Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 12, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 12 49 64
Turkey Vulture 157 559 657
Osprey 4 10 10
Bald Eagle 3 3 3
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 6 6
Cooper's Hawk 3 7 7
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 31 52 52
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 10 14 14
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 1 2 2
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: 225 703 816
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga, Ralph Geuder
Visitors:
Mike, Warren and Lisa Strobel, Karen Hall
Weather:
Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy; 45-58 degrees; good visibility; winds
mostly from the SW or WSW, 7-15 mph, gusting to 22 mph
Raptor Observations:
After a persistent local overcast finally thinned out, a good afternoon
flight ensued, especially of Red-shouldered Hawks.
Non-raptor Observations:
14 Surf Scoters; 16 Tree Swallows
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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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