Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 02, 2007: TV 70; NH 1 (adult male); SS 4; CH 1.
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 03, 2007: TV 107; SS 1; CH 1, RS 5; RT 6.
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 04, 2007: TV 13; OS 2 (first of season); NH 1 (adult male); SS 6.
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 05, 2007: TV 69; BE 1; NH 1 (adult male); SS 6; CH 2; RS 6; RT 3;
AK 1 (first of season)
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 06, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 0 3
TV 0 294 371
OS 0 2 2
BE 0 1 2
NH 0 3 4
SS 0 18 19
CH 0 4 5
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 13 17
BW 0 0 0
RT 0 9 13
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 1 1
ML 0 0 0
PG 0 0 0
UR 1 1
Total: 0 346 438
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Observation start time: 09:45:00
Observation end time: 12:45:00
Total observation time: 3 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Weather:
Mostly sunny; 21-27 degrees; winds NW to WNW, 13-18 mph, gusting to 31 mph;
excellent visibility
Raptor Observations:
No raptor seemed to want to fly on this cold, windy day.
Non-raptor Observations:
More than 60 Herring Gulls moving north
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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
http://www.mdbirds.org/sites/mdsites/hawks/hawkwatch.html
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 |