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Fort Smallwood Park (Wednesday, 03 Jun 2009) 6 Raptors

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Sue Ricciardi

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Fri, 5 Jun 2009 03:36:15 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Jun 03, 2009
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                1              2            284
Turkey Vulture               4             32           6536
Osprey                       0              2            528
Bald Eagle                   0              5            116
Northern Harrier             0              0             96
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0              0           1273
Cooper's Hawk                1              2            415
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0            245
Broad-winged Hawk            0              8           1546
Red-tailed Hawk              0              0            296
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              1
American Kestrel             0              0            303
Merlin                       0              0             67
Peregrine Falcon             0              0              3
Unknown Accipiter            0              0             18
Unknown Buteo                0              0             22
Unknown Falcon               0              0              7
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              0             21
Mississippi Kite             0              1              7

Total:                       6             52          11784
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Observation start time: 08:45:00 
Observation end   time: 14:00:00 EST
Total observation time: 5.25 hours

Official Counter:        Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Hal Wierenga

Weather:
Partly to mostly cloudy; 70-83 degrees; poor visibility due to fog and
haze; winds light and variable, 0-6 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.