Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 27, 2006
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 127 129
TV 106 1806 1851
OS 11 53 53
BE 1 14 14
NH 0 3 3
SS 17 94 96
CH 5 107 107
NG 0 0 0
RS 1 81 81
BW 0 0 0
RT 0 77 81
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 27 27
ML 0 2 2
PG 0 0 0
UR 0 11 11
Total: 141 2402 2455
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Observation start time: 08:45:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 5.75 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bud Orvis, Cal Orvis, Hal Wierenga, John Hoffman,
Ralph Geuder
Weather:
43-57 degrees; sunny; good visibility, except for lack of clouds; winds
from the NW or W, 8-15 mph.
Raptor Observations:
A small Sharpie flight, hopefully a sign of bigger days soon to come.
Non-raptor Observations:
First Blue-gray Gnatcatcher of the season; a few Tree Swallows; Mourning
Cloak Butterfly
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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 |