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Fort Smallwood Park Thursday, April 28, 2011

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Sue Ricciardi

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Fri, 29 Apr 2011 02:21:25 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 28, 2011
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0            125            315
Turkey Vulture               1           1612           4784
Osprey                       0            245            364
Bald Eagle                   0             36             59
Northern Harrier             2             61             64
Sharp-shinned Hawk           7           1475           1524
Cooper's Hawk                0            270            374
Northern Goshawk             0              1              1
Red-shouldered Hawk          0            139            293
Broad-winged Hawk            0            229            229
Red-tailed Hawk              0            225            285
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              1
American Kestrel             0            148            193
Merlin                       0             25             27
Peregrine Falcon             0              2              2
Unknown Accipiter            0              5              8
Unknown Buteo                0              6              9
Unknown Falcon               0              1              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              5              6
Swallow-tailed Kite          0              1              1

Total:                      10           4611           8541
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Observation start time: 08:30:00 
Observation end   time: 10:00:00 
Total observation time: 1.5 hours

Official Counter:        Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        

Visitors:
Five guests from Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary


Weather:
Cloudy with sprinkles and then a steady rain; 76-78 degrees; fair
visibility prior to the rain; winds SSW 16-17 mph, gusting to 29 mph

Raptor Observations:
A few migrants ahead of the storms

Non-raptor Observations:
American Bittern; Orchard Oriole; Spotted Sandpiper-3
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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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