Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 07, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 37 52
Turkey Vulture 11 362 460
Osprey 1 5 5
Bald Eagle 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 2 2
Cooper's Hawk 0 4 4
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 20 20
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 4 4
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 1 1
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: 13 435 548
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Weather:
Sunny; 39-49 degrees; excellent visibility; winds out of the northwest,
9-18 mph, gusting to 30 mph
Raptor Observations: First kestrel of the season
Non-raptor Observations: Spring Peepers calling and at least 10 basking
Red-bellied Turtles
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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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