Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 20, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 2 184 334
Turkey Vulture 60 1437 3839
Osprey 10 155 263
Bald Eagle 5 40 48
Northern Harrier 0 40 61
Sharp-shinned Hawk 20 602 693
Cooper's Hawk 6 132 278
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 36 131
Broad-winged Hawk 9 278 278
Red-tailed Hawk 1 63 123
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 70 112
Merlin 1 23 30
Peregrine Falcon 1 4 4
Unknown Accipiter 0 7 15
Unknown Buteo 0 3 8
Unknown Falcon 0 4 4
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 21 21
Total: 115 3099 6242
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Observation start time: 07:30:00 EST
Observation end time: 15:45:00
Total observation time: 8.25 hours
Official Counter: Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga, Marty Miller, Ralph Geuder
Weather:
Partly cloudy becoming cloudy; 48-67 degrees; good visibility; winds calm
becoming SW then W, 6-9 mph
Raptor Observations: Two juvenile Bald Eagles
Non-raptor Observations:
First Laughing Gulls(2) and Great Egrets(4)of the season
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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. |