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Fort Smallwood Park 3/13/2008

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Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:57:41 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 13, 2008
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                          19             70             81
TV                          45            767            832
OS                           2             12             12
BE                           0              7              8
NH                           0              1              1
SS                           1             22             22
CH                           0             14             14
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           5             33             36
BW                           0              0              0
RT                           6             36             43
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           1              8              8
ML                           0              1              1
PG                           0              0              0
UA                           0              0              0
UB                           1              1              1
UF                           0              0              0
UE                           0              0              0
UR                           0              0              0

Total:                      80            972           1059
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Observation start time: 08:45:00 
Observation end   time: 14:00:00 
Total observation time: 5.25 hours

Official Counter:        Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Linda Baker, Marty Miller, Ralph Geuder

Weather:
Sunny, 37-51 degrees; fair visibility; winds from the SE, 3-10 mph, gusting
to 17 mph

Raptor Observations:
Flight was better than expected given the easterly component in the wind

Non-raptor Observations:
Tree Swallows have been trickling by; Killdeers mating in the Park
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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