Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 06, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 5 58 248
Turkey Vulture 95 640 3812
Osprey 14 61 180
Bald Eagle 0 5 28
Northern Harrier 1 20 23
Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 118 167
Cooper's Hawk 9 80 184
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 5 63 217
Broad-winged Hawk 2 8 8
Red-tailed Hawk 23 73 133
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 7 75 120
Merlin 1 8 10
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 3 6
Unknown Buteo 1 2 5
Unknown Falcon 0 1 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 3 4
Total: 173 1219 5149
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Observation start time: 07:45:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7.25 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Cal Orvis, Hal Wierenga, Ralph Geuder
Visitors:
Jim Gibson
Weather:
Sunny becoming partly cloudy; 39-60 degrees; good to excellent visibility;
winds southwesterly, 6-17 mph, gusting to 26 mph
Raptor Observations:
An incoming Merlin couldn't resist making an abrupt, steep dive on a
Cooper's Hawk; A local Red-tailed Hawk carrying prey
Non-raptor Observations:
A Swamp Sparrow in bright spring plumage foraged within 10 feet of us; over
20 Purple Martins; around 100 Bonaparte's Gulls
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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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