Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 22, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 53 513
TV 0 409 5864
OS 2 122 557
BE 0 28 84
NH 0 20 147
SS 1 301 1918
CH 0 79 455
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 0 192
BW 7 600 730
RT 0 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: 10 1677 11222
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Observation start time: 07:45:00
Observation end time: 10:30:00
Total observation time: 2.75 hours
Official Counter: Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Leo Weigant
Weather: Mostly cloudy; a chilly 55-60 degrees; excellent visibility; winds westerly
and strong, 13-18 mph, gusting to 30 mph
Raptor Observations:
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 |