Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 05, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 19 344
Turkey Vulture 21 225 5094
Osprey 2 10 385
Bald Eagle 4 11 74
Northern Harrier 1 4 69
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 26 1601
Cooper's Hawk 2 15 396
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 294
Broad-winged Hawk 2 7 241
Red-tailed Hawk 0 15 309
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 0 193
Merlin 0 1 28
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 8
Unknown Buteo 0 0 9
Unknown Falcon 0 1 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 7
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Swallow-tailed Kite 0 0 1
Total: 35 336 9061
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Observation start time: 07:45:00
Observation end time: 14:45:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga
Weather:
Sunny, becoming partly cloudy; 50-66 degrees, good to excellent visibility;
winds becoming stronger over the course of the day from either the W, NW,
or WNW, 9-18 mph, gusting to 36 mph
Raptor Observations:
Good skies, good directional winds, few migrants
Non-raptor Observations:
Cliff Swallow
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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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