Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 23, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 54 57
TV 103 1667 1744
OS 2 50 50
BE 0 9 10
NH 0 10 11
SS 6 139 140
CH 6 115 116
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 67 71
BW 0 0 0
RT 2 106 110
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 3 37 37
ML 0 0 0
PG 0 0 0
UR 3 17 17
Total: 125 2271 2363
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 12:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dan Eberly, Ralph Geuder
Visitors:
Jim and Laurie Van Epps; Jay and Barb McGann
Weather:
Variably cloudy becoming overcast with showers; 61-73 degrees; winds from
west or southwest, 5-14 mph; fair visibility
Raptor Observations:
Flight shut down by approaching storm
Non-raptor Observations:
Frist Purple Martin of the season
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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 |