Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 14, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 3 31 403
Turkey Vulture 20 388 4612
Osprey 1 40 389
Bald Eagle 5 26 111
Northern Harrier 0 10 89
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 307 2896
Cooper's Hawk 6 71 512
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 131
Broad-winged Hawk 57 130 620
Red-tailed Hawk 0 10 140
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 1 146
Merlin 0 6 75
Peregrine Falcon 1 4 11
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 1 3 3
Total: 97 1035 10200
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter: Bradley Cernohorsky
Observers: Hal Wierenga
Visitors: Lou Carpenter
Weather:
Mostly cloudy with fog and haze, becoming mostly sunny; 65-84 degrees; poor
to fair visibility; winds mostly out of the SW, 7-9 mph
Raptor Observations:
Third Mississippi Kite of the season, a subadult at 12:47, daylight time;
non-breeding Broadwings beginning to move through
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. |