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Fort Smallwood Park 3/23/2008

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Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:47:49 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 23, 2008
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                          42            204            215
TV                         430           2830           2895
OS                          14             84             84
BE                           0             16             17
NH                           0              7              7
SS                           1             71             71
CH                           6            107            107
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           3             82             85
BW                           0              0              0
RT                           8             81             88
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           3            174            174
ML                           0              1              1
PG                           0              0              0
UA                           0              5              5
UB                           0              3              3
UF                           0              0              0
UE                           0              0              0
UR                           0              0              0

Total:                     507           3665           3752
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Observation start time: 08:15:00 
Observation end   time: 15:30:00 EST
Total observation time: 7.25 hours

Official Counter:        Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Dan Stewart

Visitors:
Terry Miller; Warren and Lisa Strobel; Matt and Aylin; Christina and Micah

Weather:
Sunny becoming mostly sunny; 37-50 degrees; good visibility; winds light and variable

Raptor Observations: A steady flight all day

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