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Fort Smallwood Park (Monday, 01 Jun 2009) 30 Raptors

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Sue Ricciardi

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Tue, 2 Jun 2009 03:21:57 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Jun 01, 2009
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                1              1            283
Turkey Vulture              18             18           6522
Osprey                       1              1            527
Bald Eagle                   4              4            115
Northern Harrier             0              0             96
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0              0           1273
Cooper's Hawk                1              1            414
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0            245
Broad-winged Hawk            5              5           1543
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              0              6

Total:                      30             30          11762
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Observation start time: 08:30:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 EST 
Total observation time: 4.75 hours

Official Counter:        Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Bill Hubick

Weather:
Partly cloudy becoming mostly cloudy; 61-73 degrees; good visibility; winds
started out ENE, turning to the SSW in the afternoon, 5-8 mph

Raptor Observations:  Two of the Bald Eagles were juveniles

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.