Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 22, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 101 101
Turkey Vulture 45 1011 1031
Osprey 5 38 39
Bald Eagle 0 6 6
Northern Harrier 5 6 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 25 25
Cooper's Hawk 11 50 50
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 44 45
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 1 43 44
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 7 15 15
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 3 4 4
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 2 2
Total: 88 1347 1370
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 14:45:00 Eastern Standard Time
Total observation time: 4.75 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dan Stewart, Ralph Geuder
Visitors: Chandler, George, Andrea, and Jane Robbins contributed to the count.
Weather:
Variable amounts of fog all day; 62-73 degrees; poor visibility; winds calm
or light and variable
Raptor Observations:
A decent flight considering that the fog rolled in and out more than once.
A Northern Harrier flew close by and had it been 20 feet further away,
would have been missed. Two adult male harriers flew overhead later in
light fog, giving real meaning to the nickname of "gray ghost".
Non-raptor Observations:
Two Ring-necked Ducks, 2 Yellow-rumped Warblers, 1 Palm Warbler, 1 female
Black Swallowtail Butterfly
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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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