Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 24, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 139 454
TV 23 919 5306
OS 12 219 352
BE 0 14 36
NH 1 67 87
SS 49 703 869
CH 5 138 329
NG 0 0 0
RS 1 76 190
BW 1 70 70
RT 2 61 186
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 3 143 399
ML 4 26 27
PG 0 2 2
UA 0 2 9
UB 0 6 11
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 2 3
Total: 101 2587 8330
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00 EST
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Cal Orvis, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bob Rineer, Cal Orvis, John Hoffman, Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Sunny and hazy becoming mostly cloudy; 61-76 degrees; visibility poor to
fair; winds mostly from the NNE, 0-9 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 |