Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Feb 27, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 2 3 3
TV 16 65 65
OS 0 0 0
BE 0 1 1
NH 1 1 1
SS 0 1 1
CH 0 1 1
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 3 3
BW 0 0 0
RT 0 2 2
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 0 0
ML 0 0 0
PG 0 0 0
UR
Total: 19 77 77
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Observation start time: 10:30:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: Cal Orvis, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Cal Orvis, Sue Ricciardi
Weather:
Mostly cloudy; 44-49 degrees; winds variable and on the light side, 5-9 mph;
some fog.
Raptor Observations:
First Harrier (adult female)of the season
Non-raptor Observations:
Tree Swallows, 17 - first of the season; 13 American Wigeons on the river.
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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
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