Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 26, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 125 315
Turkey Vulture 56 1601 4773
Osprey 2 244 363
Bald Eagle 3 36 59
Northern Harrier 0 59 62
Sharp-shinned Hawk 65 1456 1505
Cooper's Hawk 10 269 373
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 139 293
Broad-winged Hawk 2 228 228
Red-tailed Hawk 13 224 284
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 148 193
Merlin 0 25 27
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Accipiter 1 5 8
Unknown Buteo 0 6 9
Unknown Falcon 0 1 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 5 6
Total: 155 4574 8504
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga, Ralph Geuder
Visitors:
Tim Owen, Karen and Bill Blum
Weather:
Partly cloudy; 69-83 degrees; good to excellent visibility; winds strong
mostly from the SSW, 8-20 mph, gusting to 30 mph
Raptor Observations:
Considering the very favorable weather conditions, the flight was more
promising than productive. Two of the Broadwings from yesterday were
immatures, the first of the season
Non-raptor Observations:
Blue Grosbeak 1, Yellow Warbler 1, Cattle Egret 1
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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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