Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 7 126 141
Turkey Vulture 173 1907 2005
Osprey 9 45 45
Bald Eagle 4 12 12
Northern Harrier 2 2 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 31 31
Cooper's Hawk 29 80 80
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 130 130
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 2 41 41
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 10 25 25
Merlin 0 2 2
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 3 3
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 249 2408 2521
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7.75 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Ed Carlson, Hal Wierenga
Visitors:
Winger West; Dave Brenneman
Weather:
Mostly sunny; 53-60 degrees; good to excellent visibility; winds
northwesterly and strong, 13-21 mph, gusting to 29 mph
Raptor Observations:
Good flight of accipiters coming in low on northwest winds. The two
harriers were stunning adult males.
Non-raptor Observations:
Almost 200 Tree Swallows; 4 Northern Rough-winged Swallows, first of the
season; 1 Red-throated Loon; 6 Surf Scoters; 1 Bonaparte's Gull; 60+ gulls
moving north
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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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