Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 09, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 6 46 46
Turkey Vulture 18 182 202
Osprey 0 6 7
Bald Eagle 0 2 2
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 2 2
Cooper's Hawk 0 2 2
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 17 18
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 18 19
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 1 2 2
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 26 280 303
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dick Adams
Weather:
Cloudy becoming partly cloudy in the last hour; 44-53 degrees; excellent
visibility; winds starting out from the NNW, turning to the west for the
last three hours, strong, 13-17 mph, gusting to 30 mph
Raptor Observations:
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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