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Fort Smallwood Park Thursday, April 7, 2011

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Sue Ricciardi

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Fri, 8 Apr 2011 17:10:03 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 07, 2011
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0             58            248
Turkey Vulture              21            661           3833
Osprey                      16             77            196
Bald Eagle                   0              5             28
Northern Harrier             1             21             24
Sharp-shinned Hawk           4            122            171
Cooper's Hawk                1             81            185
Northern Goshawk             0              1              1
Red-shouldered Hawk          0             63            217
Broad-winged Hawk            0              8              8
Red-tailed Hawk              0             73            133
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              1
American Kestrel             3             78            123
Merlin                       0              8             10
Peregrine Falcon             0              0              0
Unknown Accipiter            0              3              6
Unknown Buteo                0              2              5
Unknown Falcon               0              1              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              3              4

Total:                      46           1265           5195
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 14:30:00 
Total observation time: 6.5 hours

Official Counter:        Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Hal Wierenga, Harry Armistead, Liz Armistead, Ralph Geuder

Visitors:  Russ

Weather:
Mostly cloudy with more sun in the afternoon; 47-61 degrees; poor
visibility with haze; winds northeasterly, 5-9 mph

Raptor Observations:
Slow flight today, but good for Ospreys

Non-raptor Observations:
First Bank Swallows of the season (2) along with a few hundred other
swallows, mostly Trees.
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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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