Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 13, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 10 57 57
Turkey Vulture 165 486 506
Osprey 5 17 18
Bald Eagle 0 5 5
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 3 3
Cooper's Hawk 6 10 10
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 24 25
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 4 31 32
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: 193 638 661
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 14:45:00 Eastern Standard Time
Total observation time: 6.25 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Linda Baker
Weather:
Sunny becoming mostly cloudy near the end of the count; 61-79 degrees; fair
to good visibility; winds mostly with a southwesterly component, 8-12 mph
gusting to 22 mph
Raptor Observations:
At the end of the count, 3 Ospreys were circling high in the sky, loudly
calling - maybe a reunion of friends?
Non-raptor Observations: Eastern Phoebe
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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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