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Fort Smallwood Park, 5/6/2008

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Thu, 8 May 2008 16:07:56 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 06, 2008
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           9             22            482
TV                          43            315           5770
OS                          13             79            514
BE                           1              6             62
NH                           2             12            139
SS                          23            262           1879
CH                           5             72            448
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           0              0            192
BW                          20             86            216
RT                           4             22            230
RL                           0              0              1
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           0              0            414
ML                           0              7             47
PG                           0              0              5
UA                           0              4             16
UB                           0              1             12
UF                           0              1              3
UE                           0              0              0
UR                           0              3              7

Total:                     120            892          10437
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Observation start time: 07:30:00 
Observation end   time: 14:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 6.5 hours

Official Counter:        Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Linda Baker, Ralph Geuder

Weather: Sunny becoming partly cloudy; 56-75 degrees; fair visibility with some
haze; winds mostly northwesterly, 0-10 mph gusting to 17 mph

Raptor Observations:  Some Ospreys, Sharp-shinned Hawks, and Broad-winged Hawks with an afternoon flight of Turkey Vultures

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