Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 28, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 41 366
Turkey Vulture 19 566 5435
Osprey 0 64 439
Bald Eagle 2 58 121
Northern Harrier 0 11 76
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 47 1622
Cooper's Hawk 0 26 407
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 295
Broad-winged Hawk 4 79 313
Red-tailed Hawk 0 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 0 14 15
Swallow-tailed Kite 0 0 1
Total: 25 953 9678
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dan Haas, Hal Wierenga
Visitors:
John Taylor, John Dennehy, Dave Czaplak, Mary Ann Todd, Jim Green, Stan
Arnold
Weather:
Partly cloudy; 72-83 degrees; fair to good visibility; winds mostly with a
southerly component, 5-9 mph
Raptor Observations:
Lots of good help today, but the migrants were few.
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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