Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 02, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 24 36 51
Turkey Vulture 188 295 393
Osprey 0 2 2
Bald Eagle 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0
Cooper's Hawk 2 3 3
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 14 18 18
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 1 1 1
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 0
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 229 355 468
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 14:45:00
Total observation time: 5.25 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Weather:
Partly cloudy; 41-61 degrees; good visibility; winds WSW, then SW, then W,
9-16 mph, gusting to 24 mph
Raptor Observations:
Besides vultures, there was a nice flight of Red-shouldered Hawks
Non-raptor Observations:
First Tree Swallow of the season. Red-bellied Turtles, calling Southern Leopard Frogs, and an anglewing
butterfly.
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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
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