Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 29, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 7 134 134
Turkey Vulture 142 1928 1948
Osprey 6 81 82
Bald Eagle 1 11 11
Northern Harrier 1 11 11
Sharp-shinned Hawk 24 100 100
Cooper's Hawk 21 121 121
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 74 75
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 73 74
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 19 71 71
Merlin 1 2 2
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 4 4
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 2 2
Total: 222 2613 2636
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00 Eastern Standard Time
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Hal Wierenga, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga, Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Weather:
Partly cloudy; 56-61 degrees; excellent visibility; winds northwesterly
13-15 mph, gusting to 24 mph
Raptor Observations:
Accipiters and kestrels were the highlights of the day; a courting Osprey
was impressive for his aerobatics and persistence. The Merlin and harrier
were both adult males.
Non-raptor Observations:
First Chimney Swift and Sora(calling)of the season. 377 Tree Swallows were
counted with many more likely missed. 8 Northern Rough-winged Swallows and
2 Barn Swallows; 6 breeding-plumaged Common Loons in the river; 12
Bonaparte's Gulls; Great Egret
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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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