Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 25, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 8 62 65
TV 163 1830 1907
OS 15 65 65
BE 1 10 11
NH 1 11 12
SS 22 161 162
CH 8 123 124
NG 0 0 0
RS 9 76 80
BW 0 0 0
RT 5 111 115
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 11 48 48
ML 0 0 0
PG 0 0 0
UR 17 17
Total: 243 2514 2606
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Lynn Davidson, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bob Rineer, Lynn Davidson, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors:
Jay McGann
Weather:
Mostly sunny; 51-58 degrees; winds from the NNE turning to ESE, 6-14 mph,
gusting to 22 mph; early fog lifted to produce excellent visibility
Raptor Observations:
Nice run of raptors in spite of the usually unfavorable winds
Non-raptor Observations:
A few hundred Tree Swallows; another sighting of American Bittern
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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 |