Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 30, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 7 117 209
TV 178 2409 4902
OS 6 387 471
BE 4 37 50
NH 8 112 125
SS 595 2451 2653
CH 57 345 491
NG 0 0 0
RS 1 34 137
BW 63 278 278
RT 9 160 300
RL 2 2 2
GE 0 0 0
AK 18 436 524
ML 3 47 47
PG 0 0 0
UR 8 50 77
Total: 959 6865 10266
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00 EST
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga, Jane Geuder, Lynn Davidson, Marty Miller,
Ralph Geuder
Visitors: Skip and Kathy Isaacs
Weather:
Partly cloudy; 61-83 degrees; winds westerly and strong, 8-18 mph, gusting
to 36 mph; visibility good
Raptor Observations:
Another spectacular day with the Sharpie flight still going strong;
Broadwings continuing to come in dribs and drabs with no kettles to speak
of. We have already surpassed last year's season total.
Non-raptor Observations:
1300+ Blue Jays; Glossy Ibis
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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 |