Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 24, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 47 379
Turkey Vulture 7 519 3768
Osprey 10 54 387
Bald Eagle 4 60 116
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 0 186 354
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: 21 1144 7367
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 5.75 hours
Official Counter: Hal Wierenga, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dan Stewart, Hal Wierenga, Ralph Geuder
Weather:
Partly cloudy; 73-80 degrees; poor to fair visibility with haze; winds
starting out calm and finishing from the ESE, 0-13 mph, gusting to 21 mph
Raptor Observations:
Some movement today after the rainy weather of the past few days
Non-raptor Observations:
eBird list: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10834888
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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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