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Fort Smallwood Park (11 Mar 2010, Thursday) 47 Raptors

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Sue Ricciardi

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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:25:28 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 11, 2010
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0             35             43
Turkey Vulture              37            572            646
Osprey                       0              3              3
Bald Eagle                   0              1              2
Northern Harrier             0              3              5
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0              5              5
Cooper's Hawk                4             24             24
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          4             28             28
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0              0
Red-tailed Hawk              1             16             20
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel             0              4              4
Merlin                       0              1              1
Peregrine Falcon             0              0              0
Unknown Accipiter            0              3              4
Unknown Buteo                1              1              2
Unknown Falcon               0              0              0
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              0              0

Total:                      47            696            787
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Observation start time: 10:00:00 
Observation end   time: 15:00:00 
Total observation time: 5 hours

Official Counter:        Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Bradley Cernohorsky, Dan Stewart

Visitors:  David Lychenheim

Weather:
Overcast with fog interspersed with brief periods when the sun would break
through; 52-61 degrees; poor visibility; winds variable or ESE, 3-13 mph

Raptor Observations:
A few migrants would appear when the holes in the cloud cover drifted
overhead.  Neglected to mention yesterday that a Peregrine Falcon, a likely
local resident, flew past the hawkwatch.

Non-raptor Observations:
About 2000 scaup in the river. Yesterday there was an influx of Song
Sparrows.
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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.