Dear Sue -
I am just astounded by the fantastic day of 1000+ hawks at Fort
Smallwood on 04_09. Thank you for the report.
Move over Cape May!
Taylor McLean
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From: "Sue Ricciardi" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 10:21 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Fort Smallwood Park 4/9/04
Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 09, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 21 47 147
TV 234 1509 3333
OS 71 149 227
BE 6 6 11
NH 24 56 62
SS 343 627 709
CH 90 226 324
NG 0 0 0
RS 13 79 172
BW 11 37 37
RT 22 132 241
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 387 487 560
ML 23 29 29
PG 0 0 1
UR 1 15 27
Total: 1246 3399 5880
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 19:30:00
Total observation time: 10.5 hours
Official Counter: Hal Wierenga
Observers: Cal Orvis, Dan Eberly, Lynn Davidson, Ralph Geuder
Visitors:
Additional official counter, Lynn Davidson; Additional observers, Jane
Geuder, John Hoffman; Visitors, Martin Miller, Ken Orvis, Sally Rowe.
Weather:
Morning haze followed by partly cloudy skies; 48-60 degrees; winds mostly
from the northwest, 8-16 mph.
Observations:
After a much slower day, the hawks came in droves again! A stunning
flight. A new one-day record for kestrels: 387 (old record 362), and the
largest one-day flights of sharp-shins and Merlins on record this early in
the season. These two recent big days are unusual for us in that they've
been powered mostly by non-vultures and non-broadwings.
44 Common Loons; 2 Red-throated Loons; 25 Horned Grebes; 18 Great Blue
Herons; thousands of Tree Swallows, 12 Barn Swallows and about 35 Northern
Rough-winged Swallows.
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Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi ()
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; 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
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