Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 11, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 8 217
TV 6 169 5071
OS 1 23 494
BE 2 6 56
NH 1 9 134
SS 14 89 2742
CH 4 27 518
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 2 139
BW 1 15 293
RT 2 6 306
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 0 524
ML 0 0 47
PG 0 3 3
UR 2 79
Total: 31 359 10623
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Observation start time: 09:15:00
Observation end time: 14:15:00 EST
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Weather: Mostly cloudy and foggy; 73-83 degrees; winds NW, turning W, 5-13 mph;
visibility poor to fair
Raptor Observations: A small push of hawks on marginally good winds
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; UB
Unidentified Buteo; UF Unidentified Falcon; UR Unidentified Raptor |