Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 17, 2006
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 92 268
TV 4 1072 3463
OS 5 153 236
BE 0 9 27
NH 0 24 53
SS 3 474 676
CH 0 110 300
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 39 139
BW 0 146 146
RT 0 61 179
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 1 118 232
ML 0 11 14
PG 0 0 0
UR 0 10 23
Total: 13 2319 5756
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Matt Grey, Ralph Geuder
Observers:
Weather:
52-61 degrees; cloudy to partly sunny; winds mostly with an easterly
component, 4-12 mph.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Northern Parula Warbler. Some addenda from 4/15, new for the season:
Eastern Kingbird; from 4/16, Matt Grey observed new species #243 for the
Park - a Louisiana Waterthrush.
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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 |