I'm curious, what time did the Snowy Egret flyby and was it headed north?  I was driving down 895 yesterday and a Snowy Egret flying north low over the highway near Southwest Area Park.  This was around 11-11:30am.  
 
Matt Hafner
Bel Air, MD
 

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From: Sue Ricciardi <>
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Sent: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 07:19:38 -0500
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Fort Smallwood Park 3/30/05


Fort Smallwood Park
Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 29, 2005
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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BV                           2             84             87
TV                         221           1248           1320
OS                          50             77             77
BE                           1              8             10
NH                           3              7              7
SS                          12             36             36
CH                          16             66             66
NG                           0              1              1
RS                           0             46             47
BW                           0              0              0
RT                           2             62             70
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                          59             76             76
ML                           1              1              1
PG                           0              0              0
UR                           2              3              3

Total:                     369           1715           1801
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Observation start time: 07:30:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 8.5 hours

Official Counter: Matt Grey, Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Hal Wierenga, John Hoffman, Linda Baker, Marty Miller, Matt 
Grey, Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi

Weather:
48-61 degrees; mostly cloudy; winds from the NNW, 7-17 mph, gusting to 25
mph.

Observations:
First Merlin of the season; steady flight of kestrels all day

First Barn and Northern Rough-winged Swallows; Snowy Egret
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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; 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