Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 08, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 4 20 352
Turkey Vulture 42 231 3480
Osprey 3 12 345
Bald Eagle 6 18 74
Northern Harrier 0 5 70
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 190 1308
Cooper's Hawk 2 38 362
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 89
Broad-winged Hawk 3 74 242
Red-tailed Hawk 3 10 149
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: 66 604 6827
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00 Eastern Standard Time
Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bill Hubick, Hal Wierenga
Weather:
Increasing cloudiness ending with light rain; 62-71 degrees; good
visibility; winds from the S or SSW, 7-12 mph, gusting to 21 mph
Raptor Observations:
A flight of mostly vultures and eagles was ended by the rain. Three of the
eagles were juveniles.
Non-raptor Observations:
Purple Sandpiper and Red-headed Woodpecker. See photos in this ebird list:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10690348
Warblers found today by either Hubick, Wierenga, Ricciardi, or Matt Grey:
Yellow, Common Yellowthroat, Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green,
Yellow-throated, American Redstart, Northern Parula, Yellow-rumped, Blackpoll,
Ovenbird, Hooded
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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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