Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 28, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 5 61 393
Turkey Vulture 25 586 3835
Osprey 2 70 403
Bald Eagle 1 70 126
Northern Harrier 0 9 74
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 200 1318
Cooper's Hawk 0 45 369
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 89
Broad-winged Hawk 2 194 362
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
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Total: 35 1261 7484
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00 Eastern Standard Time
Total observation time: 5.75 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bill Hubick
Weather:
Mostly sunny; 74-91 degrees; fair visibility with haze; winds starting out
calm, turning to the west, 0-9 mph
Raptor Observations:
More of the same. Bald Eagle was a juvenile.
Non-raptor Observations:
eBird list: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10865796
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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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