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Fort Smallwood Park (Tuesday, 10 Mar 2009) 34 Raptors

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Sue Ricciardi

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Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:27:25 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park 
Pasadena, Maryland, USA 
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 10, 2009 
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total 
------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- 
Black Vulture                0             45             53 
Turkey Vulture              28            946           1035 
Osprey                       0              3              3 
Bald Eagle                   0              4              9 
Northern Harrier             0              0              1 
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0             10             13 
Cooper's Hawk                0             39             42 
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0 
Red-shouldered Hawk          5             48             53 
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0              0 
Red-tailed Hawk              1             18             26 
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0 
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0 
American Kestrel             0             19             19 
Merlin                       0              0              0 
Peregrine Falcon             0              0              0 
Unknown Accipiter            0              2              2 
Unknown Buteo                0              0              0 
Unknown Falcon               0              0              0 
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0 
Unknown Raptor               0              0              0 

Total:                      34           1134           1256 
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Observation start time: 10:00:00 
Observation end   time: 13:45:00 
Total observation time: 3.75 hours 

Official Counter:        Sue Ricciardi 

Observers:         

Weather: 
Overcast; 43-44 degrees; fair visibility; winds southeasterly, 6-10 mph 

Raptor Observations: 
Some raptors willing to fly on overcast skies 

Non-raptor Observations: 
200 Tundra Swans heading north, spotted by Ranger Matt Grey 
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Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi () 
Fort Smallwood Park information may be found at: 
http://www.mdbirds.org/sites/mdsites/hawks/hawkwatch.html 

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.