Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 15, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 4 110 425
TV 50 668 5055
OS 23 162 295
BE 1 13 35
NH 0 56 76
SS 12 370 536
CH 6 99 290
NG 0 0 0
RS 2 60 174
BW 0 35 35
RT 1 35 160
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 127 383
ML 1 20 21
PG 0 1 1
UA 0 2 9
UB 1 3 8
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 0 1
Total: 101 1761 7504
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Observation start time: 07:45:00
Observation end time: 13:30:00 EST
Total observation time: 5.75 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dan Stewart, Ralph Geuder
Weather:
Sunny; 44-58 degrees; excellent visibility; winds northeasterly or from the
north, 0-14 mph, gusting to 18 mph
Raptor Observations: Ospreys moving today
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 |