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Fort Smallwood Park (Tuesday, 12 May 2009) 56 Raptors

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Sue Ricciardi

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Wed, 13 May 2009 02:38:11 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 12, 2009
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                4              9            271
Turkey Vulture              35            181           6376
Osprey                       4             41            509
Bald Eagle                   4             14             86
Northern Harrier             0              8             96
Sharp-shinned Hawk           1            117           1271
Cooper's Hawk                1             13            412
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0            245
Broad-winged Hawk            7            119           1500
Red-tailed Hawk              0             12            292
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              1
American Kestrel             0              2            303
Merlin                       0              6             64
Peregrine Falcon             0              0              3
Unknown Accipiter            0              0             17
Unknown Buteo                0              0             22
Unknown Falcon               0              0              7
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              2             21
Mississippi Kite             0              1              2

Total:                      56            525          11498
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 17:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 9 hours

Official Counter:        Marty Miller, Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Cal Orvis, Dan Stewart, Marty Miller, Sue Ricciardi

Weather:
Partly cloudy; 56-67 degrees; good visibility; winds northwesterly 0-10 mph

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:

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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.