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Fort Smallwood Park 2/14/2009

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Sue Ricciardi

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Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:17:13 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park 
Pasadena, Maryland, USA 
Daily Raptor Counts: Feb 14, 2009 
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total 
------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- 
BV                           0              0              0 
TV                           5             12             12 
OS                           0              0              0 
BE                           0              0              0 
NH                           1              1              1 
SS                           0              1              1 
CH                           0              0              0 
NG                           0              0              0 
RS                           0              0              0 
BW                           0              0              0 
RT                           0              1              1 
RL                           0              0              0 
GE                           0              0              0 
AK                           0              0              0 
ML                           0              0              0 
PG                           0              0              0 
UA                           0              0              0 
UB                           0              0              0 
UF                           0              0              0 
UE                           0              0              0 
UR                           0              0              0 

Total:                       6             15             15 
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Observation start time: 11:00:00 
Observation end   time: 14:00:00 
Total observation time: 3 hours 

Official Counter:        Marty Miller 

Observers:         

Visitors: 
Ed Carlson 

Weather: 
Mostly cloudy; 41-46 degrees; excellent visibility; winds out of the S or 
WSW, 6-8 mph 

Raptor Observations: 
Harrier was an adult male. 

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. 

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