Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 27, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 15 83 86
TV 287 2190 2267
OS 10 77 77
BE 1 11 12
NH 0 12 13
SS 24 194 195
CH 13 138 139
NG 0 0 0
RS 15 93 97
BW 0 0 0
RT 11 133 137
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 34 84 84
ML 0 0 0
PG 0 0 0
UR 10 27 27
Total: 420 3042 3134
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 17:30:00 EST
Total observation time: 10.5 hours
Official Counter: Marty Miller, Matt Grey, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Cal Orvis, Dan Eberly, Dan Stewart, Marty Miller, Matt Grey,
Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Weather:
Partly cloudy; 60-81 degrees; winds starting out from WSW, then shifting to
W and then to NW and WNW, 4-16 mph, gusting to 21 mph; good visibility
Raptor Observations:
After a slow start, a good and steady flight for the remainder of the day
Non-raptor Observations:
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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 |