Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 12, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 22 51 62
TV 145 722 787
OS 3 10 10
BE 3 7 8
NH 1 1 1
SS 9 21 21
CH 3 14 14
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 28 31
BW 0 0 0
RT 1 30 37
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 6 7 7
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: 193 892 979
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dan Stewart, Hal Wierenga
Weather:
Variably cloudy, becoming partly cloudy; 45-55 degrees; good visibility;
strong westerly winds, 8-24 mph, gusting to 30 mph
Raptor Observations:
First harrier of the season; flight persisted all day
Non-raptor Observations:
Ring-billed Gulls heading north
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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. The Park is closed to visitors on Wednesdays.
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 |