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Fort Smallwood Park 4/5/2007

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Fri, 6 Apr 2007 11:13:20 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 05, 2007
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           9             27            119
TV                          95            919           3412
OS                          15             61            145
BE                           0              3             16
NH                           3             21             34
SS                          10            105            307
CH                           7             40            186
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           0              8            111
BW                           0              1              1
RT                           5             34            174
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                          10            188            276
ML                           0              1              1
PG                           0              0              0
UR                                          6             33

Total:                     154           1414           4815
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 14:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 6 hours

Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Hal Wierenga, John Hoffman, John Pangborn, Ralph Geuder

Weather:
Partly sunny; 37-43 degrees; strong winds from the WNW, then W, 14-21 mph,
gusting to 28 mph; excellent visibility

Raptor Observations:

Non-raptor Observations:
23 Common Loons; 53 Bonaparte's Gulls
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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

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