Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 28, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 21 198
TV 7 335 4696
OS 1 69 352
BE 0 22 52
NH 0 20 120
SS 0 718 2310
CH 1 92 585
NG 0 0 2
RS 0 1 178
BW 13 264 849
RT 0 34 366
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 9 383
ML 0 29 80
PG 0 2 6
UR 0 3 40
MK 0 1 1
Total: 22 1620 10218
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 EST
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dan Stewart
Weather: 67-79 degrees; mostly cloudy, becoming partly cloudy; southerly winds, 0-13 mph.
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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.
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 |