Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 06, 2006
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 6 318
TV 67 232 4228
OS 4 32 394
BE 1 8 45
NH 5 6 89
SS 51 310 1771
CH 8 32 406
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 1 143
BW 12 28 584
RT 0 7 205
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 1 253
ML 0 4 51
PG 0 0 2
UR 1 3 37
ST 0 0 1
Total: 149 670 8527
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7.75 hours
Official Counter: Hal Wierenga, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Joe Kramer
Weather: 68-79 degrees; partly cloudy; visibility hazy at start, becoming good; winds NW becoming WNW and increasing in strength, 7-17 mph, gusting to 24mph.
Raptor Observations:
The nice breeze must also have been good for the hawks.
Non-raptor Observations:
Also a good day for butterflies and dragonflies.
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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 |