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Fort Smallwood Park (Wednesday, 25 Mar 2009) 81 Raptors

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Sue Ricciardi

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Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:29:35 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 25, 2009
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                1            130            138
Turkey Vulture              72           3275           3364
Osprey                       4             96             96
Bald Eagle                   0             40             45
Northern Harrier             0              2              3
Sharp-shinned Hawk           1             61             64
Cooper's Hawk                2            127            130
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0            178            183
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0              0
Red-tailed Hawk              1            143            151
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel             0             44             44
Merlin                       0              1              1
Peregrine Falcon             0              2              2
Unknown Accipiter            0              6              6
Unknown Buteo                0              8              8
Unknown Falcon               0              0              0
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              5              5

Total:                      81           4118           4240
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end   time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours

Official Counter:        Sue Ricciardi

Observers:

Weather:
Mostly cloudy; 37-50 degrees;fair visibility; winds calm, then from the
SSE, 0-11 mph

Raptor Observations:
The flight wound down as the skies became overcast.  A pair of adult
Red-tailed Hawks have been courting over the Park for several days.

Non-raptor Observations:
44 Gadwalls and 5 Green-winged Teals on the pond
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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.