Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 03, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 7 467
TV 19 136 5591
OS 24 50 485
BE 3 4 60
NH 1 6 133
SS 16 89 1706
CH 5 46 422
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 0 192
BW 0 13 143
RT 0 13 221
RL 0 0 1
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 0 414
ML 2 5 45
PG 0 0 5
UA 0 4 16
UB 0 0 11
UF 0 1 3
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 3 7
Total: 70 377 9922
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00 EST
Total observation time: 6.25 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bob Rineer
Weather: Completely foggy becoming sunny; 57-66 degrees; poor visibility; winds from
the east or northeast, 7-12 mph
Raptor Observations: Once the fog lifted at noon EDT, there was a short-lived burst of raptors
with a nice run of Ospreys
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 |