Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 02, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 6 7 467
TV 104 117 5572
OS 15 26 461
BE 1 1 57
NH 3 5 132
SS 57 73 1690
CH 36 41 417
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 0 192
BW 10 13 143
RT 8 13 221
RL 0 0 1
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 0 414
ML 2 3 43
PG 0 0 5
UA 4 4 16
UB 0 0 11
UF 1 1 3
UE 0 0 0
UR 2 3 7
Total: 249 307 9852
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Marty Miller, Ralph Geuder
Weather:
Mostly cloudy quickly becoming partly cloudy; 59-82 degrees; fair
visibility with some haze; winds mostly from the WSW becoming variable in
the late afternoon, 3-10 mph
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
5 Glossy Ibis
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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 |