Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 22, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 3 58 430
Turkey Vulture 9 516 4740
Osprey 3 70 419
Bald Eagle 2 44 129
Northern Harrier 0 12 91
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 313 2902
Cooper's Hawk 0 71 512
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 131
Broad-winged Hawk 2 177 667
Red-tailed Hawk 0 10 140
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 2 147
Merlin 0 9 78
Peregrine Falcon 0 5 12
Unknown Accipiter 0 4 22
Unknown Buteo 0 3 12
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 2 6 29
Mississippi Kite 1 4 4
Total: 22 1304 10469
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 EST
Observation end time: 14:45:00
Total observation time: 6.75 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Weather:
Mostly cloudy; 69-77 degrees; good visibility; winds southeasterly, 6-14
mph, gusting to 20 mph
Raptor Observations:
Mississippi Kite came in very high, but right overhead at 2:55 pm daylight
time. Age wasn't apparent. It sailed directly north with hardly a flap.
Non-raptor Observations:
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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. |