Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 30, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 9 304 315
TV 24 4332 4397
OS 8 133 133
BE 0 20 21
NH 0 19 19
SS 2 166 166
CH 0 191 191
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 111 114
BW 0 0 0
RT 1 118 125
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 1 256 256
ML 0 1 1
PG 0 0 0
UA 0 7 7
UB 0 5 5
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 1 1
Total: 45 5664 5751
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 4.75 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Weather: Partly cloudy; 35-45 degrees; good visibility; winds from the NE, ENE, or
E, 8-14 mph.
Raptor Observations: A small flight, probably depressed by the unfavorable winds and bad weather
to the south.
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 |