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Fort Smallwood Park 4/2/2008

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Fri, 4 Apr 2008 15:07:08 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 02, 2008
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           8             39            354
TV                          67            157           4544
OS                          18             20            153
BE                           0              0             22
NH                           0              0             20
SS                           6             14            180
CH                           2             14            205
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           0              7            121
BW                           0              0              0
RT                           0              9            134
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           5             14            270
ML                           2              2              3
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:                     108            276           6019
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Observation start time: 07:30:00 
Observation end   time: 15:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 7.5 hours

Official Counter:        Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Cal Orvis, Hal Wierenga, Mark Scarff, Marty Miller

Visitors: Judy Scarff, Dara Webber

Weather:  Partly cloudy; 42-54 degrees, good visibility; winds mostly strong from the
NNW, 7-20 mph, gusting to 30 mph

Raptor Observations: Ospreys flying low on the strong headwinds, sometimes just skimming the
water

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