Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 16, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 1 111 426
TV 53 721 5108
OS 10 172 305
BE 0 13 35
NH 0 56 76
SS 17 387 553
CH 1 100 291
NG 0 0 0
RS 7 67 181
BW 0 35 35
RT 3 38 163
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 127 383
ML 0 20 21
PG 0 1 1
UA 0 2 9
UB 2 5 10
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 0 1
Total: 94 1855 7598
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 14:15:00 EST
Total observation time: 6.75 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dan Stewart
Weather: Sunny; 44-65 degrees; good visibility; winds calm or light from an easterly
direction, 0-10 mph
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Two Royal Terns
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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 |