Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 05, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 1 36 171
Turkey Vulture 73 400 2391
Osprey 20 81 178
Bald Eagle 1 8 19
Northern Harrier 0 9 25
Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 40 143
Cooper's Hawk 3 25 148
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 7 82
Broad-winged Hawk 0 4 4
Red-tailed Hawk 2 15 89
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 1 53 147
Merlin 0 9 12
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 4
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Eagle 1 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 0 2
Total: 119 688 3418
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Bob Rineer, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bob Rineer, Dan Haas, Dan Stewart, Hal Wierenga,
John Pangborn, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors:
Vic DeSanctis, Dave Bent, Benjamin DeHaven, Nancy and Meagan O'Hara, Joe
Weible, Russel and Ellen, Roger and Janet Starsonek
Weather:
Partly to mostly cloudy; 51-59 degrees; excellent visibility; winds first
out of the NNE, then light and variable, 0-8 mph
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
When charged to find Red-throated Loon, a new species for the season, Dan
Haas obliged with 2.
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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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