Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 14, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 1 35 495
TV 9 356 5811
OS 3 93 528
BE 2 15 71
NH 2 15 142
SS 2 284 1901
CH 1 77 453
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 0 192
BW 12 104 234
RT 4 28 236
RL 0 0 1
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 0 414
ML 0 8 48
PG 0 0 5
UA 0 4 16
UB 0 2 13
UF 0 1 3
UE 0 0 0
UR 2 7 11
MK 0 1 1
Total: 38 1030 10575
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Observation start time: 07:45:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 7.25 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dan Stewart, Greg Smith, Hal Wierenga
Weather:
Partly cloudy becoming totally cloudy in the form of a high overcast; 54-73
degrees; good visibility; winds calm at first eventually turning to the
SSW, 0-14 mph, gusting to 18 mph
Raptor Observations: The Ospreys very actively rebuilding today
Non-raptor Observations: Marsh Wren 2; Cattle Egret; numerous swallows
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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 |