Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 21, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 20 187 322
Turkey Vulture 43 1191 3182
Osprey 11 202 299
Bald Eagle 7 37 48
Northern Harrier 3 46 62
Sharp-shinned Hawk 163 847 950
Cooper's Hawk 32 179 302
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 14 89
Broad-winged Hawk 5 143 143
Red-tailed Hawk 15 58 132
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 3 175 269
Merlin 3 34 37
Peregrine Falcon 2 2 2
Unknown Accipiter 3 7 11
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Falcon 0 2 3
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 14 16
Total: 310 3141 5871
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Observation start time: 07:15:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 9.75 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Andy Smith, Ed Carlson, Hal Wierenga, Lynn Davidson,
Nolan Britt, Stacy Epperson
Visitors:
18 from Flint Hill School and Audubon Naturalist Society
Weather:
Partly cloudy with haze early; 60-77 degrees; fair visibility becoming
good; winds southwesterly becoming southerly, 0-10 mph
Raptor Observations:
Good day for migrating accipiters and Red-tails. First migrant Peregrine
Falcons of the season.
Non-raptor Observations:
Common Loons 10 (17 yesterday); Migrating Double-crested Cormorants 54 (36
yesterday); new arrivals: Least Tern, Green Heron, Magnolia Warbler,
Ovenbird, Orchard Oriole
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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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