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Fort Smallwood Park (14 May 2010, Friday) 97 Raptors

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Sue Ricciardi

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Tue, 18 May 2010 02:27:21 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 14, 2010
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                3             31            403
Turkey Vulture              20            388           4612
Osprey                       1             40            389
Bald Eagle                   5             26            111
Northern Harrier             0             10             89
Sharp-shinned Hawk           3            307           2896
Cooper's Hawk                6             71            512
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0            131
Broad-winged Hawk           57            130            620
Red-tailed Hawk              0             10            140
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel             0              1            146
Merlin                       0              6             75
Peregrine Falcon             1              4             11
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             1              3              3

Total:                      97           1035          10200
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Observation start time: 08:30:00 
Observation end   time: 14:00:00 
Total observation time: 5.5 hours

Official Counter:        Bradley Cernohorsky

Observers:        Hal Wierenga

Visitors: Lou Carpenter

Weather:
Mostly cloudy with fog and haze, becoming mostly sunny; 65-84 degrees; poor
to fair visibility; winds mostly out of the SW, 7-9 mph

Raptor Observations:
Third Mississippi Kite of the season, a subadult at 12:47, daylight time;
non-breeding Broadwings beginning to move through 

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.