Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 28, 2006
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV 15 136 312
TV 48 1560 3951
OS 11 269 352
BE 0 18 36
NH 0 53 82
SS 4 1242 1444
CH 3 179 369
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 42 142
BW 0 555 555
RT 0 80 198
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 137 251
ML 4 43 46
PG 1 2 2
UR 0 21 34
ST 0 1 1
Total: 86 4338 7775
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bob Rineer, Dan Stewart, Linda Baker
Weather:
54-63 degrees; sunny; good visibility; winds from the northeast 8-22 mph.
Raptor Observations:
Nice adult Peregrine Falcon.
Non-raptor Observations:
Two Red-breasted Nuthatches; First Orchard Oriole of the season.
========================================================================
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; ST 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 |