Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 27, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 125 315
Turkey Vulture 10 1611 4783
Osprey 1 245 364
Bald Eagle 0 36 59
Northern Harrier 0 59 62
Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 1468 1517
Cooper's Hawk 1 270 374
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 139 293
Broad-winged Hawk 1 229 229
Red-tailed Hawk 1 225 285
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 148 193
Merlin 0 26 28
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Accipiter 0 5 8
Unknown Buteo 0 6 9
Unknown Falcon 0 1 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 5 6
Swallow-tailed Kite 0 1 1
Total: 26 4602 8532
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Observation start time: 07:45:00
Observation end time: 12:45:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga
Weather:
Mostly cloudy; 69-77 degrees; good visibility; winds from the south 6-10
mph
Raptor Observations:
A very modest flight today; perhaps stormy weather south of us was
responsible
Non-raptor Observations:
Solitary Sandpiper, first of the season
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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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