Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 05, 2006
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 6 318
TV 11 165 4161
OS 4 28 390
BE 0 7 44
NH 0 1 84
SS 45 259 1720
CH 2 24 398
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 1 143
BW 1 16 572
RT 2 7 205
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 1 253
ML 0 4 51
PG 0 0 2
UR 1 2 36
ST 0 0 1
Total: 66 521 8378
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Observation start time: 07:45:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 6.25 hours
Official Counter: Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dan Stewart, Hal Wierenga, Marty Miller, Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors:
Winger, George, and Ellen West.
Weather:
69-79 degrees; mostly cloudy; hazy and humid; winds light and variable.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Horned Grebe; 3 Bobolinks; nice shows put on by Orchard and Baltimore Orioles.
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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 |