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Fort Smallwood Park 3/20/2007

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Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:54:26 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 20, 2007
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           7             38             41
TV                         158           1375           1452
OS                           5             39             39
BE                           0              5              6
NH                           1              8              9
SS                          20            107            108
CH                           1             86             87
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           0             46             50
BW                           0              0              0
RT                           0             90             94
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                          18             26             26
ML                           0              0              0
PG                           0              0              0
UR                           2              7              7

Total:                     212           1827           1919
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Observation start time: 08:15:00 
Observation end   time: 14:30:00 Eastern Standard Time
Total observation time: 6.25 hours

Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Dan Stewart, Linda Baker, Ralph Geuder

Visitors:
Dave Perry, Jay McGann, Christine

Weather:
Mostly sunny; 55-60 degrees; winds north westerly, 8-17 mph, gusting to 25
mph; fair visibility with some morning fog

Raptor Observations:
First good run of kestrels, but no buteos.

Non-raptor Observations:
A Wilson's Snipe perched on a log in the pond for much of the day. Four migrant Common Loons.
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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