Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 121 132
TV 72 1519 1584
OS 2 31 31
BE 0 14 15
NH 2 3 3
SS 2 39 39
CH 5 61 61
NG 0 0 0
RS 7 72 75
BW 0 0 0
RT 1 52 59
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 2 40 40
ML 0 1 1
PG 0 0 0
UA 0 3 3
UB 0 3 3
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 0 0
Total: 93 1959 2046
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Observation start time: 08:45:00
Observation end time: 12:30:00
Total observation time: 3.75 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dan Stewart
Weather:
Overcast with a few short periods of limited sun; 48-65 degrees; good
visibility; winds calm except in the last half-hour when the winds were WSW
at 13 mph; then the showers began.
Raptor Observations:
A surpisingly good flight inder the adverse conditions
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 |