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Fort Smallwood Park Monday, May 30, 2011

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Sue Ricciardi

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Tue, 31 May 2011 03:11:13 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 30, 2011
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0             41            366
Turkey Vulture               0            572           5441
Osprey                       3             68            443
Bald Eagle                   0             60            123
Northern Harrier             0             11             76
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0             47           1622
Cooper's Hawk                0             26            407
Northern Goshawk             0              0              1
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              2            295
Broad-winged Hawk            0             79            313
Red-tailed Hawk              0             32            326
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              1
American Kestrel             0              0            193
Merlin                       0             11             38
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             14             15
Swallow-tailed Kite          0              0              1

Total:                       3            966           9691
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Observation start time: 08:15:00 EST
Observation end   time: 12:30:00 EST
Total observation time: 4.25 hours

Official Counter:        Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        

Weather:
Hazy, hot, and humid; sunny; 82-95 degrees; poor visibility with haze;
winds mostly northwesterly 3-9 mph

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:

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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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