Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 13, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 8 11
TV 66 602 679
OS 3 7 7
BE 0 3 4
NH 0 3 4
SS 4 43 44
CH 4 15 16
NG 0 0 0
RS 4 34 38
BW 0 0 0
RT 3 20 24
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 2 5 5
ML 0 0 0
PG 0 0 0
UR 1 4 4
Total: 87 744 836
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Observation start time: 09:15:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00 Eastern Standard Time
Total observation time: 5.75 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bob Rineer, Dan Stewart
Visitors:
Patrick, Christine
Weather:
Mostly cloudy; 47-71 degrees; winds light and variable, becoming S then
SSW, 3-9 mph; visibility fair to good
Raptor Observations:
Low cloud cover much of the day seemed to keep the flight down on a balmy
day
Non-raptor Observations:
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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 |