Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 13, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 17 66 81
Turkey Vulture 186 745 843
Osprey 7 17 17
Bald Eagle 2 5 5
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 8 8
Cooper's Hawk 6 13 13
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 55 55
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 14 14
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 12 14 14
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 1 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 236 939 1052
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Bill Hubick, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga, John Hubble, Lynn Davidson
Visitors:
Mike, James, John DeFoe
Weather:
Mostly sunny; 50-57 degrees; good visibility; strong northwesterly winds,
8-18 mph, gusting to 28 mph
Raptor Observations:
First good flight of kestrels
Non-raptor Observations:
Over 150 Tree Swallows; 200+ gulls moving north; 6 Surf Scoters; 250 Cedar
Waxwings
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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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