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Fort Smallwood Park 5/14/2007

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Tue, 15 May 2007 12:24:26 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 14, 2007
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           0              8            217
TV                          19            224           5126
OS                           0             25            496
BE                           1              7             57
NH                           0             11            136
SS                           1            100           2753
CH                           0             27            518
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           1              3            140
BW                           5             23            301
RT                           1              7            307
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           0              0            524
ML                           0              0             47
PG                           0              3              3
UR                                          3             80
MK                           0              2              2

Total:                      28            443          10707
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Observation start time: 08:15:00 
Observation end   time: 13:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 4.75 hours

Official Counter: Hal Wierenga, Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Hal Wierenga, Sue Ricciardi

Visitors:  Don and Mary Wilson

Weather:  Partly to mostly cloudy; 58-68 degrees; winds easterly, 3-8 mph; good
visibility

Raptor Observations:
Bald Eagle was a juvenile

Non-raptor Observations:  There is still room on an Audubon Naturalist Society trip to Veracruz, Mexico, September 26 - October 7, led by Hal Wierenga.  Contact ANS or me privately.
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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