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Fort Smallwood Park (21 Mar 2010, Sunday) 338 Raptors

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Sue Ricciardi

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Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:45:52 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 21, 2010
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture               10             92            100
Turkey Vulture             254           1693           1767
Osprey                       7             37             37
Bald Eagle                   2              6              7
Northern Harrier             2              6              8
Sharp-shinned Hawk          25             40             40
Cooper's Hawk               17             75             75
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          8             82             82
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0              0
Red-tailed Hawk              7             47             51
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel             4             12             12
Merlin                       1              2              2
Peregrine Falcon             0              0              0
Unknown Accipiter            1              5              6
Unknown Buteo                0              4              5
Unknown Falcon               0              0              0
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              0              0

Total:                     338           2101           2192
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Observation start time: 08:15:00 EST
Observation end   time: 15:30:00 
Total observation time: 7.25 hours

Official Counter:        Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Bob Rineer, Bradley Cernohorsky, Dan Stewart, Ed Carlson

Visitors: Stacy Epperson


Weather: Partly cloudy becoming mostly cloudy; 52-72 degrees; fair to good
visibility; winds calm or variable becoming southeasterly, 0-10 mph

Raptor Observations: A good all-around flight today with 11 species of raptors

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.