Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 19, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 4 167 302
Turkey Vulture 13 1132 3123
Osprey 3 186 283
Bald Eagle 1 28 39
Northern Harrier 0 42 58
Sharp-shinned Hawk 9 674 777
Cooper's Hawk 2 140 263
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 14 89
Broad-winged Hawk 3 138 138
Red-tailed Hawk 0 43 117
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 172 266
Merlin 0 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: 35 2790 5520
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Roger Starsoneck
Weather:
Mostly sunny; 52-67 degrees; poor to fair visibility with haze; winds calm
then light with a southerly component, 0-6 mph
Raptor Observations:
Few migrants today; had to "settle" for pairs of courting Ospreys, Cooper's
Hawks, and Red-tailed Hawks
Non-raptor Observations:
Prairie Warbler
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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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