Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Jun 01, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 0 524
TV 9 9 5972
OS 0 0 583
BE 1 1 99
NH 0 0 147
SS 0 0 1918
CH 0 0 455
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 0 192
BW 6 6 924
RT 0 0 250
RL 0 0 1
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 0 416
ML 0 0 50
PG 0 0 5
UA 0 0 16
UB 0 0 13
UF 0 0 3
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 0 11
MK 0 0 3
Total: 16 16 11582
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 13:30:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Weather: Mostly cloudy; 74-83 degrees; good to excellent visibility; winds from the
W, 9-15 mph, gusting to 24 mph
Raptor Observations: Some Broadwings and Turkey Vultures still on the move
Non-raptor Observations: Butterflies and dragonflies numerous today
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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 |