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Fort Smallwood Park Hawkwatch 5/3/2006

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Sue Ricciardi

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Sue Ricciardi

Date:

Wed, 3 May 2006 23:04:05 -0400

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 03, 2006
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           0              0            312
TV                          19            101           4097
OS                           9             22            384
BE                           0              7             44
NH                           0              0             83
SS                         138            166           1627
CH                           8             14            388
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           0              1            143
BW                           3              7            563
RT                           1              2            200
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           1              1            253
ML                           2              4             51
PG                           0              0              2
UR                           1              1             35
ST                           0              0              1

Total:                     182            326           8183
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 15:00:00 
Total observation time: 7 hours

Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Hal Wierenga, Ralph Geuder

Weather:
61-74 degrees; mostly to partly cloudy; fair visibility; winds going from NNE to NNW, 6-14 mph.

Raptor Observations:
Good day for Sharpies.  An Osprey won the chase over a Bald Eagle going after its fish.

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