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Fort Smallwood Park Tuesday, March 29, 2011

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Sue Ricciardi

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Wed, 30 Mar 2011 03:32:18 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 29, 2011
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                2            175            190
Turkey Vulture             102           3074           3172
Osprey                       9            119            119
Bald Eagle                   1             23             23
Northern Harrier             0              3              3
Sharp-shinned Hawk           3             49             49
Cooper's Hawk                2            104            104
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          3            154            154
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0              0
Red-tailed Hawk              2             60             60
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              1              1
American Kestrel             1             45             45
Merlin                       0              2              2
Peregrine Falcon             0              0              0
Unknown Accipiter            0              3              3
Unknown Buteo                0              3              3
Unknown Falcon               0              1              1
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              1              1

Total:                     125           3817           3930
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Observation start time: 07:30:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 8.5 hours

Official Counter:        Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Bradley Cernohorsky, Dick Adams, Hal Wierenga,
                  Jackie Cooper, Linda Baker, Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi

Weather:
Variably cloudy becoming sunny; 34-52 degrees; good to excellent
visibility; winds northwesterly 6-13 mph, gusting to 20 mph

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:
Barn Swallow 4, first of the season; Tree Sparrow 2
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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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