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Fort Smallwood Park 4/18/2008

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Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:55:54 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 18, 2008
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           0            130            445
TV                          56            852           5239
OS                          14            188            321
BE                           0             13             35
NH                           3             59             79
SS                          76            494            660
CH                           4            108            299
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           1             75            189
BW                          10             50             50
RT                           8             50            175
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           0            129            385
ML                           0             21             22
PG                           0              1              1
UA                           0              2              9
UB                           0              6             11
UF                           0              0              0
UE                           0              0              0
UR                           0              0              1

Total:                     172           2178           7921
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Observation start time: 07:30:00 
Observation end   time: 17:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 8 hours

Official Counter:        Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Hal Wierenga, Ralph Geuder

Weather: Sunny; 56-84 degrees; good visibility; winds light and variable

Raptor Observations: Nice but brief run of sharp-shinneds in the morning

Non-raptor Observations:  About 500 migrant American Goldfinches and 330 Blue Jays; 47 Common Loons; 4 baby Killdeers survived the jump from the ladies room roof where the nest was located; about 80 gulls hanging around the past two days.
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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