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Fort Smallwood Park Hawkwatch 5/2/2006

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Sue Ricciardi

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Sue Ricciardi

Date:

Wed, 3 May 2006 23:03:14 -0400

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 02, 2006
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           0              0            312
TV                          67             82           4078
OS                           6             13            375
BE                           5              7             44
NH                           0              0             83
SS                           8             28           1489
CH                           2              6            380
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           1              1            143
BW                           4              4            560
RT                           1              1            199
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           0              0            252
ML                           0              2             49
PG                           0              0              2
UR                           0              0             34
ST                           0              0              1

Total:                      94            144           8001
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Observation start time: 07:30:00 
Observation end   time: 14:30:00 
Total observation time: 6.5 hours

Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Hal Wierenga, John Pangborn, Ralph Geuder

Weather:
57-78 degrees; mostly sunny; good visibility; winds mostly with a westerly component, 0-10 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