Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 23, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 9 139 454
TV 20 896 5283
OS 4 207 340
BE 1 14 36
NH 0 66 86
SS 10 654 820
CH 7 133 324
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 75 189
BW 4 69 69
RT 5 59 184
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 140 396
ML 1 22 23
PG 1 2 2
UA 0 2 9
UB 0 6 11
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 2 3
Total: 62 2486 8229
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Hal Wierenga, Marty Miller
Observers: Dan Stewart, Hal Wierenga
Weather: Variably cloudy; 53-72 degrees; visibility poor with haze, becoming good by
the afternoon; winds calm or light and variable, becoming ESE, 0-6 mph
Raptor Observations:
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 |