Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 17, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 1 58 58
Turkey Vulture 117 634 654
Osprey 3 25 26
Bald Eagle 0 6 6
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 7 7
Cooper's Hawk 4 18 18
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 28 29
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 32 33
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 3 6 6
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: 132 817 840
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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:
Visitors:
Richard
Weather:
Foggy all day under sunny skies; 57-70 degrees; poor visibility; winds
easterly, 7-12 mph
Raptor Observations:
Picking birds out of the fog was a challenge.
Non-raptor Observations: 5 Northern Shovelers on river
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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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