Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 20, 2006
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 3 103 279
TV 61 1214 3605
OS 14 191 274
BE 1 11 29
NH 0 25 54
SS 122 662 864
CH 9 124 314
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 41 141
BW 43 197 197
RT 5 69 187
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 3 126 240
ML 2 21 24
PG 0 0 0
UR 4 15 28
Total: 267 2799 6236
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Ralph Geuder
Visitors:
Helen Patton, Mike Bowen, Fred Paley.
Weather:
65-82 degrees; sunny becoming partly sunny in the afternoon; excellent
visibility; winds mostly with a westerly component, 6-12 mph.
Raptor Observations:
Good sharpie morning; flight became very high.
Non-raptor Observations:
More butterflies heading north including 70+ Orange Sulphurs; Monarchs were laying eggs on the nearby Milkweed plants. 21 Common Loons; 1 Greater Yellowlegs.
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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 |