Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 01, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 13 13 147
Turkey Vulture 169 169 2161
Osprey 14 14 111
Bald Eagle 3 3 14
Northern Harrier 6 6 22
Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 7 110
Cooper's Hawk 9 9 132
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 76
Broad-winged Hawk 2 2 2
Red-tailed Hawk 7 7 81
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 1 1 95
Merlin 1 1 4
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 4
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 2
Total: 233 233 2963
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 7.25 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bill Hubick
Visitors:
Dan Stewart and Janice
Weather:
Overcast with some fog in the morning, clearing in the afternoon; 47-61
degrees; fair visibility becoming good; winds mostly with a southwesterly
component, 0-7 mph.
Raptor Observations:
First Broad-winged Hawks of the season with the first arriving at 11:42
dayliight time. Twelve raptor species. There was actually a 13th, a south-
bound Peregrine Falcon.
Non-raptor Observations: Bill Hubick spied 3 Northern Gannets, a Laughing
Gull and carefully counted 114 Bonaparte's Gulls; he also observed flocks
of 32 Horned Grebes (39 total) and 16 Common Loons (22 total). One Great
Egret and about 14 Northern Rough-winged Swallows. Upon leaving the
Park, Bill heard a Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher and after a short search, we found
a traveling group of 5 individuals and also heard a Winter Wren. ========================================================================
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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