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Fort Smallwood Park Hawkwatch 4/30/2006

From:

Sue Ricciardi

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Sue Ricciardi

Date:

Sun, 30 Apr 2006 22:28:33 -0400

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 30, 2006
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           0            136            312
TV                          25           1605           3996
OS                           5            279            362
BE                           0             19             37
NH                           1             54             83
SS                          11           1259           1461
CH                           2            184            374
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           0             42            142
BW                           1            556            556
RT                           0             80            198
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           0            138            252
ML                           1             44             47
PG                           0              2              2
UR                           0             21             34
ST                           0              1              1

Total:                      46           4420           7857
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Observation start time: 08:15:00 
Observation end   time: 13:30:00 
Total observation time: 5.25 hours

Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Dan Stewart

Visitors:
Dotty Mumford; Rob Mardiney and two colleagues.

Weather:
54-64 degrees; mostly cloudy; fair to good visibility; winds from the E,
NE, or ENE, 7-13 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; ST 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