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Topics of the day:
1. Iceland Gull-flight shots
2. Little & Black-headed Gulls at Lapidum 3/17/11
3. Fort Smallwood Park Thursday, March 17, 2011
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Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:57:03 -0400
From: Mark Johnson <>
Subject: Iceland Gull-flight shots
I went looking for the Iceland Gull in Havre de Grace again this morning. He
flew directly over my head in pursuit of a Laughing Gull while I was walking
along the promenade, looped around the cove a couple times and disappeared over
the lighthouse. I posted a few flight shots to flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27381338@N03/5534987236/in/photostream/
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Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:27:41 -0400
From: Bob Ringler <>
Subject: Little & Black-headed Gulls at Lapidum 3/17/11
I was at Lapidum this morning with at least five other obsevers at
various times. We saw at least two Little Gulls at that time. There were
about 50-75 Bonaparte's Gulls on the Harford side of the river and 100-150
on the Cecil side with many downriver. The Little Gulls worked the central
part of the river. The difficult task for county listers is of course
figuring where the bird is relative to the county line. At Lapidum two
thirds of the width of the river is in Cecil County and only one third in
Harford. This makes it difficult to get the birds in Harford County. Judging
accurately the distance across the river that you see a bird is next to
impossible. Use your best judgment. The river is three quarters of a mile
across here.
We next proceeded to Havre de Grace with no success finding the Iceland
Gull which I believe is a first-winter bird from Mark's photos.
I returned to Lapidum in the afternoon. Four of us again saw at least two
Little Gulls. Then the Black-headed Gull put in an appearance as I saw it
land in the river directly opposite us close to Port Deposit. It stood out
with its full hood extending almost straight up the back of the head and the
red bill visible in the bright sun. It drifted downriver, and drifted and
drifted, and drifted. I could still see it to the right of Mount Ararat Farm
about a mile below Port Deposit when it took flight and came upriver again
but it landed below Port Deposit this time and again drifted back downriver.
I decided to let it go and return home before rush hour.
--
Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD
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Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 03:20:40 +0000
From: Sue Ricciardi <>
Subject: Fort Smallwood Park Thursday, March 17, 2011
Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 17, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 6 102 117
Turkey Vulture 141 1458 1556
Osprey 4 32 32
Bald Eagle 0 6 6
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 16 16
Cooper's Hawk 7 40 40
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 7 96 96
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 4 25 25
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 0 15 15
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 169 1793 1906
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6.75 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga, Harry Armistead, John Hoffman, Liz Armistead
Visitors:
Steve Whitcomb
Weather:
Partly cloudy; 48-64 degrees; fair visibility; winds from the west or
northwest, 6-12 mph
Raptor Observations:
Courting Cooper's and Red-tailed Hawks; a Bald Eagle chased an Osprey for
its fish, but finally gave up the pursuit as the Osprey out-maneuvered the
eagle.
Non-raptor Observations:
3 Red-breasted Mergansers; 5 Surf Scoters; 1 Pied-billed Grebe
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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.
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