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Fort Smallwood Park 4/19/2008

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Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:35:39 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 19, 2008
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           0            130            445
TV                          24            876           5263
OS                          15            203            336
BE                           0             13             35
NH                           7             66             86
SS                         150            644            810
CH                          18            126            317
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           0             75            189
BW                          15             65             65
RT                           4             54            179
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                          11            140            396
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                           2              2              3

Total:                     246           2424           8167
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Observation start time: 07:30:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 8.5 hours

Official Counter:        Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Hal Wierenga, Lynn Davidson, Nolan Britt

Visitors:  Nolan Britt brought seven visitors; Hal Wierenga and Lynn Davidson led an
Audubon Naturalist Society group of 15; 2 others


Weather:  Mostly cloudy, 55-82 degrees; fair visibility with some haze; winds light
and variable, 0-8 mph, then becoming southeasterly in the late afternoon
13-14 mph gusting to 23 mph

Raptor Observations:  A steady flight of Sharp-shinned Hawks until the late afternoon when the
numbers dwindled

Non-raptor Observations:  Common Loon, 46 and close to 400 Blue Jays
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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