Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 05, 2006
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 15 191
TV 25 433 2824
OS 5 27 110
BE 1 3 21
NH 2 14 43
SS 7 133 335
CH 1 35 225
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 4 104
BW 0 0 0
RT 0 9 127
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 5 50 164
ML 0 3 6
PG 0 0 0
UR 0 2 15
Total: 46 728 4165
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 4.5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Weather:
42-47 degrees; mostly cloudy; good visibility; very strong NW or WNW winds, as high as 26 mph sustained with gusts of 38 mph.
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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 |