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Fort Smallwood Park Hawkwatch 3/24/2006

From:

Sue Ricciardi

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Sue Ricciardi

Date:

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 22:38:10 -0500

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 24, 2006
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           7            106            108
TV                          90           1625           1670
OS                           5             32             32
BE                           0             12             12
NH                           0              3              3
SS                           4             76             78
CH                           3            101            101
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           1             76             76
BW                           0              0              0
RT                           1             75             79
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           0             26             26
ML                           0              2              2
PG                           0              0              0
UR                           0             11             11

Total:                     111           2145           2198
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Observation start time: 09:15:00 
Observation end   time: 14:00:00 
Total observation time: 4.75 hours

Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Hal Wierenga

Visitors:
Anne Arundel County Director of Recreaton and Parks, Dennis Callahan; students from Summitt School who worked on cleaning up the beach.

Weather:
43-51 degrees; mostly cloudy; fair visibility; winds light and variable
with a northeasterly component at times.

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Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi ()

Site Description:
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.  Anne Arundel County has recently taken over the operation of the Park from the City of Baltimore.  It is currently closed to the general public for renovations and will reopen April 1. Advance permission needed from the compiler  until then to visit hawkwatch.

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