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Fort Smallwood Park 4/25/2007

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Thu, 26 Apr 2007 02:15:32 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 25, 2007
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           0             94            186
TV                          31           1997           4490
OS                           3            341            425
BE                           0             29             42
NH                           1             79             92
SS                          24            828           1030
CH                           5            201            347
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           1             32            135
BW                           7            129            129
RT                           2            126            266
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           0            410            498
ML                           0             39             39
PG                           0              0              0
UR                           3             38             65

Total:                      77           4343           7744
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Observation start time: 07:30:00 
Observation end   time: 13:45:00 EST
Total observation time: 6.25 hours

Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Dan Stewart, Hal Wierenga

Weather:  Mostly sunny becoming mostly cloudy; 59-71 degrees; winds easterly, 7-12
mph; good visibilty

Raptor Observations:

Non-raptor Observations:
New spring arrival:  Baltimore Oriole
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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