Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 06, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 9 22 482
TV 43 315 5770
OS 13 79 514
BE 1 6 62
NH 2 12 139
SS 23 262 1879
CH 5 72 448
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 0 192
BW 20 86 216
RT 4 22 230
RL 0 0 1
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 0 414
ML 0 7 47
PG 0 0 5
UA 0 4 16
UB 0 1 12
UF 0 1 3
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 3 7
Total: 120 892 10437
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Linda Baker, Ralph Geuder
Weather: Sunny becoming partly cloudy; 56-75 degrees; fair visibility with some
haze; winds mostly northwesterly, 0-10 mph gusting to 17 mph
Raptor Observations: Some Ospreys, Sharp-shinned Hawks, and Broad-winged Hawks with an afternoon flight of Turkey Vultures
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 |