Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 09, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 3 8 19
TV 113 392 457
OS 0 4 4
BE 0 3 4
NH 0 0 0
SS 0 8 8
CH 0 7 7
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 18 21
BW 0 0 0
RT 0 20 27
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 1 1
ML 0 0 0
PG 0 0 0
UA 0 0 0
UB 0 0 0
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 0 0
Total: 116 461 548
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 4.5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Weather:
Sunny; 29-38 degrees; good visibility; very strong west winds, 13-24 mph,
gusting to 31 mph
Raptor Observations:
Only vultures seemed willing to cross the water and then only after taking
a long time to decide how to do it.
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.
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 |