Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 17, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 6 102 117
Turkey Vulture 141 1458 1556
Osprey 4 32 32
Bald Eagle 0 6 6
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 16 16
Cooper's Hawk 7 40 40
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 7 96 96
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 4 25 25
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 0 15 15
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 169 1793 1906
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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: Hal Wierenga, Harry Armistead, John Hoffman, Liz Armistead
Visitors:
Steve Whitcomb
Weather:
Partly cloudy; 48-64 degrees; fair visibility; winds from the west or
northwest, 6-12 mph
Raptor Observations:
Courting Cooper's and Red-tailed Hawks; a Bald Eagle chased an Osprey for
its fish, but finally gave up the pursuit as the Osprey out-maneuvered the
eagle.
Non-raptor Observations:
3 Red-breasted Mergansers; 5 Surf Scoters; 1 Pied-billed Grebe
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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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