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Fort Smallwood Park 3/12/2008

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Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:54:13 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 12, 2008
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                          22             51             62
TV                         145            722            787
OS                           3             10             10
BE                           3              7              8
NH                           1              1              1
SS                           9             21             21
CH                           3             14             14
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           0             28             31
BW                           0              0              0
RT                           1             30             37
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           6              7              7
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:                     193            892            979
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Observation start time: 08:30:00 
Observation end   time: 14:30:00 
Total observation time: 6 hours

Official Counter:        Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Dan Stewart, Hal Wierenga

Weather:
Variably cloudy, becoming partly cloudy; 45-55 degrees; good visibility;
strong westerly winds, 8-24 mph, gusting to 30 mph

Raptor Observations:
First harrier of the season; flight persisted all day

Non-raptor Observations:
Ring-billed Gulls heading north
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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.  The Park is closed to visitors on Wednesdays.

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