Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 08, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 42 134
TV 19 1119 3612
OS 4 71 155
BE 1 8 21
NH 0 24 37
SS 2 127 329
CH 1 54 200
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 9 112
BW 0 3 3
RT 0 47 187
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 191 279
ML 0 1 1
PG 0 0 0
UR 8 35
Total: 27 1704 5105
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 11:15:00 EST
Total observation time: 3.25 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Visitors: Greg Futral
Weather:
Mostly cloudy; 33-39 degrees; strong winds from the W turning to the WNW,
10-17 mph, gusting to 24 mph; good visibility; a few snow flurries
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
A pair of Eastern Bluebirds mating and looking for a place to nest
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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 |