Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 22, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 38 363
Turkey Vulture 2 449 5318
Osprey 3 53 428
Bald Eagle 1 40 103
Northern Harrier 1 10 75
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 45 1620
Cooper's Hawk 0 24 405
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 295
Broad-winged Hawk 0 30 264
Red-tailed Hawk 0 26 320
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 0 193
Merlin 0 10 37
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 2 3
Swallow-tailed Kite 0 0 1
Total: 7 732 9457
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Bill Hubick, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bill Hubick, Dan Stewart, Ed Carlson, Hal Wierenga,
Marty Miller, Sue Ricciardi
Weather:
Mostly cloudy; 68-75 degrees; poor visibility with fog/haze; winds from the
E or ENE 3-15 mph (not SSE as predicted)
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Cattle Egret 3; Common Tern 2; Willow Flycatcher 1; Bobolink 2
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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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