Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Feb 21, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 0 0
TV 8 21 21
OS 0 0 0
BE 0 0 0
NH 0 1 1
SS 0 1 1
CH 0 0 0
NG 0 0 0
RS 1 1 1
BW 0 0 0
RT 2 3 3
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 0 0
ML 0 0 0
PG 0 0 0
UA 0 0 0
UB 0 0 0
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 0 0
Total: 11 27 27
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Observation start time: 09:45:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 6.25 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Marty Miller
Weather: Partly cloudy; 31-44 degrees; good visibility; winds westerly with a
southerly component in the afternoon.
Raptor Observations: First migrant Red-shouldered Hawk of the season
Non-raptor Observations: Herring Gulls, about 50, trickling north over the course of the day.
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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.
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 |