Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 14, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 15 81 96
Turkey Vulture 412 1157 1255
Osprey 7 24 24
Bald Eagle 0 5 5
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 11 11
Cooper's Hawk 18 31 31
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 27 82 82
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 5 19 19
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 1 15 15
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 1 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 489 1428 1541
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6.75 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bradley Cernohorsky, Hal Wierenga, John Hoffman
Weather:
Partly cloudy; 41-51 degrees; good to excellent visibility; winds westerly
or northwesterly, 7-10 mph, gusting to 18 mph
Raptor Observations:
Good clouds and winds resulted in a good push of raptors today
Non-raptor Observations:
24 Horned Grebes; 11 Surf Scoters
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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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