Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 20, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 7 38 41
TV 158 1375 1452
OS 5 39 39
BE 0 5 6
NH 1 8 9
SS 20 107 108
CH 1 86 87
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 46 50
BW 0 0 0
RT 0 90 94
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 18 26 26
ML 0 0 0
PG 0 0 0
UR 2 7 7
Total: 212 1827 1919
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00 Eastern Standard Time
Total observation time: 6.25 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dan Stewart, Linda Baker, Ralph Geuder
Visitors:
Dave Perry, Jay McGann, Christine
Weather:
Mostly sunny; 55-60 degrees; winds north westerly, 8-17 mph, gusting to 25
mph; fair visibility with some morning fog
Raptor Observations:
First good run of kestrels, but no buteos.
Non-raptor Observations:
A Wilson's Snipe perched on a log in the pond for much of the day. Four migrant Common Loons.
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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 |