Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 01, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 1 1 333
Turkey Vulture 34 34 3283
Osprey 1 1 334
Bald Eagle 3 3 59
Northern Harrier 1 1 66
Sharp-shinned Hawk 78 78 1196
Cooper's Hawk 5 5 329
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 89
Broad-winged Hawk 9 9 177
Red-tailed Hawk 1 1 140
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 1 1 271
Merlin 0 0 43
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 3
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: 134 134 6357
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00 Eastern Standard Time
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Weather:
After the rain ended, the skies cleared to about 50% cloud cover; 68-82
degrees; fair to good visibility; winds westerly, 8-16 mph
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Sora; Least Tern; Red-eyed Vireo; Bank Swallow
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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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