Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 05, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 1 4 4
Turkey Vulture 7 50 70
Osprey 1 4 5
Bald Eagle 1 2 2
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0
Cooper's Hawk 0 1 1
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 4
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 1
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 0
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 10 64 87
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Weather:
Overcast until the last hour and one-half; a few snowflakes; 36-41 degrees;
good visibility; winds westerly, 0-10 mph.
Raptor Observations:
Unprecedented for Ospreys to be the most numerous non-vulture migrant at
this early point in the season.
Non-raptor Observations:
A large ground-feeding flock - about 80 individuals consisting of 6 FOX
SPARROWS, robins, White-throated Sparrows, juncos, cardinals, Blue Jays,
starlings, a flicker, a thrasher, a goldfinch, and a mockingbird. Some
to have migrated in overnight. Herring Gulls appeared to be moving north.
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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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