Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 19, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 1 26 235
TV 9 521 5423
OS 0 27 498
BE 3 34 84
NH 0 13 138
SS 3 111 2764
CH 0 50 541
NG 0 0 0
RS 1 5 142
BW 1 170 448
RT 0 26 326
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 0 524
ML 0 1 48
PG 0 3 3
UR 5 82
MK 0 7 7
Total: 18 999 11263
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00 EST
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Bill Hubick, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bill Hubick, Dan Stewart, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Jay McGann, Master Planning Committee for Weinberg and Fort Smallwood Parks
(15), Karen
Weather: Partly to mostly cloudy; 58-72 degrees; winds northwesterly, 6-21 mph,
gusting to 29 mph; visibility good
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations: 2 Royal Terns, Cattle Egret
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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 |