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Fort Smallwood Park (02 May 2010, Sunday) 192 Raptors - Mississippi Kite

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Sue Ricciardi

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Mon, 3 May 2010 03:41:48 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 02, 2010
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                6             18            390
Turkey Vulture              82            127           4351
Osprey                      10             19            368
Bald Eagle                   9             14             99
Northern Harrier             2              4             83
Sharp-shinned Hawk          50            156           2745
Cooper's Hawk               12             45            486
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0            131
Broad-winged Hawk           13             36            526
Red-tailed Hawk              3              6            136
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel             0              0            145
Merlin                       0              1             70
Peregrine Falcon             2              2              9
Unknown Accipiter            1              3             21
Unknown Buteo                0              0              9
Unknown Falcon               0              0              4
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               1              1             24
Mississippi Kite             1              2              2

Total:                     192            434           9599
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Observation start time: 07:30:00 EST
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 8.5 hours

Official Counter:        Hal Wierenga, Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Andy Smith, Dave Mozurkewich, George Thomas, Hal Wierenga,
                  Jackie Cooper, Lynette Fullerton, Lynn Davidson,
                  Sue Ricciardi

Visitors:
Phil and Bruce Goldstein, Peg Kemp


Weather:
Mostly cloudy; 74-86 degrees; fair visibility with haze; winds
southwesterly, 6-12 mph, gusting to 20 mph

Raptor Observations:
Another Mississippi Kite today, an adult appearing at 9:55 am daylight
time.  Incidentally, for the past two years Mississippi Kite has bred in 
New Hampshire and Connecticut.  A Peregrine Falcon appeared in the afternoon, 
streaming north, but then detoured and met up with a second Peregrine.  The two 
did a bump and grind for a few minutes - one was larger than the other - 
before going their separate ways, both heading north.

Non-raptor Observations:
New Arrivals: Bobolinks (15), Blackpoll Warbler
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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.