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Fort Smallwood Park 3/11/2008

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Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:39:29 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 11, 2008
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                          21             29             40
TV                          98            568            633
OS                           1              7              7
BE                           1              4              5
NH                           0              0              0
SS                           1             12             12
CH                           2             11             11
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           4             28             31
BW                           0              0              0
RT                           8             29             36
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           0              1              1
ML                           0              1              1
PG                           0              0              0
UA                           0              0              0
UB                           0              0              0
UF                           0              0              0
UE                           0              0              0
UR                           0              0              0

Total:                     136            690            777
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Observation start time: 07:00:00 
Observation end   time: 14:30:00 
Total observation time: 7.5 hours

Official Counter:        Marty Miller, Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Dan Stewart, Marty Miller, Ralph Geuder

Visitors:
Mark Schilling, Larry Zoller

Weather:
Clear, becoming mostly cloudy; 37-51 degrees; some haze; winds calm, then
easterly 3-5 mph, ending westerly 5-8 mph

Raptor Observations:
Nice variety today, with most of the flight after noon

Non-raptor Observations:  150 Tundra Swans sitting on the water all day; 2 Northern Shovelers on the pond

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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.

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