Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 28, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 125 315
Turkey Vulture 1 1612 4784
Osprey 0 245 364
Bald Eagle 0 36 59
Northern Harrier 2 61 64
Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 1475 1524
Cooper's Hawk 0 270 374
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 139 293
Broad-winged Hawk 0 229 229
Red-tailed Hawk 0 225 285
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 148 193
Merlin 0 25 27
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: 10 4611 8541
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 10:00:00
Total observation time: 1.5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Visitors:
Five guests from Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary
Weather:
Cloudy with sprinkles and then a steady rain; 76-78 degrees; fair
visibility prior to the rain; winds SSW 16-17 mph, gusting to 29 mph
Raptor Observations:
A few migrants ahead of the storms
Non-raptor Observations:
American Bittern; Orchard Oriole; Spotted Sandpiper-3
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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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