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Fort Smallwood Park 5/2/2007

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Sun, 6 May 2007 12:21:50 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 05, 2007
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           5              8            217
TV                         100            137           5039
OS                           2             16            487
BE                           1              2             52
NH                           2              8            133
SS                          11             72           2725
CH                           3             21            512
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           1              1            138
BW                           4             13            291
RT                           0              4            304
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           0              0            524
ML                           0              0             47
PG                           0              3              3
UR                           1              2             79

Total:                     130            287          10551
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 13:30:00 EST
Total observation time: 5.5 hours

Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Bob Rineer, Hal Wierenga

Visitors:  Karen, Michele Jorde, Jay McGann, Vince and Kathy Marier, J.T.

Weather:  Mostly cloudy becoming completely cloudy; 59-70 degrees; winds variable 0-6
mph, becoming south westerly 9-12 mph; good to excellent visibility

Raptor Observations:  A push of raptors before the overcast skies arrived

Non-raptor Observations:  A Cattle Egret and a Blue-winged Teal; a Least Tern carrying freshly caught minnows and presenting them to its mate
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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