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Fort Smallwood Park (09 May 2010, Sunday) 72 Raptors

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Sue Ricciardi

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Mon, 10 May 2010 01:41:12 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 09, 2010
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0             28            400
Turkey Vulture              43            339           4563
Osprey                       1             34            383
Bald Eagle                   0             21            106
Northern Harrier             0             10             89
Sharp-shinned Hawk           9            295           2884
Cooper's Hawk                1             58            499
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0            131
Broad-winged Hawk           17             70            560
Red-tailed Hawk              0              9            139
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel             0              1            146
Merlin                       0              4             73
Peregrine Falcon             0              3             10
Unknown Accipiter            0              4             22
Unknown Buteo                0              1             10
Unknown Falcon               0              0              4
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               1              3             26
Mississippi Kite             0              2              2

Total:                      72            882          10047
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Observation start time: 07:30:00 EST
Observation end   time: 14:00:00 
Total observation time: 6.5 hours

Official Counter:        Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        

Visitors: Judy and Andy Higgs

Weather:
Partly cloudy; a chilly 49-57 degrees; good visibility; more high winds out
of the W or WNW, 14-26 mph, gusting to 39 mph

Raptor Observations:
A possible Mississippi Kite, but a brief look at the bird in the high winds
was such that Peregrine Falcon could not be ruled out.

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.