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Fort Smallwood Park 5/7/2008 Mississippi Kite

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Thu, 8 May 2008 16:09:55 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 07, 2008
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           7             29            489
TV                          30            345           5800
OS                           1             80            515
BE                           3              9             65
NH                           1             13            140
SS                           2            264           1881
CH                           3             75            451
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           0              0            192
BW                           2             88            218
RT                           2             24            232
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                           1              2             13
UF                           0              1              3
UE                           0              0              0
UR                           2              5              9
MK                           1              1              1

Total:                      55            947          10492
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Observation start time: 06:15:00 
Observation end   time: 15:30:00 EST
Total observation time: 9.25 hours

Official Counter:        Marty Miller

Observers:        Dan Stewart, Hal Wierenga

Weather:  Mostly sunny; temperatures in low 80's; excellent visibility; winds, variable, SE,SW, 5 - 15 mph

Raptor Observations:  At 3:55 pm EDT, we had our first Mississippi Kite of the season

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