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Fort Smallwood Park 3/16/2008

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Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:43:12 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 16, 2008
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           0             91            102
TV                          51           1279           1344
OS                           2             25             25
BE                           0              7              8
NH                           0              1              1
SS                           0             32             32
CH                           0             52             52
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           0             57             60
BW                           0              0              0
RT                           0             45             52
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           0             38             38
ML                           0              1              1
PG                           0              0              0
UA                           0              2              2
UB                           0              3              3
UF                           0              0              0
UE                           0              0              0
UR                           0              0              0

Total:                      53           1633           1720
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Observation start time: 10:00:00 
Observation end   time: 13:45:00 
Total observation time: 3.75 hours

Official Counter:        Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        

Weather:
Mostly cloudy as the rain ended; 42-50 degrees; good visibility; winds
strong out of the northwest 16-18 mph, gusting to 25 mph

Raptor Observations:

Non-raptor Observations:

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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.

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