Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 28, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 8 102 194
TV 95 2092 4585
OS 26 367 451
BE 1 30 43
NH 10 89 102
SS 192 1020 1222
CH 11 212 358
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 32 135
BW 40 169 169
RT 9 135 275
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 1 411 499
ML 4 43 43
PG 0 0 0
UR 38 65
Total: 397 4740 8141
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Observation start time: 07:15:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8.75 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga, Lynn Davidson, Marty Miller
Visitors: Dan Haas; Ranger Matt Grey with group (10); J.T.; Irvine Nature Center
Birdathon Group: Rob Mardiney, Sharon Schwemmer, Sarah Brittingham, Linda
Eustis
Weather: Mostly cloudy; 56-66 degrees; winds westerly 0-15 mph; visibility poor with
fog, becoming good later
Raptor Observations: Steady flight of Sharpies
Non-raptor Observations: Least Bittern; 16 Glossy Ibis flying north; 3000+ Blue Jays; Solitary
Sandpipers and Eastern Kingbirds on the move; Northern Rough-winged Swallow gathering nesting material; P.M. flight of 100+ warblers, probably Yellow-rumped
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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
BV 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 |