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Fort Smallwood Park 5/12/04 Mississippi Kites

From:

Sue Ricciardi

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Maryland Birds & Birding

Date:

Wed, 12 May 2004 22:12:23 -0400

Fort Smallwood Park
Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 12, 2004
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           0              0            167
TV                          55            283           4457
OS                           6             55            540
BE                           3             10             40
NH                           2             10            186
SS                           1            144           2253
CH                           4             36            669
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           0              0            196
BW                          47            103            407
RT                           1             10            350
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           0              1            716
ML                           2              8            106
PG                           0              1              3
UR                           2              4             54
MK                           2              2              2

Total:                     125            667          10146
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Observation start time: 08:30:00 DST
Observation end   time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours

Official Counter: Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Ralph Geuder

Weather:
Another hot, hazy, humid day with almost no clouds; 70-84 degrees;
southwest winds, 6-12 mph.

Observations:
Two adult Mississippi Kites!  The first arrived at 11:07  following on
the coat-tails of some vultures.  It circled a few times, then made a
rapid exit out to the northwest.  The second came 7 minutes later with its
wings cocked gull-like and glided across the sky heading NNW.  Last year,
our only three MK's of the season came on the same day, May 12.


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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