Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 26, 2006
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 16 127 129
TV 41 1700 1745
OS 3 42 42
BE 1 13 13
NH 0 3 3
SS 0 77 79
CH 0 102 102
NG 0 0 0
RS 1 80 80
BW 0 0 0
RT 1 77 81
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 1 27 27
ML 0 2 2
PG 0 0 0
UR 0 11 11
Total: 64 2261 2314
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Observation start time: 08:45:00
Observation end time: 12:30:00
Total observation time: 3.75 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Cal Orvis
Weather:
39-46 degrees; cloudy to mostly cloudy; poor to fair visibility; northwest winds 7-12 mph.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Pair of American Wigeons; 15 Green-winged Teals; Red-headed Woodpecker; 2 Bonaparte's Gulls
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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 from the compiler needed 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 |