Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 02, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 3 212
TV 8 33 4935
OS 1 10 481
BE 0 1 51
NH 3 5 130
SS 29 47 2700
CH 9 15 506
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 0 137
BW 0 8 286
RT 1 4 304
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 0 524
ML 0 0 47
PG 1 2 2
UR 1 1 78
Total: 53 129 10393
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 13:30:00 EST
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Cal Orvis, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Cal Orvis, Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Mostly cloudy; 59-81 degrees; winds west, switching over to the NNW, 0-9
mph; good visibility
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
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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 |