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Fort Smallwood Park (10 May 2010, Monday) 41 Raptors

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Sue Ricciardi

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Tue, 11 May 2010 02:25:03 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 10, 2010
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0             28            400
Turkey Vulture              28            367           4591
Osprey                       1             35            384
Bald Eagle                   0             21            106
Northern Harrier             0             10             89
Sharp-shinned Hawk           5            300           2889
Cooper's Hawk                3             61            502
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0            131
Broad-winged Hawk            3             73            563
Red-tailed Hawk              1             10            140
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               0              3             26
Mississippi Kite             0              2              2

Total:                      41            923          10088
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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:        Hal Wierenga

Weather:
Sunny; 46-51 degrees; good visibility; winds mostly from the WNW, 9-15 mph,
gusting to 26 mph

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:
Least Bittern calling several times from the pond over the course of the
day
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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.