Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 04, 2006
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 12 15 191
TV 130 408 2799
OS 12 22 105
BE 0 2 20
NH 9 12 41
SS 48 126 328
CH 9 34 224
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 4 104
BW 0 0 0
RT 2 9 127
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 18 45 159
ML 0 3 6
PG 0 0 0
UR 0 2 15
Total: 240 682 4119
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Jerry Book, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga, Jerry Book, Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Weather:
45-56 degrees; sunny; good to excellent visibility; very strong winds from
the WNW or W, mostly over 20 mph, gusting to 29 mph.
Raptor Observations:
Another high wind day, making the raptors work very hard to keep on track.
Non-raptor Observations:
About a dozen Purple Martins and several hundred Tree Swallows.
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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.
Directions to site:
For directions and more info, go to www.mdbirds.org. Choose Birding Sites,
Maryland, Hawks.
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 |