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Fort Smallwood Park 4/30/2007

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Tue, 1 May 2007 02:58:52 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 30, 2007
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           7            117            209
TV                         178           2409           4902
OS                           6            387            471
BE                           4             37             50
NH                           8            112            125
SS                         595           2451           2653
CH                          57            345            491
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           1             34            137
BW                          63            278            278
RT                           9            160            300
RL                           2              2              2
GE                           0              0              0
AK                          18            436            524
ML                           3             47             47
PG                           0              0              0
UR                           8             50             77

Total:                     959           6865          10266
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Observation start time: 07:30:00 
Observation end   time: 16:30:00 EST
Total observation time: 9 hours

Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Hal Wierenga, Jane Geuder, Lynn Davidson, Marty Miller,
                  Ralph Geuder

Visitors:  Skip and Kathy Isaacs


Weather:
Partly cloudy; 61-83 degrees; winds westerly and strong, 8-18 mph, gusting
to 36 mph; visibility good

Raptor Observations:
Another spectacular day with the Sharpie flight still going strong;
Broadwings continuing to come in dribs and drabs with no kettles to speak
of.  We have already surpassed last year's season total.

Non-raptor Observations:
1300+ Blue Jays; Glossy Ibis
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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