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Fort Smallwood Park April 25, 2011 Swallow-tailed Kite

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Sue Ricciardi

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Tue, 26 Apr 2011 03:28:43 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 25, 2011
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                9            125            315
Turkey Vulture              42           1545           4717
Osprey                      20            242            361
Bald Eagle                  10             33             56
Northern Harrier             2             59             62
Sharp-shinned Hawk         285           1391           1440
Cooper's Hawk               21            259            363
Northern Goshawk             0              1              1
Red-shouldered Hawk          2            136            290
Broad-winged Hawk           16            226            226
Red-tailed Hawk              6            211            271
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              1
American Kestrel             1            148            193
Merlin                       0             25             27
Peregrine Falcon             1              2              2
Unknown Accipiter            0              4              7
Unknown Buteo                0              6              9
Unknown Falcon               0              1              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              5              6

Total:                     415           4419           8349
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Observation start time: 07:15:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 8.75 hours

Official Counter:        Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Bradley Cernohorsky, Dan Haas, George Thomas, Hal Wierenga,
                  Jackie Cooper, John Hoffman, Ralph Geuder

Visitors:
John Hattrup; Mike Welch; Kathy Calvert


Weather:
Mostly sunny; 65-82 degrees; poor visibility with fog; winds calm or from
the ESE or SE, 0-10 mph

Raptor Observations:
Swallow-tailed Kite at 10:34 EDT flew by headed NNE, 6th since first one in
1995.  Last one was observed April 24, 2006.  Another good run of
Sharp-shinned Hawks.

Non-raptor Observations:
680 Blue Jays; Green Heron 1; House Wren 3; American Bittern 1; Spotted
Sandpiper 6; Wood Thrush 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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