Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 23, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 16 87 179
TV 232 1895 4388
OS 7 334 418
BE 3 29 42
NH 6 71 84
SS 98 702 904
CH 29 174 320
NG 0 0 0
RS 3 30 133
BW 15 78 78
RT 31 111 251
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 2 405 493
ML 2 37 37
PG 0 0 0
UR 2 27 54
Total: 446 3980 7381
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: Cal Orvis, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Cal Orvis, Hal Wierenga, Jane Geuder, John Hoffman,
John Pangborn, Lynn Davidson, Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Allan and Helen Geuder, J.T. and mother Bonnie, Kathy
Weather: Sunny becoming partly cloudy late in the day; 49-84 degrees; winds light
then becoming mostly southwest and strong, 0-15 mph, gusting to 25 miles
per hour; fair to good visibility
Raptor Observations: The flight suddenly accelerated in the afternoon as soon as the winds
picked up speed
Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jays starting to migrate with more than 400 today
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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 |