Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 17, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 2 47 379
Turkey Vulture 15 508 3757
Osprey 7 35 368
Bald Eagle 0 56 112
Northern Harrier 0 9 74
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 200 1318
Cooper's Hawk 0 44 368
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 89
Broad-winged Hawk 0 185 353
Red-tailed Hawk 0 14 153
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 4 274
Merlin 0 4 47
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 4
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 11
Unknown Buteo 0 1 3
Unknown Falcon 0 0 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 0 1 17
Total: 24 1109 7332
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00 Eastern Standard Time
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bill Hubick, Dan Haas
Weather:
Partly cloudy; 62-73 degrees; good to excellent visibility; winds mostly
NNE, becoming variable 0-10 mph
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
eBird list: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10776694
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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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