Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 02, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 6 6 331
Turkey Vulture 101 101 4970
Osprey 2 2 377
Bald Eagle 4 4 67
Northern Harrier 2 2 67
Sharp-shinned Hawk 15 15 1590
Cooper's Hawk 3 3 384
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 294
Broad-winged Hawk 1 1 235
Red-tailed Hawk 7 7 301
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 0 193
Merlin 1 1 28
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 8
Unknown Buteo 0 0 9
Unknown Falcon 1 1 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 6
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Swallow-tailed Kite 0 0 1
Total: 144 144 8869
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Jackie Cooper, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Jackie Cooper
Visitors:
Mac Plant and Charlotte Sherman
Weather:
Variably cloudy, ranging from overcast to mostly cloudy; 57-73 degrees;
excellent visibility; winds starting out from the SSW, becoming SSE, then
SE, 3-8 mph
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
1090 Blue Jays; American Bittern
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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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