Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 04, 2006
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 6 6 318
TV 53 154 4150
OS 2 24 386
BE 0 7 44
NH 1 1 84
SS 48 214 1675
CH 8 22 396
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 1 143
BW 8 15 571
RT 3 5 203
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 1 253
ML 0 4 51
PG 0 0 2
UR 0 1 35
ST 0 0 1
Total: 129 455 8312
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga, Ralph Geuder
Weather:
57-81 degrees; sunny; fair visibility; winds light and variable.
Raptor Observations:
Hawks were high up in the blue skies. The occasional wispy cloud in the afternoon showed that we were missing some of the flight.
Non-raptor Observations:
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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; 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 |