Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 08, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 22 347
Turkey Vulture 13 312 5181
Osprey 1 28 403
Bald Eagle 0 17 80
Northern Harrier 0 7 72
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 38 1613
Cooper's Hawk 0 20 401
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 294
Broad-winged Hawk 0 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 1 6 33
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: 17 485 9210
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dan Stewart
Weather:
Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy; 57-73 degrees; fair visibility; winds
light and variable
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Solitary Sandpiper; Greater Yellowlegs; Black-crowned Night Heron; Laughing
Gull 2; Bull Frog; Cricket Frog; Southern Leopard Frog; Green Frog
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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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