Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 14, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 8 217
TV 19 224 5126
OS 0 25 496
BE 1 7 57
NH 0 11 136
SS 1 100 2753
CH 0 27 518
NG 0 0 0
RS 1 3 140
BW 5 23 301
RT 1 7 307
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 0 524
ML 0 0 47
PG 0 3 3
UR 3 80
MK 0 2 2
Total: 28 443 10707
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 4.75 hours
Official Counter: Hal Wierenga, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Don and Mary Wilson
Weather: Partly to mostly cloudy; 58-68 degrees; winds easterly, 3-8 mph; good
visibility
Raptor Observations:
Bald Eagle was a juvenile
Non-raptor Observations: There is still room on an Audubon Naturalist Society trip to Veracruz, Mexico, September 26 - October 7, led by Hal Wierenga. Contact ANS or me privately.
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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 |