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Fort Smallwood Park

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Sue Ricciardi

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Sue Ricciardi

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Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:51:08 -0500

Below is a summary of 5 days, totaling 15 hours, of observation. On the
20th, migrant blackbird species totaled about 2500 and on the 21st , about
15,500.  An American Tree Sparrow was present at a Park feeder on the 20th.
Watch for an article about Fort Smallwood Park in the upcoming issue of the
Yellowthroat.

 

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Feb 24, 2007

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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total

------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------

BV                           1              1              1

TV                          14             49             49

OS                           0              0              0

BE                           1              1              1

NH                           0              0              0

SS                           0              1              1

CH                           0              1              1

NG                           0              0              0

RS                           3              3              3

BW                           0              0              0

RT                           0              2              2

RL                           0              0              0

GE                           0              0              0

AK                           0              0              0

ML                           0              0              0

PG                           0              0              0

UR                                                          

 

Total:                      19             58             58

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Observation start time: 10:15:00 

Observation end   time: 13:30:00 

Total observation time: 3.25 hours

 

Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi

 

Observers:        

 

Weather:

Mostly sunny; 30-38 degrees; winds mostly from the WNW, 3-9 mph; good
visibility

 

Raptor Observations:

Two adult Red-shoulders heading north together were a great sight.

 

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.