Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 01, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 1 1 461
TV 13 13 5468
OS 11 11 446
BE 0 0 56
NH 2 2 129
SS 16 16 1633
CH 5 5 381
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 0 192
BW 3 3 133
RT 5 5 213
RL 0 0 1
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 0 414
ML 1 1 41
PG 0 0 5
UA 0 0 12
UB 0 0 11
UF 0 0 2
UE 0 0 0
UR 1 1 5
Total: 58 58 9603
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 12:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Ralph Geuder
Visitors: Leo Weigant
Weather:
Cloudy with sprinkles, becoming mostly cloudy, then cloudy again with
showers; 45-59 degrees; good visibility; winds light, becoming southerly
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 Raptor |