Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 24, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 5 116 306
Turkey Vulture 73 1503 4675
Osprey 21 222 341
Bald Eagle 3 23 46
Northern Harrier 7 57 60
Sharp-shinned Hawk 147 1106 1155
Cooper's Hawk 35 235 339
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 134 288
Broad-winged Hawk 6 210 210
Red-tailed Hawk 9 205 265
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 5 147 192
Merlin 1 25 27
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 1
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: 315 4001 7931
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Hal Wierenga
Observers: Andy Smith
Visitors: Dan Small
Weather:
Partly to mostly cloudy; 68-79 degrees; fair visibility; winds mostly with
a southerly component, 5-10 mph
Raptor Observations:
Good variety today with accipiters carrying the day
Non-raptor Observations:
Over 3000 Blue Jays; Ruddy Duck 15, Horned Grebe 21, Palm warbler (yellow)
2; Northern Waterthrush 1; Orchard Oriole 1
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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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