Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 05, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 9 27 119
TV 95 919 3412
OS 15 61 145
BE 0 3 16
NH 3 21 34
SS 10 105 307
CH 7 40 186
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 8 111
BW 0 1 1
RT 5 34 174
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 10 188 276
ML 0 1 1
PG 0 0 0
UR 6 33
Total: 154 1414 4815
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga, John Hoffman, John Pangborn, Ralph Geuder
Weather:
Partly sunny; 37-43 degrees; strong winds from the WNW, then W, 14-21 mph,
gusting to 28 mph; excellent visibility
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
23 Common Loons; 53 Bonaparte's Gulls
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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
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 |