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Fort Smallwood Park Hawkwatch 4/13/2006

From:

Sue Ricciardi

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Sue Ricciardi

Date:

Thu, 13 Apr 2006 17:01:52 -0400

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 13, 2006
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                          16             39            215
TV                         111            894           3285
OS                           5            103            186
BE                           1              9             27
NH                           1             19             48
SS                          53            269            471
CH                           7             78            268
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           3             29            129
BW                           5             14             14
RT                           5             38            156
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           3             68            182
ML                           2              7             10
PG                           0              0              0
UR                           1              6             19

Total:                     213           1573           5010
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Observation start time: 06:00:00 
Observation end   time: 14:30:00 
Total observation time: 8.5 hours

Official Counter: Jerry Book, Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Cal Orvis, Dan Eberly, Jerry Book, Matt Grey

Visitors:
Pam Popovich, John Pangborn


Weather:
56-74 degrees; mostly to partly cloudy; fair to good visibility;  westerly
winds 4-16 mph.

Raptor Observations:
The flight didn't begin until 10 am and the skies and wind seemed to
promise more than they delivered.  Still, a nice day with 12 species.

Non-raptor Observations:
Swallows streaming by: Trees, Barns, and Rough-wings.  First Caspian Terns (4) and Chimney Swifts (2) of the season; seven Common Loons and 11 Bonaparte's Gulls.
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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