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Fort Smallwood Park Sunday, March 20, 2011

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Sue Ricciardi

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Mon, 21 Mar 2011 02:17:02 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 20, 2011
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0            126            141
Turkey Vulture             130           2037           2135
Osprey                       2             47             47
Bald Eagle                   1             13             13
Northern Harrier             0              2              2
Sharp-shinned Hawk           3             34             34
Cooper's Hawk                2             82             82
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          1            131            131
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0              0
Red-tailed Hawk              1             42             42
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              1              1
American Kestrel             1             26             26
Merlin                       0              2              2
Peregrine Falcon             0              0              0
Unknown Accipiter            0              2              2
Unknown Buteo                0              3              3
Unknown Falcon               0              1              1
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               1              1              1

Total:                     142           2550           2663
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 14:15:00 
Total observation time: 6.25 hours

Official Counter:        Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Bob Rineer, Ed Carlson

Visitors:
Stacy Epperson; Karen Hall


Weather:
Partly sunny; 40-49 degrees; fair visibility with haze; winds light with a
northeasterly component, 0-8 mph

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations: A Lesser Scaup pair on the pond; 5 Ring-necked Ducks yesterday

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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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