Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 20, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 16 101 101
Turkey Vulture 39 965 985
Osprey 4 33 34
Bald Eagle 0 6 6
Northern Harrier 1 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 17 17
Cooper's Hawk 0 39 39
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 41 42
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 2 42 43
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 1 8 8
Merlin 1 1 1
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 2 2
Total: 69 1258 1281
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dick Adams, Larry Zoller
Weather:
Foggy during the first three and one-half hours, gradually becoming mostly
cloudy; 60-67 degrees; poor visibility; winds mostly easterly, 0-8 mph
Raptor Observations:
Patience was the order of the day. When the fog finally lifted some about
1:30 pm daylight time, a small flight ensued with the first Northern
Harrier and Merlin of the season
Non-raptor Observations:
First Great Egret and Northern Rough-winged Swallow of the season;
Common Loon; 14 Red-breasted Mergansers; 21 Horned Grebes in a flock
plus 3 others
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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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