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Fort Smallwood Park (Sunday, 05 Apr 2009) 233 Raptors

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Sue Ricciardi

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Mon, 6 Apr 2009 03:21:14 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 05, 2009
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture               19             26            176
Turkey Vulture             118            410           4543
Osprey                      30             68            243
Bald Eagle                   2              5             53
Northern Harrier             0              5             42
Sharp-shinned Hawk          26             97            198
Cooper's Hawk               12             36            235
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          2              8            226
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0              0
Red-tailed Hawk             14             19            187
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel             5             33            169
Merlin                       0              1              3
Peregrine Falcon             0              0              2
Unknown Accipiter            1              2             11
Unknown Buteo                2              7             17
Unknown Falcon               0              1              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               2              4             10

Total:                     233            722           6117
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Observation start time: 06:45:00 
Observation end   time: 15:00:00 
Total observation time: 8.25 hours

Official Counter:        Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Andy Smith, Bob Rineer, Dan Eberly, Dan Haas, Ed Carlson,
                  Hal Wierenga, Jim Stasz, Lynn Davidson

Visitors:
Sarah and Chuck Wendell, Ira Seidman, Stacy Epperson, Paul and Sandra
Melzer and family, Judy and Andy Higgs, Steve Bethke and Mary Lynn Skutley


Weather:
Sunny becoming partly cloudy; 46-64 degrees; excellent visibility; winds
mostly westerly 3-9 mph

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:
Northern Gannet 2; Red-throated Loon 3; Red-necked Grebe 1; Horned Grebe,
33; Greater Yellowlegs 1; Caspian Tern 1.  Neglected to mention yesterday,
first-of-season Caspian Tern, Palm Warbler (yellow), and Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher
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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.