Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 11, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 21 29 40
TV 98 568 633
OS 1 7 7
BE 1 4 5
NH 0 0 0
SS 1 12 12
CH 2 11 11
NG 0 0 0
RS 4 28 31
BW 0 0 0
RT 8 29 36
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 1 1
ML 0 1 1
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: 136 690 777
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Marty Miller, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dan Stewart, Marty Miller, Ralph Geuder
Visitors:
Mark Schilling, Larry Zoller
Weather:
Clear, becoming mostly cloudy; 37-51 degrees; some haze; winds calm, then
easterly 3-5 mph, ending westerly 5-8 mph
Raptor Observations:
Nice variety today, with most of the flight after noon
Non-raptor Observations: 150 Tundra Swans sitting on the water all day; 2 Northern Shovelers on the pond
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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 |