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Fort Smallwood Park 4/9/2007

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Wed, 11 Apr 2007 03:04:51 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 09, 2007
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           0             42            134
TV                          34           1173           3666
OS                           8             79            163
BE                           0              9             22
NH                           1             26             39
SS                          11            140            342
CH                           3             58            204
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           0              9            112
BW                           0              3              3
RT                           0             47            187
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           0            191            279
ML                           0              1              1
PG                           0              0              0
UR                                         10             37

Total:                      57           1788           5189
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Observation start time: 07:30:00 
Observation end   time: 14:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 6.5 hours

Official Counter: Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Bud Orvis, Cal Orvis

Weather:
Started out mostly sunny, then thick clouds rolled in; 32-45 degrees; winds
SW, then WNW or W, 5-14 mph, gusting to 20 mph; good visibility

Raptor Observations:

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 
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