 10 140
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 2 147
Merlin 0 9 78
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 11
Unknown Accipiter 0 4 22
Unknown Buteo 0 3 12
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 3 26
Mississippi Kite 0 3 3
Total: 60 1251 10416
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Observation start time: 07:30:00 EST
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bradley Cernohorsky, Hal Wierenga, Ralph Geuder,
Sue Ricciardi
Weather:
Mostly sunny; 60-81 degrees; fair to good visibility; winds westerly, then
variable, 3-7 mph
Raptor Observations: Three of the 6 Bald Eagles were juveniles
Non-raptor Observations:
266 Red Admiral Butterflies were clicked flying north; Least Bittern
continues; Bay-breasted Warbler; Northern Waterthrush
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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. |