Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 05, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 10 58 373
TV 81 274 4661
OS 3 29 162
BE 0 0 22
NH 0 0 20
SS 23 40 206
CH 2 16 207
NG 0 0 0
RS 1 8 122
BW 0 0 0
RT 1 10 135
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 4 18 274
ML 0 2 3
PG 0 0 0
UA 1 1 8
UB 0 0 5
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 0 1
Total: 126 456 6199
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Visitors: Christine Stevens, Steve Kahn, Eleanor Feldman, Steve Bethke, Mary Lynn
Skutley; Callie Ann
Weather: Variably cloudy; 58-62 degrees; good to excellent visibility; winds mostly
from the NW, 7-14 mph, gusting to 21 mph. Hard to believe that the
forecast the night before was for rain most of the day.
Raptor Observations: Flight probably curtailed by the stormy weather to the south
Non-raptor Observations: Little Blue Heron
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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 |