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Fort Smallwood Park 4/15/2008

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Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:51:52 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 15, 2008
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           4            110            425
TV                          50            668           5055
OS                          23            162            295
BE                           1             13             35
NH                           0             56             76
SS                          12            370            536
CH                           6             99            290
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           2             60            174
BW                           0             35             35
RT                           1             35            160
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           0            127            383
ML                           1             20             21
PG                           0              1              1
UA                           0              2              9
UB                           1              3              8
UF                           0              0              0
UE                           0              0              0
UR                           0              0              1

Total:                     101           1761           7504
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Observation start time: 07:45:00 
Observation end   time: 13:30:00 EST
Total observation time: 5.75 hours

Official Counter:        Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Dan Stewart, Ralph Geuder

Weather:
Sunny; 44-58 degrees; excellent visibility; winds northeasterly or from the
north, 0-14 mph, gusting to 18 mph

Raptor Observations: Ospreys moving today

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