Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 10, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 21 119 254
Turkey Vulture 106 788 2779
Osprey 4 137 234
Bald Eagle 4 23 34
Northern Harrier 3 30 46
Sharp-shinned Hawk 71 416 519
Cooper's Hawk 16 94 217
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 13 88
Broad-winged Hawk 79 100 100
Red-tailed Hawk 13 38 112
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 17 165 259
Merlin 2 24 27
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 4
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 2 3
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 0 2
Total: 337 1950 4680
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00 Eastern Standard Time
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Cal Orvis, Lynn Davidson, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Cal Orvis, Hal Wierenga, John Pangborn, Lynn Davidson,
Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Paul Miller
Weather:
Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy; 49-66 degrees; excellent visibility;
winds starting out from the SW at 5 mph, turning westerly and finally from
the WNW, 7-18 mph, gusting to 24 mph.
Raptor Observations:
Good all around flight today; some small kettles of Broadwings; many birds
quite high; a Bald Eagle went after an Osprey with a large fish and the
Osprey blinked, i.e., the Osprey dropped its fish. The eagle caught the
fish as it dropped and made off with it.
Non-raptor Observations:
Caspian Tern; Sora; 25 migrating Common Loons
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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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