Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 17, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 25 234
TV 8 512 5414
OS 0 27 498
BE 0 31 81
NH 0 12 137
SS 0 108 2761
CH 0 50 541
NG 0 0 0
RS 1 4 141
BW 1 170 448
RT 0 26 326
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 0 524
ML 0 1 48
PG 0 3 3
UR 5 82
MK 1 7 7
Total: 11 981 11245
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Observation start time: 07:45:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 5.25 hours
Official Counter: Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Linda Baker, Ralph Geuder
Visitors: Dan Haas; Christine
Weather: Partly to mostly cloudy; 58-69 degrees; winds with a northwesterly
component or variable, 3-10 mph; good visibility
Raptor Observations: An adult female Mississippi Kite at 10:10 am glided across the pond
relatively low and close for good looks above and below.
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.
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 |