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Fort Smallwood Park Hawkwatch 4/17/2006

From:

Sue Ricciardi

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Sue Ricciardi

Date:

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 20:58:59 -0400

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 17, 2006
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           0             92            268
TV                           4           1072           3463
OS                           5            153            236
BE                           0              9             27
NH                           0             24             53
SS                           3            474            676
CH                           0            110            300
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           0             39            139
BW                           0            146            146
RT                           0             61            179
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           1            118            232
ML                           0             11             14
PG                           0              0              0
UR                           0             10             23

Total:                      13           2319           5756
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 8 hours

Official Counter: Matt Grey, Ralph Geuder

Observers:        

Weather:
52-61 degrees; cloudy to partly sunny; winds mostly with an easterly
component, 4-12 mph.

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:
Northern Parula Warbler.  Some addenda from 4/15, new for the season:
Eastern Kingbird; from 4/16, Matt Grey observed new species #243 for the
Park - a Louisiana Waterthrush.
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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