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Fort Smallwood Park 4/17/04

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Sue Ricciardi

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Maryland Birds & Birding

Date:

Sun, 18 Apr 2004 01:56:16 -0400

Fort Smallwood Park
Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 17, 2004
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           0             54            154
TV                          80           1758           3582
OS                          19            260            338
BE                           2              9             14
NH                          19             93             99
SS                         261            973           1055
CH                          65            308            406
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           5             93            186
BW                          78            118            118
RT                           3            144            253
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                          63            596            669
ML                           4             64             64
PG                           0              0              1
UR                           2             20             32

Total:                     601           4490           6971
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Observation start time: 07:00:00 DST
Observation end   time: 18:30:00
Total observation time: 11.5 hours

Official Counter: Greg Smith

Observers:        Dave Mozurkewich, Lynn Davidson, Nolan Britt, Ralph Geuder

Visitors:
Other observers and visitors: Hal Wierenga, Bob Ringler, Cal Orvis, Bud
Orvis, the Scarffs, Jane Geuder, Dan Eberly, Bill Ellis, Martin Miller,
group from Audubon Naturalist Society;


Weather:
Partly sunny; 38-81 degrees; calm or light winds becoming moderate with a
southerly component in the afternoon.

Observations:
Great day overall, particularly for accipiters and Kestrels with Broadwings
on the increase.  Numbers from April 16 are not yet included in the
totals.

Royal Tern, 3; Eastern Kingbird, 1; Red-headed Woodpecker, 1.
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Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi ()

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