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Fort Smallwood Park Wednesday, May 11, 2011

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Sue Ricciardi

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Thu, 12 May 2011 02:54:29 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 11, 2011
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                4             28            353
Turkey Vulture              15            369           5238
Osprey                       3             39            414
Bald Eagle                   4             23             86
Northern Harrier             0              7             72
Sharp-shinned Hawk           2             43           1618
Cooper's Hawk                1             22            403
Northern Goshawk             0              0              1
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              1            294
Broad-winged Hawk            1             12            246
Red-tailed Hawk              0             23            317
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              1
American Kestrel             0              0            193
Merlin                       0              7             34
Peregrine Falcon             0              0              2
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              8
Unknown Buteo                0              1             10
Unknown Falcon               0              1              3
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              1              7
Mississippi Kite             0              1              2
Swallow-tailed Kite          0              0              1

Total:                      30            578           9303
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 13:00:00 
Total observation time: 5 hours

Official Counter:        Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Marty Miller

Weather:
Mostly sunny; 59-68 degrees; good visibility; winds light and mostly with
an easterly component, 5-10 mph

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:
Bobolink 25
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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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