Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 14, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 2 72 83
TV 110 877 942
OS 6 18 18
BE 0 7 8
NH 0 1 1
SS 4 26 26
CH 7 21 21
NG 0 0 0
RS 1 34 37
BW 0 0 0
RT 0 36 43
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 27 35 35
ML 0 1 1
PG 0 0 0
UA 0 0 0
UB 0 1 1
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 0 0
Total: 157 1129 1216
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00 EST
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga
Weather:
Mostly sunny; 46-60 degrees; fair to poor visibility with fog; winds
easterly, 5-12 mph
Raptor Observations:
Once the cloud cover dissipated, a good afternoon flight ensued, including
a nice run of kestrels all coming after noon, EDT
Non-raptor Observations:
100+ Tree Swallows; Herring Gulls moving 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.
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 |