Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 15, 2006
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 29 68 244
TV 120 1017 3408
OS 18 138 221
BE 2 11 29
NH 2 24 53
SS 78 428 630
CH 9 94 284
NG 0 0 0
RS 6 36 136
BW 39 62 62
RT 16 56 174
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 37 110 224
ML 2 10 13
PG 0 0 0
UR 3 10 23
Total: 361 2064 5501
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 19:00:00
Total observation time: 12 hours
Official Counter: Hal Wierenga
Observers: Cal Orvis, Greg Smith, Kevin Graff, Lynn
Davidson
Visitors:
Marian Dodson with visitors from Chesapeake Audubon
Society; John Pangborn; Melody Schultz; Martin Sokolich.
Weather:
65-81 degrees; mostly sunny; westerly winds about 15 mph.
Raptor Observations:
Flight became very high and in the near cloudless skies a
significant number may have been missed.
Non-raptor Observations:
First Cliff Swallows and Green Heron; a good flight of swallows,
Blue Jays, and American Goldfinches.
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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.
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