Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 06, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 6 16 348
Turkey Vulture 31 135 3384
Osprey 2 9 342
Bald Eagle 4 11 67
Northern Harrier 0 4 69
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 186 1304
Cooper's Hawk 0 34 358
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 89
Broad-winged Hawk 3 66 234
Red-tailed Hawk 0 5 144
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 3 273
Merlin 0 2 45
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 4
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 11
Unknown Buteo 0 0 2
Unknown Falcon 0 0 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 0 0 16
Total: 48 472 6695
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00 Eastern Standard Time
Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Weather:
Overcast, then mostly cloudy, becoming partly cloudy; 61-70 degrees; good
to excellent visibility; winds mostly with an easterly component, 5-7 mph
Raptor Observations:
Non-breeding Turkey Vultures may have begun to pass by in numbers
Non-raptor Observations:
Warbling Vireo
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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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