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Fort Smallwood Park 3/2-3/6 2007

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Tue, 6 Mar 2007 23:13:59 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts:  Mar 02, 2007:  TV 70; NH 1 (adult male); SS 4; CH 1.
Daily Raptor Counts:  Mar 03, 2007:  TV 107; SS 1; CH 1, RS 5; RT 6.
Daily Raptor Counts:  Mar 04, 2007:  TV 13; OS 2 (first of season); NH 1 (adult male); SS 6.
Daily Raptor Counts:  Mar 05, 2007:  TV  69; BE 1; NH 1 (adult male); SS 6; CH 2; RS 6; RT 3;
                                 AK 1 (first of season)

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 06, 2007
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           0              0              3
TV                           0            294            371
OS                           0              2              2
BE                           0              1              2
NH                           0              3              4
SS                           0             18             19
CH                           0              4              5
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           0             13             17
BW                           0              0              0
RT                           0              9             13
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           0              1              1
ML                           0              0              0
PG                           0              0              0
UR                                          1              1

Total:                       0            346            438
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Observation start time: 09:45:00 
Observation end   time: 12:45:00 
Total observation time: 3 hours

Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        

Weather:
Mostly sunny; 21-27 degrees; winds NW to WNW, 13-18 mph, gusting to 31 mph;
excellent visibility

Raptor Observations:
No raptor seemed to want to fly on this cold, windy day.

Non-raptor Observations:
More than 60 Herring Gulls moving north
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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
http://www.mdbirds.org/sites/mdsites/hawks/hawkwatch.html 

BV Black Vulture; TV Turkey Vulture; OS Osprey; SK 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