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Fort Smallwood Park 4/15/04

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Sue Ricciardi

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Maryland Birds & Birding

Date:

Sun, 18 Apr 2004 00:45:21 -0400

Fort Smallwood Park
Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 15, 2004
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           2             54            154
TV                          42           1678           3502
OS                          77            241            319
BE                           1              7             12
NH                          13             74             80
SS                          19            712            794
CH                           4            243            341
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           0             88            181
BW                           0             40             40
RT                           3            141            250
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                          21            533            606
ML                          31             60             60
PG                           0              0              1
UR                           3             18             30

Total:                     216           3889           6370
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Observation start time: 08:45:00  DST
Observation end   time: 19:00:00
Total observation time: 10.25 hours

Official Counters: Dave Mozurkewich, Hal Wierenga, Sue Ricciardi

Observers and visitors: Bob Ringler, Dan Eberly, Dave Mozurkewich, Hal
Wierenga, Lynn Davidson, Matt Grey, Ralph Geuder, Virginia Johnson, Hugh
Mahanes, Bruce Warren. Jim and Karen Lando from Hamburg NY hawkwatch.


Weather:
Sunny skies; 47-61 degrees; winds moderate to strong from the NNW.

Observations:
Delightful day for Ospreys, Harriers, and Merlins.  27 of the Merlins came
after 1pm DST.

Swallows pouring by all day, the majority Tree Swallows, but also good
numbers of Barn and Northern Rough-winged, also 2 Cliff; also hundreds of
Purple Martins amd several Chimney Swifts.  65 Bonaparte's Gulls feeding
along the shore; 14 Caspian Terns; 1 Little Blue Heron.
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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.

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