Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 03, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 1 2 334
Turkey Vulture 57 91 3340
Osprey 4 5 338
Bald Eagle 3 6 62
Northern Harrier 0 1 66
Sharp-shinned Hawk 62 140 1258
Cooper's Hawk 13 18 342
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 89
Broad-winged Hawk 43 52 220
Red-tailed Hawk 3 4 143
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 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: 186 320 6543
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00 Eastern Standard Time
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Lynn Davidson
Observers: Bill Hubick, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors:
Adelaide Winona Hubick and her grandmother
Weather:
Cloudy becoming partly cloudy over the course of the day; 60-75 degrees;
poor to fair visibility; winds light and variable
Raptor Observations:
Once the clouds gave way, a decent flight ensued.
Non-raptor Observations:
Solitary Sandpiper (1) and Bobolink (30) were new species for the season;
477 Blue Jays and 53 Chimney Swifts; hundreds of butterflies, mostly Red
Admirals, but also anglewings and American Ladies, heading north
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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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