Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 07, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 22 347
Turkey Vulture 34 299 5168
Osprey 5 27 402
Bald Eagle 0 17 80
Northern Harrier 0 7 72
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 36 1611
Cooper's Hawk 2 20 401
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 294
Broad-winged Hawk 2 11 245
Red-tailed Hawk 0 21 315
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 0 193
Merlin 0 5 32
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: 48 468 9193
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga
Weather:
Partly cloudy, becoming mostly cloudy in the last half-hour; 60-71 degrees;
good visibility; winds from the WNW and stronger in the last two hours:
5-10 mph, gusting to 20 mph; threatening skies at end of count.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Black-crowned Night Heron
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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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