Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 7 31 34
TV 89 1217 1294
OS 11 34 34
BE 1 5 6
NH 0 7 8
SS 6 87 88
CH 8 85 86
NG 0 0 0
RS 1 46 50
BW 0 0 0
RT 1 90 94
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 3 8 8
ML 0 0 0
PG 0 0 0
UR 5 5
Total: 127 1615 1707
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Marty Miller, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Marty Miller, Ralph Geuder
Visitors:
Sandy Teliak
Weather:
Mostly sunny; 33-52 degrees; winds southerly 3-18 mph, gusting to 26 mph;
good to excellent visibility
Raptor Observations:
Better early morning flight probably a continuation of the day before.
Non-raptor Observations:
Red-throated Loon; Common Moorhen and American Bittern seen again today.
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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 |