Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 21, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 101 101
Turkey Vulture 1 966 986
Osprey 0 33 34
Bald Eagle 0 6 6
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 17 17
Cooper's Hawk 0 39 39
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 41 42
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 42 43
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 0 8 8
Merlin 0 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: 1 1259 1282
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Observation start time: 10:30:00
Observation end time: 13:30:00
Total observation time: 3 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Weather:
Another foggy morning, followed by mostly cloudy skies;
63-67 degrees; poor to fair visibility; winds ESE at 5 mph, quickly
becoming calm
Raptor Observations:
Patience was not rewarded today.
Non-raptor Observations:
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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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