Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 14, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 2 53 145
TV 18 1376 3869
OS 11 207 291
BE 0 16 29
NH 0 58 71
SS 16 228 430
CH 2 82 228
NG 0 0 0
RS 3 13 116
BW 4 11 11
RT 0 58 198
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 3 332 420
ML 2 16 16
PG 0 0 0
UR 2 13 40
Total: 63 2463 5864
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Ralph Geuder
Visitors: Jay McGann, Sue Henyon, Laura Hyde, Karen, Vince, John
Weather:
Variable cloudiness; 47-54 degrees; westerly winds. 7-10 mph; good
visibility
Raptor Observations:
Promising early flight probably cut off by advancing storm to the south.
Non-raptor Observations:
New spring arrivals: Spotted Sandpiper(3), Chimney Swift(6), Black-crowned
Night Heron(3); 28 Common Loons
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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 |