Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 14, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 57 57
Turkey Vulture 28 514 534
Osprey 1 18 19
Bald Eagle 1 6 6
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 6 6
Cooper's Hawk 0 10 10
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 25 26
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 1 32 33
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: 35 673 696
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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:
Weather:
Partly cloudy; 61-76 degrees; good visibility; winds westerly, usually with
a northerly component, 3-12 mph, gusting to 20 mph
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations: Evidence of Migration: 140 Lesser Scaup,
125 Buffleheads, 4 Horned Grebes, 85 Song Sparrows
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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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