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Fort Smallwood Park (Sunday, 19 Apr 2009) 26 Raptors

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Sue Ricciardi

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Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:54:06 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 19, 2009
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0             63            213
Turkey Vulture               3           1048           5181
Osprey                       4            200            375
Bald Eagle                   0             14             62
Northern Harrier             0             26             63
Sharp-shinned Hawk          13            307            408
Cooper's Hawk                1             90            289
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0             24            242
Broad-winged Hawk            0             70             70
Red-tailed Hawk              0             61            229
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              1              1
American Kestrel             4            141            277
Merlin                       0             29             31
Peregrine Falcon             0              0              2
Unknown Accipiter            0              5             14
Unknown Buteo                0              9             19
Unknown Falcon               1              6              7
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              7             13

Total:                      26           2101           7496
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Observation start time: 07:15:00 
Observation end   time: 13:00:00 
Total observation time: 5.75 hours

Official Counter:        Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Andy Smith, Dan Stewart, Hal Wierenga

Visitors: Jay McGann, Linda Vitchock


Weather: Mostly cloudy; 56-68 degrees; visibility fair with some haze; winds started
out light from the W and ended brisk from the E, 13-15 mph

Raptor Observations:
A Osprey plunged into the pond and came up with two fish at once.  It flew
off north, leaving us wondering how it was going to land to eat its catch.

Non-raptor Observations:
55 Common Loons, 145 American Goldfinches
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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.