Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Feb 28, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 3 3
TV 12 77 77
OS 0 0 0
BE 0 1 1
NH 0 1 1
SS 0 1 1
CH 0 1 1
NG 0 0 0
RS 1 4 4
BW 0 0 0
RT 2 4 4
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 0 0
ML 0 0 0
PG 0 0 0
UR
Total: 15 92 92
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Weather:
Mostly sunny; 42-48 degrees; winds northerly 6-10 mph; fair visibility.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
7000+ blackbirds headed north along with another trickle (15) of Tree
Swallows; Red-bellied Turtles out basking today. ========================================================================
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.
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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