Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 30, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 136 144
Turkey Vulture 328 3852 3941
Osprey 30 145 145
Bald Eagle 2 43 48
Northern Harrier 33 36 37
Sharp-shinned Hawk 18 88 91
Cooper's Hawk 34 180 183
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 5 194 199
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 5 153 161
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 80 134 134
Merlin 0 2 2
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Accipiter 1 9 9
Unknown Buteo 0 8 8
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 6 6
Total: 537 4989 5111
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:45:00
Total observation time: 7.75 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Cal Orvis, Ed Carlson, Hal Wierenga, John Hoffman,
Linda Baker, Ralph Geuder
Weather:
Cloudy skies until early afternoon, becoming sunny; 44-54 degrees;
excellent visibility; strong winds from the W or WNW, 15-23 mph, gusting
to 30 mph
Raptor Observations:
A great day for kestrels and harriers
Non-raptor Observations:
Northern Gannet; first Purple Martins of the season; at least two pairs of
Killdeers on nests; 46 Bonaparte's Gulls; over 1900 blackbirds
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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. |