Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 23, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 42 204 215
TV 430 2830 2895
OS 14 84 84
BE 0 16 17
NH 0 7 7
SS 1 71 71
CH 6 107 107
NG 0 0 0
RS 3 82 85
BW 0 0 0
RT 8 81 88
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 3 174 174
ML 0 1 1
PG 0 0 0
UA 0 5 5
UB 0 3 3
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 0 0
Total: 507 3665 3752
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00 EST
Total observation time: 7.25 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dan Stewart
Visitors:
Terry Miller; Warren and Lisa Strobel; Matt and Aylin; Christina and Micah
Weather:
Sunny becoming mostly sunny; 37-50 degrees; good visibility; winds light and variable
Raptor Observations: A steady flight all day
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 |