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Fort Smallwood Park (Tuesday, 07 Apr 2009) 258 Raptors

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Sue Ricciardi

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Wed, 8 Apr 2009 02:36:45 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 07, 2009
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0             26            176
Turkey Vulture             184            594           4727
Osprey                      15             83            258
Bald Eagle                   1              6             54
Northern Harrier             5             10             47
Sharp-shinned Hawk          20            117            218
Cooper's Hawk               15             51            250
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          2             10            228
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0              0
Red-tailed Hawk              5             24            192
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel            11             44            180
Merlin                       0              1              3
Peregrine Falcon             0              0              2
Unknown Accipiter            0              2             11
Unknown Buteo                0              7             17
Unknown Falcon               0              1              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              4             10

Total:                     258            980           6375
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 13:30:00 
Total observation time: 5.5 hours

Official Counter:        Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Brad Cernohorsky, Dan Stewart, Hal Wierenga, Larry Zoller,
                  Ralph Geuder

Visitors: Joe Davis

Weather:
Partly cloudy, becoming mostly cloudy; 41-45 degrees; excellent visibility;
strong west winds, 13-20 mph, gusting to 28 mph

Raptor Observations:
A hungry Cooper's Hawk swoops in to take a swipe at a Robin about 10 feet
in front of us.

Non-raptor Observations:
Northern Gannet 4; Bonaparte's Gull 26; 4-5 pairs of Killdeers on eggs in
the Park
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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.