Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 24, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 7 94 186
TV 71 1966 4459
OS 4 338 422
BE 0 29 42
NH 7 78 91
SS 102 804 1006
CH 22 196 342
NG 0 0 0
RS 1 31 134
BW 44 122 122
RT 13 124 264
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 5 410 498
ML 2 39 39
PG 0 0 0
UR 8 35 62
Total: 286 4266 7667
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: Marty Miller, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga, John Pangborn, Marty Miller
Visitors: Pat Stang, Patrick
Weather: Mostly cloudy; 68-81 degrees; winds westerly 6-14, gusting to 20 mph
Raptor Observations: Many raptors very high in lovely afternoon cumulus clouds
Non-raptor Observations:
1000+ migrant Blue Jays; Spring arrivals: Ruby-throated Hummingbird,
Yellow Warbler, Prairie Warbler
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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 |