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Fort Smallwood Park 5/14/2008

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Thu, 15 May 2008 02:45:45 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 14, 2008
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           1             35            495
TV                           9            356           5811
OS                           3             93            528
BE                           2             15             71
NH                           2             15            142
SS                           2            284           1901
CH                           1             77            453
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           0              0            192
BW                          12            104            234
RT                           4             28            236
RL                           0              0              1
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           0              0            414
ML                           0              8             48
PG                           0              0              5
UA                           0              4             16
UB                           0              2             13
UF                           0              1              3
UE                           0              0              0
UR                           2              7             11
MK                           0              1              1

Total:                      38           1030          10575
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Observation start time: 07:45:00 
Observation end   time: 15:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 7.25 hours

Official Counter:        Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Dan Stewart, Greg Smith, Hal Wierenga

Weather:
Partly cloudy becoming totally cloudy in the form of a high overcast; 54-73
degrees; good visibility; winds calm at first eventually turning to the
SSW, 0-14 mph, gusting to 18 mph

Raptor Observations: The Ospreys very actively rebuilding today

Non-raptor Observations: Marsh Wren 2; Cattle Egret; numerous swallows
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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