Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 07, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 7 29 489
TV 30 345 5800
OS 1 80 515
BE 3 9 65
NH 1 13 140
SS 2 264 1881
CH 3 75 451
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 0 192
BW 2 88 218
RT 2 24 232
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 1 2 13
UF 0 1 3
UE 0 0 0
UR 2 5 9
MK 1 1 1
Total: 55 947 10492
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Observation start time: 06:15:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00 EST
Total observation time: 9.25 hours
Official Counter: Marty Miller
Observers: Dan Stewart, Hal Wierenga
Weather: Mostly sunny; temperatures in low 80's; excellent visibility; winds, variable, SE,SW, 5 - 15 mph
Raptor Observations: At 3:55 pm EDT, we had our first Mississippi Kite of the season
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 |