Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 15, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 3 38 498
TV 7 363 5818
OS 7 100 535
BE 2 17 73
NH 3 18 145
SS 2 286 1903
CH 0 77 453
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 0 192
BW 20 124 254
RT 1 29 236
RL 0 0 1
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 0 414
ML 0 8 49
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 1 1
Total: 45 1075 10620
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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: John Hoffman
Weather:
Partly to mostly cloudy; 64-75 degrees; fair to good visibility; winds
starting out light and westerly, becoming variable
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations: About 125 Bobolinks; noticeable movement of Eastern Kingbirds; 2 Common Nighthawks
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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 |