Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 17, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 163 298
Turkey Vulture 3 1119 3110
Osprey 3 183 280
Bald Eagle 0 27 38
Northern Harrier 0 42 58
Sharp-shinned Hawk 35 665 768
Cooper's Hawk 11 138 261
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 14 89
Broad-winged Hawk 0 135 135
Red-tailed Hawk 0 43 117
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 2 172 266
Merlin 1 31 34
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 4 8
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Falcon 0 2 3
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 14 16
Total: 55 2755 5485
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 13:30:00
Total observation time: 5.75 hours
Official Counter: Cal Orvis, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Cal Orvis, Dan Stewart, Hal Wierenga, Jeff Hook,
Ralph Geuder
Weather:
Variable cloudiness; 69-77 degrees; good visibility; winds northwesterly,
decreasing in velocity as the day went on, 5-14 mph
Raptor Observations:
Conditions seemed ideal for a large flight, but that didn't materialize.
An Osprey taking black plastic pieces from the beach to use in
nest-building.
Non-raptor Observations:
889 Blue Jays; 2 Eastern Kingbirds; White-eyed Vireo; 3 Spotted Sandpipers;
2-3 Soras; House Wren; Cloudless Sulphur 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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