Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 10, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 0 3
TV 121 462 539
OS 2 4 4
BE 2 3 4
NH 0 3 4
SS 11 30 31
CH 2 6 7
NG 0 0 0
RS 17 30 34
BW 0 0 0
RT 4 16 20
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 1 2 2
ML 0 0 0
PG 0 0 0
UR 1 3 3
Total: 161 559 651
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Visitors:
Karen, Vince and Cathy, Christine, 6
Weather:
Mostly cloudy; 38-63 degrees; winds southerly, 3-14 mph; visibility
hampered by fog early
Raptor Observations:
Nice flight on first warmish day of season
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 |