Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 02, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 8 39 354
TV 67 157 4544
OS 18 20 153
BE 0 0 22
NH 0 0 20
SS 6 14 180
CH 2 14 205
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 7 121
BW 0 0 0
RT 0 9 134
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 5 14 270
ML 2 2 3
PG 0 0 0
UA 0 0 7
UB 0 0 5
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 0 1
Total: 108 276 6019
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Cal Orvis, Hal Wierenga, Mark Scarff, Marty Miller
Visitors: Judy Scarff, Dara Webber
Weather: Partly cloudy; 42-54 degrees, good visibility; winds mostly strong from the
NNW, 7-20 mph, gusting to 30 mph
Raptor Observations: Ospreys flying low on the strong headwinds, sometimes just skimming the
water
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 |