Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 21, 2008
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV 1 53 513
TV 13 409 5864
OS 8 120 555
BE 2 28 84
NH 1 20 147
SS 0 300 1917
CH 0 79 455
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 0 192
BW 72 593 723
RT 1 36 244
RL 0 0 1
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 2 416
ML 0 10 50
PG 0 0 5
UA 0 4 16
UB 0 2 13
UF 0 1 3
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 7 11
MK 0 3 3
Total: 98 1667 11212
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 6.75 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dan Stewart
Weather:
Partly to mostly cloudy; 59-66 degrees; good to excellent visibility; winds
alternating between W and WSW, 7-13 mph
Raptor Observations: More immature Broadwings
Non-raptor Observations: Hundreds more swallows, Chimney Swifts, and Purple Martins; a dozen flocks of Cedar Waxwings, totaling more than 200 individuals
=======================================================================
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 |