Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 20, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 3 101 291
Turkey Vulture 189 1279 4451
Osprey 20 179 298
Bald Eagle 3 17 40
Northern Harrier 19 46 49
Sharp-shinned Hawk 411 887 936
Cooper's Hawk 33 190 294
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 13 131 285
Broad-winged Hawk 45 190 190
Red-tailed Hawk 15 184 244
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 21 140 185
Merlin 4 23 25
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 4 7
Unknown Buteo 0 6 9
Unknown Falcon 0 1 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 5 6
Total: 776 3384 7314
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga, Harry Armistead, Liz Armistead
Weather:
Partly sunny with haze; 59-84 degrees; poor to fair visibility; winds
started light and northerly 0-9 mph and eventually turned strong and
southwesterly, 10-18 mph, gusting to 27 mph.
Raptor Observations:
A terrific flight today, dominated by Sharp-shinned Hawks, but there were
also good numbers of most other species, especially Northern Harriers. A
local adult Peregrine Falcon also flew in and sat in a tree for a few
minutes.
Non-raptor Observations:
About 800 Blue Jays
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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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