Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 04, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 2 334
Turkey Vulture 1 92 3341
Osprey 1 6 339
Bald Eagle 0 6 62
Northern Harrier 2 3 68
Sharp-shinned Hawk 25 165 1283
Cooper's Hawk 5 23 347
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 89
Broad-winged Hawk 6 58 226
Red-tailed Hawk 1 5 144
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 2 3 273
Merlin 0 0 43
Peregrine Falcon 1 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: 44 364 6587
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:15:00 Eastern Standard Time
Total observation time: 6.25 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bob Rineer, Hal Wierenga
Weather:
Fog for the first two hours; the fog lifted for about an hour and then
clouded up again as a line of storms approached; then some clearing late;
63-83 degrees; poor to fair visibility; winds light with a westerly
component near the end of the day
Raptor Observations:
A flight started when the fog lifted and then got snuffed out by the storms
although it didn't rain at the watch.
Non-raptor Observations:
Red-breasted Merganser, Least Sandpiper (5); Greater Yellowlegs;
Ruby-throated Hummingbird; Yellow-throated Vireo; Chestnut-sided Warbler;
Black-throated Blue Warbler; Black-and-white Warbler; American Redstart (2);
Savannah Sparrow (8); butterflies: more Red Admirals and anglewings
(2 Question Marks)
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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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