Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 17, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 12 98 288
Turkey Vulture 147 1090 4262
Osprey 20 157 276
Bald Eagle 4 14 37
Northern Harrier 1 27 30
Sharp-shinned Hawk 212 466 515
Cooper's Hawk 23 156 260
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 12 118 272
Broad-winged Hawk 60 145 145
Red-tailed Hawk 28 169 229
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 6 119 164
Merlin 5 18 20
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 4 7
Unknown Buteo 4 6 9
Unknown Falcon 0 1 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 5 6
Total: 534 2594 6524
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Observation start time: 07:45:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8.25 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Andy Smith, Cal Orvis, Dan Stewart, Hal Wierenga,
Lynn Davidson, Ralph Geuder, Steve Whitcomb
Weather:
Mostly sunny; 48-63 degrees; excellent visibility; winds very strong out of
the west, 14-20 mph, gusting to 30 mph
Raptor Observations:
A fine raptor flight as we held onto our hats with the very strong winds;
best Sharp-shinned day so far.
Non-raptor Observations:
Motivated by the heavy rains of the previous evening, about 50 Eastern
Spadefoots (toads) emerged to spend a day of intense calling and mating.
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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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