Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 25, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 7 194 329
Turkey Vulture 14 1218 3209
Osprey 6 217 314
Bald Eagle 3 42 53
Northern Harrier 1 47 63
Sharp-shinned Hawk 25 895 998
Cooper's Hawk 4 184 307
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 14 89
Broad-winged Hawk 14 159 159
Red-tailed Hawk 0 64 138
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 175 269
Merlin 0 35 38
Peregrine Falcon 1 3 3
Unknown Accipiter 0 7 11
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Falcon 0 2 3
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 14 16
Total: 75 3273 6003
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00 Eastern Standard Time
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bob Rineer, Hal Wierenga, Jim Gibson
Weather:
Partly cloudy at first, became clear and then partly cloudy again; 49-66
degrees; fair visibility with some haze; winds started out calm then became
westerly 7-17 mph, gusting to 25 mph
Raptor Observations:
Peregrine Falcon was an adult
Non-raptor Observations:
3 Lesser Yellowlegs
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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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