Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 18, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 17 119 134
Turkey Vulture 276 1734 1832
Osprey 4 36 36
Bald Eagle 2 8 8
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 19 19
Cooper's Hawk 11 51 51
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 33 129 129
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 14 39 39
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 0 15 15
Merlin 2 2 2
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 3 3 3
Unknown Falcon 1 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 366 2159 2272
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 15:15:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Cal Orvis, Dan Eberly, Dick Adams, Ralph Geuder
Weather:
Mostly cloudy; 57-78 degrees; good visibility; winds from the SW or WSW,
7-15 mph
Raptor Observations:
Good day on rising temperatures and favorable winds
Non-raptor Observations:
31 Horned Grebes; Killdeers mating yesterday
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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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