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Fort Smallwood Park 4/1/2008

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Wed, 2 Apr 2008 02:37:46 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 01, 2008
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                          31             31            346
TV                          90             90           4477
OS                           2              2            135
BE                           0              0             22
NH                           0              0             20
SS                           8              8            174
CH                          12             12            203
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           7              7            121
BW                           0              0              0
RT                           9              9            134
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           9              9            265
ML                           0              0              1
PG                           0              0              0
UA                           0              0              7
UB                           0              0              5
UF                           0              0              0
UE                           0              0              0
UR                           0              0              1

Total:                     168            168           5911
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Observation start time: 10:30:00 
Observation end   time: 15:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 4.5 hours

Official Counter:        Hal Wierenga

Observers:        Sue Ricciardi

Weather:
Mostly cloudy; 62-72 degrees; fair to good visibility; winds from the SW or
SSW, 10-20 mph, gusting to 30 mph

Raptor Observations:
A modest flight on strong southwesterly winds and some sun after the rain

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