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Fort Smallwood Park Hawkwatch 4/2/2006

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Sue Ricciardi

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Sue Ricciardi

Date:

Mon, 3 Apr 2006 15:04:13 -0400

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 02, 2006
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           3              3            179
TV                         105            278           2669
OS                           6             10             93
BE                           2              2             20
NH                           0              3             32
SS                          48             78            280
CH                           8             25            215
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           1              4            104
BW                           0              0              0
RT                           4              7            125
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                          10             27            141
ML                           1              3              6
PG                           0              0              0
UR                           0              2             15

Total:                     188            442           3879
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Observation start time: 08:30:00 
Observation end   time: 15:00:00 
Total observation time: 6.5 hours

Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Cal Orvis, Hal Wierenga, Jeff Hook, Kenny Orvis,
                  Lynn Davidson

Visitors:
10

Weather:
56-68 degrees; mostly sunny; good to excellent visibility; winds started
from the NW at 12 mph, then diminished in speed and became light and
variable.

Raptor Observations:
A Sharp-shinned Hawk with white patches on the upper wing coverts;  A
gorgeous sub-adult II Bald Eagle, with lots of white underneath (see
Liguori, p.115, lower left), that soared overhead for several minutes. 
The strong sunlight from above lit the eagle up brilliantly.

Non-raptor Observations:

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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.

Directions to site:
For directions and more info, go to www.mdbirds.org.  Choose Birding Sites,
Maryland, Hawks. 

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