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Fort Smallwood Park Hawkwatch 5/10/2006

From:

Sue Ricciardi

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Sue Ricciardi

Date:

Thu, 11 May 2006 22:48:25 -0400

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 10, 2006
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           3             11            323
TV                          74            382           4378
OS                           5             49            411
BE                           6             16             53
NH                           0              7             90
SS                           5            321           1782
CH                           0             34            408
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           0              1            143
BW                           2             34            590
RT                           3             11            209
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           0              1            253
ML                           0              4             51
PG                           0              0              2
UR                           2              5             39
ST                           0              0              1

Total:                     100            876           8733
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 14:30:00 
Total observation time: 6.5 hours

Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Marty Miller

Weather:
63-79 degrees; mostly sunny to completely sunny; poor to fair visibility; winds light and variable.

Raptor Observations:

Non-raptor Observations:
20+ Bobolinks.
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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