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Fort Smallwood Park Hawkwatch 4/12/2006

From:

Sue Ricciardi

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Sue Ricciardi

Date:

Wed, 12 Apr 2006 22:59:38 -0400

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 12, 2006
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           0             23            199
TV                          28            783           3174
OS                           6             98            181
BE                           0              8             26
NH                           2             18             47
SS                          24            216            418
CH                           9             71            261
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           8             26            126
BW                           1              9              9
RT                           3             33            151
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           3             65            179
ML                           0              5              8
PG                           0              0              0
UR                           0              5             18

Total:                      84           1360           4797
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Observation start time: 07:45:00 
Observation end   time: 13:00:00 
Total observation time: 5.25 hours

Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Hal Wierenga, Ralph Geuder

Weather:
51-73 degrees; mostly cloudy to overcast; good visibility; south winds, 0 -
12 mph.

Raptor Observations:
A modest flight was halted by the incoming overcast sky

Non-raptor Observations:
A pair of Red-bellied Woodpeckers is excavating a hole in a tree about 100
feet from us.
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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