Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 25, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 139 454
TV 5 924 5311
OS 16 235 368
BE 0 14 36
NH 4 71 91
SS 135 838 1004
CH 3 141 332
NG 0 0 0
RS 1 77 191
BW 2 72 72
RT 0 61 186
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 7 150 406
ML 3 29 30
PG 0 2 2
UA 2 4 11
UB 0 6 11
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 2 3
Total: 178 2765 8508
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bob Rineer, Dan Stewart, Ralph Geuder
Visitors: Lou Nielsen, June Grinath, Phil and Barbara Davis
Weather: Mostly cloudy; 57-75 degrees; fair to good visibility; winds mostly
northeasterly, 3-13 mph
Raptor Observations: Sharp-shins most numerous today
Non-raptor Observations: 2 Least Terns, several thousand Blue Jays
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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 |