Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 10, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 10 68 383
TV 45 346 4733
OS 41 78 211
BE 1 1 23
NH 2 3 23
SS 20 62 228
CH 3 21 212
NG 0 0 0
RS 2 10 124
BW 0 0 0
RT 1 11 136
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 10 31 287
ML 3 7 8
PG 0 0 0
UA 0 1 8
UB 0 0 5
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 0 1
Total: 138 639 6382
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Observation start time: 08:45:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 6.25 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: George Thomas, Hal Wierenga, Ralph Geuder
Visitors: Christine Stevens
Weather: Dense fog mostly dissipated to reveal no cloud cover, but visibility was
poor most of the day; 52-70 degrees; winds calm then easterly, 0-8 mph
Raptor Observations: Ospreys were flying today
Non-raptor Observations: 24 migrant Common Loons; Double-crested Cormorants also moving; 7 Greater Yellowlegs; Savannah and Swamp Sparrows; Great Egret; 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 |