Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 24, 2006
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 7 106 108
TV 90 1625 1670
OS 5 32 32
BE 0 12 12
NH 0 3 3
SS 4 76 78
CH 3 101 101
NG 0 0 0
RS 1 76 76
BW 0 0 0
RT 1 75 79
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 26 26
ML 0 2 2
PG 0 0 0
UR 0 11 11
Total: 111 2145 2198
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Observation start time: 09:15:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 4.75 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga
Visitors:
Anne Arundel County Director of Recreaton and Parks, Dennis Callahan; students from Summitt School who worked on cleaning up the beach.
Weather:
43-51 degrees; mostly cloudy; fair visibility; winds light and variable
with a northeasterly component at times.
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Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi ()
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. Anne Arundel County has recently taken over the operation of the Park from the City of Baltimore. It is currently closed to the general public for renovations and will reopen April 1. Advance permission needed from the compiler until then to visit hawkwatch.
BV Black Vulture; TV Turkey Vulture; OS Osprey; SK Swallow-tailed Kite; MK Mississippi Kite; BE Bald Eagle; NH Northern Harrier; SS Sharp-shinned Hawk; CH Cooper's Hawk; NG Northern Goshawk; RS Red-shouldered Hawk; BW Broad-winged Hawk; RT Red-tailed Hawk; RL Rough-legged Hawk; GE Golden Eagle; AK American Kestrel; ML Merlin; PG Peregrine Falcon; UA Unidentified Accipiter; UB Unidentified Buteo; UF Unidentified Falcon; UR Unidentified Raptor |