Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 19, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 4 52 512
TV 7 396 5851
OS 5 112 547
BE 3 26 82
NH 0 19 146
SS 3 300 1917
CH 1 79 455
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 0 192
BW 19 521 651
RT 1 35 243
RL 0 0 1
GE 0 0 0
AK 1 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: 44 1569 11114
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 13:30:00 EST
Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: John Hoffman, Linda Baker, Ralph Geuder
Visitors: Geroge Jett
Weather: Mostly cloudy; a cool 56-62 degrees; excellent visibility; winds strong
from the west, 12-21 mph, gusting to 31 mph
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Several hundred Barn and Tree Swallows; 8 Forster's Terns
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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 ://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 |