Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 27, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 2 41 366
Turkey Vulture 38 547 5416
Osprey 4 64 439
Bald Eagle 9 56 119
Northern Harrier 0 11 76
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 47 1622
Cooper's Hawk 1 26 407
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 295
Broad-winged Hawk 13 75 309
Red-tailed Hawk 2 31 325
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 0 193
Merlin 0 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 1 14 15
Swallow-tailed Kite 0 0 1
Total: 70 928 9653
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Observation start time: 08:30:00 EST
Observation end time: 16:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dan Haas, Ed Carlson, Hal Wierenga, Steve Whitcomb
Visitors:
John Taylor from Harford County; John Dennehy
Weather:
Partly cloudy; 75-85 degrees; poor to fair visibility with haze; winds
mostly with a southerly component, 7-8 mph
Raptor Observations:
Unaged Mississippi Kite at 11:45 am daylight time; One of the Bald Eagles
was a juvenile. Good flight this late in the season.
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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