Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 24, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 25 229 240
TV 205 3035 3100
OS 9 93 93
BE 0 16 17
NH 0 7 7
SS 0 71 71
CH 9 116 116
NG 0 0 0
RS 1 83 86
BW 0 0 0
RT 0 81 88
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 174 174
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: 249 3914 4001
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: John Hoffman, Marty Miller, Ralph Geuder
Visitors: David and Louis Dunnigan
Weather: Partly cloudy; 37-49 degrees; good visibility; winds northeasterly, 5-12 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 |