Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 18, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 1 54 146
TV 28 1405 3898
OS 31 252 336
BE 3 20 33
NH 1 59 72
SS 4 233 435
CH 4 86 232
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 4 338 426
ML 5 21 21
PG 0 0 0
UR 1 14 41
Total: 82 2564 5965
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Hal Wierenga, Marty Miller, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga, Marty Miller, Sue Ricciardi
Weather:
Cloudy; 49-53 degrees; winds turning from the N to NE to E, 0-9 mph; good
visibility
Raptor Observations:
An adult and an immature Bald Eagle sat close to each other for quite
awhile in trees along the edge of the pond. The adult caught a fish from
the pond.
Non-raptor Observations:
Seven Glossy Ibises flying north; 18 Common Loons; more than 100
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 |