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Fort Smallwood Park Monday, March 19, 2012

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Sue Ricciardi

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Tue, 20 Mar 2012 01:13:44 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2012
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture               27             85             85
Turkey Vulture             292            926            946
Osprey                       4             29             30
Bald Eagle                   0              6              6
Northern Harrier             0              0              0
Sharp-shinned Hawk           7             14             14
Cooper's Hawk               21             39             39
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk         11             39             40
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0              0
Red-tailed Hawk              8             40             41
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              1              1
American Kestrel             1              7              7
Merlin                       0              0              0
Peregrine Falcon             0              0              0
Unknown Accipiter            0              1              1
Unknown Buteo                0              0              0
Unknown Falcon               0              0              0
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               1              2              2

Total:                     372           1189           1212
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 14:30:00 Eastern Standard Time
Total observation time: 6.5 hours

Official Counter:        Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        

Visitors:Wendy Crowe; Francis

Weather:
Foggy to start then partly cloudy; 54-73 degrees; poor visibility becoming
good; winds starting out from the east, then variable or ESE, 3-9 mph

Raptor Observations:
Once the fog lifted, a good flight began with a kettle of 155 vultures and
a run of accipiters and Red-shoulders and Red-tails, despite the easterly
winds.

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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