Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 23, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 32 241
TV 10 634 5536
OS 1 35 506
BE 4 43 93
NH 0 15 140
SS 0 116 2769
CH 0 53 544
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 5 142
BW 1 216 494
RT 0 26 326
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 2 526
ML 1 2 49
PG 0 3 3
UR 5 82
MK 0 7 7
Total: 17 1194 11458
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Observation start time: 07:45:00
Observation end time: 13:15:00 EST
Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter: Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dan Stewart, Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Mostly sunny; 60-77 degrees; winds southerly, 3-10 mph; good to excellent
visibility
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations: 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 |