Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 05, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 13 473
TV 14 272 5727
OS 6 66 501
BE 0 5 61
NH 0 10 137
SS 6 239 1856
CH 1 67 443
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 0 192
BW 0 66 196
RT 0 18 226
RL 0 0 1
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 0 414
ML 1 7 47
PG 0 0 5
UA 0 4 16
UB 0 1 12
UF 0 1 3
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 3 7
Total: 28 772 10317
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: John Hoffman, Ralph Geuder
Visitors:Ben Weinstein
Weather:
Predicted sunny skies quickly became completely cloudy, with some sun by
early afternoon; 61-63 degrees; fair visibility with some haze; winds
mostly from the NE, 10-12 mph
Raptor Observations: Once the cloud cover took over and with the NE winds, the flight was
minimal
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 Raptor |