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Fort Smallwood Park 3/26/2007

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Tue, 27 Mar 2007 02:41:23 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 26, 2007
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           6             68             71
TV                          73           1903           1980
OS                           2             67             67
BE                           0             10             11
NH                           1             12             13
SS                           9            170            171
CH                           2            125            126
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           2             78             82
BW                           0              0              0
RT                          11            122            126
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           2             50             50
ML                           0              0              0
PG                           0              0              0
UR                                         17             17

Total:                     108           2622           2714
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Observation start time: 08:15:00 
Observation end   time: 14:15:00 EST
Total observation time: 6 hours

Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Dan Eberly

Visitors:  Christine

Weather:
Mostly cloudy; 43-60 degrees; chilly wind from the south, 5-11 mph, gusting
to 20 mph; good visibilty

Raptor Observations:
Flight came in spurts as the sky changed back and forth between overcast
and partly sunny.

Non-raptor Observations:
Common Moorhen made another appearance.
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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