Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 26, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 6 68 71
TV 73 1903 1980
OS 2 67 67
BE 0 10 11
NH 1 12 13
SS 9 170 171
CH 2 125 126
NG 0 0 0
RS 2 78 82
BW 0 0 0
RT 11 122 126
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 2 50 50
ML 0 0 0
PG 0 0 0
UR 17 17
Total: 108 2622 2714
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 14:15:00 EST
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dan Eberly
Visitors: Christine
Weather:
Mostly cloudy; 43-60 degrees; chilly wind from the south, 5-11 mph, gusting
to 20 mph; good visibilty
Raptor Observations:
Flight came in spurts as the sky changed back and forth between overcast
and partly sunny.
Non-raptor Observations:
Common Moorhen made another appearance.
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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 |