Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 24, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 38 363
Turkey Vulture 14 478 5347
Osprey 2 55 430
Bald Eagle 2 44 107
Northern Harrier 0 10 75
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 47 1622
Cooper's Hawk 0 24 405
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 295
Broad-winged Hawk 17 54 288
Red-tailed Hawk 0 28 322
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 0 193
Merlin 1 11 38
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 8
Unknown Buteo 0 1 10
Unknown Falcon 0 1 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 7
Mississippi Kite 3 8 9
Swallow-tailed Kite 0 0 1
Total: 40 802 9527
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Observation start time: 08:15:00 EST
Observation end time: 14:30:00 EST
Total observation time: 6.25 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga, Ralph Geuder
Weather:
Rain in first 45 minutes, then partly to mostly cloudy; 73-84 degrees; fair
visibility with haze; winds westerly 8-16 mph, gusting to 28 mph
Raptor Observations:
Another 3 Mississippi Kites today: two unaged at 2:05 pm daylight time with
some Broadwings and Turkey Vultures, and the third at 2:50 pm, a probable
adult. One of the Bald Eagles was a juvenile. Latest Merlin ever by a day.
Non-raptor Observations:
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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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