Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 28, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 196 331
Turkey Vulture 3 1250 3241
Osprey 5 227 324
Bald Eagle 0 44 55
Northern Harrier 0 49 65
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1002 1105
Cooper's Hawk 1 194 317
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 14 89
Broad-winged Hawk 0 168 168
Red-tailed Hawk 0 64 138
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 175 269
Merlin 0 40 43
Peregrine Falcon 0 3 3
Unknown Accipiter 0 7 11
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Falcon 0 2 3
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 14 16
Total: 9 3452 6182
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Observation start time: 07:15:00
Observation end time: 11:00:00 Eastern Standard Time
Total observation time: 3.75 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Visitors:
Kevin Smith
Weather:
Some sun at first, but quickly became overcast; 46-50 degrees; excellent
visibility; wind calm then variable at 3-6 mph
Raptor Observations:
Little wind and overcast skies produced only a few migrants
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.
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