Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 16, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 91 102
TV 51 1279 1344
OS 2 25 25
BE 0 7 8
NH 0 1 1
SS 0 32 32
CH 0 52 52
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 57 60
BW 0 0 0
RT 0 45 52
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 38 38
ML 0 1 1
PG 0 0 0
UA 0 2 2
UB 0 3 3
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 0 0
Total: 53 1633 1720
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 13:45:00
Total observation time: 3.75 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Weather:
Mostly cloudy as the rain ended; 42-50 degrees; good visibility; winds
strong out of the northwest 16-18 mph, gusting to 25 mph
Raptor Observations:
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. 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 |