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Fort Smallwood Park 5/1/2008

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Thu, 1 May 2008 21:21:50 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 01, 2008
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           1              1            461
TV                          13             13           5468
OS                          11             11            446
BE                           0              0             56
NH                           2              2            129
SS                          16             16           1633
CH                           5              5            381
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           0              0            192
BW                           3              3            133
RT                           5              5            213
RL                           0              0              1
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           0              0            414
ML                           1              1             41
PG                           0              0              5
UA                           0              0             12
UB                           0              0             11
UF                           0              0              2
UE                           0              0              0
UR                           1              1              5

Total:                      58             58           9603
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Observation start time: 07:00:00 
Observation end   time: 12:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 5 hours

Official Counter:        Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Ralph Geuder

Visitors: Leo Weigant

Weather:
Cloudy with sprinkles, becoming mostly cloudy, then cloudy again with
showers; 45-59 degrees; good visibility; winds light, becoming southerly

Raptor Observations:

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