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Fort Smallwood Park Hawkwatch 4/16/2006

From:

Sue Ricciardi

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Sue Ricciardi

Date:

Mon, 17 Apr 2006 23:32:37 -0400

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 16, 2006
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                          24             92            268
TV                          59           1076           3467
OS                          11            149            232
BE                           0             11             29
NH                           0             24             53
SS                          51            479            681
CH                          16            110            300
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           3             39            139
BW                          90            152            152
RT                           7             63            181
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           7            117            231
ML                           1             11             14
PG                           0              0              0
UR                           0             10             23

Total:                     269           2333           5770
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Observation start time: 05:00:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 10 hours

Official Counter: Lynn Davidson, Matt Grey

Observers:        Hal Wierenga

Weather:
52-71 degrees; partly to mostly cloudy; winds variable, 5-12 mph.

Raptor Observations:


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