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Fort Smallwood Park (30 Apr 2010, Friday) 120 Raptors

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Sue Ricciardi

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Sat, 1 May 2010 02:23:19 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 30, 2010
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                8            222            372
Turkey Vulture              28           1822           4224
Osprey                      10            241            349
Bald Eagle                   4             77             85
Northern Harrier             0             58             79
Sharp-shinned Hawk          38           2498           2589
Cooper's Hawk               13            295            441
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0             36            131
Broad-winged Hawk           19            490            490
Red-tailed Hawk              0             70            130
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel             0            103            145
Merlin                       0             62             69
Peregrine Falcon             0              7              7
Unknown Accipiter            0             10             18
Unknown Buteo                0              4              9
Unknown Falcon               0              4              4
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0             23             23

Total:                     120           6022           9165
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Observation start time: 07:00:00 EST
Observation end   time: 14:30:00 
Total observation time: 7.5 hours

Official Counter:        Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Cal Orvis, Hal Wierenga, Jackie Cooper, Ralph Geuder

Visitors:
Steve Whitcomb, Tim Ray, Grace Cheng, Kandy and Lincoln Phillips


Weather:
Mostly sunny becoming sunny; 51-81 degrees; fair to good visibility; winds
calm in the morning, ending with WSW at 11 mph

Raptor Observations:
A Sharp-shinned Hawk reduced the Yellow Warbler population by one with a
"snatch and squeeze" play.  An Osprey diving for a fish came up with one so
large that, after an unsuccessful struggle to get back into the air, it let
go of the fish.

Non-raptor Observations: New arrival: Orchard Oriole
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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.