Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 25, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 5 234 245
TV 129 3164 3229
OS 7 100 100
BE 1 17 18
NH 0 7 7
SS 0 71 71
CH 8 124 124
NG 0 0 0
RS 1 84 87
BW 0 0 0
RT 2 83 90
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: 153 4067 4154
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 13:30:00 EST
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Weather:
Sunny; 31-49 degrees; fair to good visibility; winds variable early,
becoming stronger and from the SSW in the afternoon, 0-13 mph, gusting to 18 mph
Raptor Observations: Tough sky for picking out migrants
Non-raptor Observations: Great Egret
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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 |