Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 20, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 126 141
Turkey Vulture 130 2037 2135
Osprey 2 47 47
Bald Eagle 1 13 13
Northern Harrier 0 2 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 34 34
Cooper's Hawk 2 82 82
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 131 131
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 1 42 42
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 1 26 26
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 1 1 1
Total: 142 2550 2663
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:15:00
Total observation time: 6.25 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bob Rineer, Ed Carlson
Visitors:
Stacy Epperson; Karen Hall
Weather:
Partly sunny; 40-49 degrees; fair visibility with haze; winds light with a
northeasterly component, 0-8 mph
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations: A Lesser Scaup pair on the pond; 5 Ring-necked Ducks yesterday
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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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