Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 20, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 55 147
TV 41 1468 3961
OS 22 288 372
BE 1 21 34
NH 0 61 74
SS 83 330 532
CH 14 103 249
NG 0 0 0
RS 4 17 120
BW 10 24 24
RT 2 61 201
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 27 367 455
ML 9 33 33
PG 0 0 0
UR 1 15 42
Total: 214 2843 6244
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Cal Orvis, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Cal Orvis, Hal Wierenga, Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Lenny Marcus; Bud Jenkins
Weather:
Sunny; 50-70 degrees; winds mostly from the NNE, 0-14 mph; hazy early in
the day
Raptor Observations:
A very pleasant day to enjoy a parade of raptors
Non-raptor Observations:
23 Common Loons, some calling; probably a couple of thousand swallows,
martins, and swifts in the afternoon
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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 |