Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 21, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 5 43 46
TV 36 1411 1488
OS 2 41 41
BE 0 5 6
NH 0 8 9
SS 4 111 112
CH 0 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 0 26 26
ML 0 0 0
PG 0 0 0
UR 1 8 8
Total: 48 1875 1967
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Observation start time: 08:45:00
Observation end time: 12:15:00 Eastern Standard Time
Total observation time: 3.5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Marty Miller
Weather:
Mostly cloudy becoming overcast; 36-39 degrees; winds ENE turning E then
SE, 5-13 mph
Raptor Observations:
A modest flight on a dreary day with unfavorable winds
Non-raptor Observations:
Three Red-throated 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 |