Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 09, 2006
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 2 8 320
TV 29 308 4304
OS 9 44 406
BE 1 10 47
NH 0 7 90
SS 0 316 1777
CH 1 34 408
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 1 143
BW 1 32 588
RT 0 8 206
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 1 253
ML 0 4 51
PG 0 0 2
UR 0 3 37
ST 0 0 1
Total: 43 776 8633
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Weather:
61-69 degrees; partly cloudy; good visibility; north winds 8-9 mph.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Two Least Terns.
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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 |