Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 17, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 53 145
TV 1 1377 3870
OS 14 221 305
BE 1 17 30
NH 0 58 71
SS 1 229 431
CH 0 82 228
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 13 116
BW 0 11 11
RT 0 58 198
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 2 334 422
ML 0 16 16
PG 0 0 0
UR 13 40
Total: 19 2482 5883
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 12:30:00 EST
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: John Pangborn, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga, John Pangborn, Ralph Geuder
Weather:
Cloudy to mostly cloudy; 46-52 degrees; winds from the NNW, 13-16 mph,
gusting to 28 mph; excellent visibility
Raptor Observations:
Ospreys were willing to fly today.
Non-raptor Observations:
One Red-throated Loon and about 20 Common Loons sitting on the water
bayside.
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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 |