Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 25, 2006
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 14 117 293
TV 182 1469 3860
OS 7 249 332
BE 2 17 35
NH 0 51 80
SS 32 1223 1425
CH 17 159 349
NG 0 0 0
RS 1 42 142
BW 15 550 550
RT 2 79 197
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 1 137 251
ML 0 38 41
PG 0 1 1
UR 2 21 34
ST 0 1 1
Total: 275 4154 7591
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Observation start time: 07:15:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8.75 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dan Eberly, Hal Wierenga, John Hoffman
Visitors:
Jim
Weather:
53-75 degrees; mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy; fair visibility; winds
generally having a westerly component, 0-13 mph.
Raptor Observations:
First juvenile Bald Eagle of the season, probably a southern U.S.- born
bird. An unexpected push of Turkey Vultures today.
Non-raptor Observations:
Over 2000 migrant Blue Jays.
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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 |