Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 12, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 47 47
Turkey Vulture 51 321 341
Osprey 3 12 13
Bald Eagle 0 5 5
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 3 3
Cooper's Hawk 1 4 4
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 21 22
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 5 27 28
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 0 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: 64 445 468
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Ralph Geuder
Weather: Partly cloudy; 44-68 degrees; good visibility; winds
either calm or with a southerly component, 0-12 mph, stronger
near the end of the day
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:17 migrating Tundra Swans, 2 Orange Sulphur
Butterflies
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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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