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Fort Smallwood Park Saturday, April 14, 2012

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Sue Ricciardi

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Sun, 15 Apr 2012 01:59:15 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 14, 2012
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture               16            153            288
Turkey Vulture              63            977           2968
Osprey                       6            166            263
Bald Eagle                   0             24             35
Northern Harrier             1             34             50
Sharp-shinned Hawk          22            525            628
Cooper's Hawk                1            107            230
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0             13             88
Broad-winged Hawk            6            112            112
Red-tailed Hawk              2             40            114
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              1
American Kestrel             0            166            260
Merlin                       0             27             30
Peregrine Falcon             0              0              0
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              4
Unknown Buteo                0              0              0
Unknown Falcon               0              2              3
Unknown Eagle                0              1              1
Unknown Raptor               0              0              2

Total:                     117           2347           5077
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Observation start time: 06:45:00 
Observation end   time: 14:00:00 Eastern Standard Time
Total observation time: 7.25 hours

Official Counter:        Bill Hubick, Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Bill Hubick, Ed Carlson, Hal Wierenga, John Pangborn

Visitors:
Tim Carney, Mark Schilling, Anne Arundel Bird Club:  Nita Sylvester, John
Hurry, Paul and Debbi Boudra, Mary and Gordon burton, Emily Mitchell,
Margaret Muchado, Jim Williams, Lisa Garrett, Robbie Sabin, Vince Merier


Weather:
Partly cloudy at the start with increasing cloud cover, ending in overcast
skies; 40-75 degrees; good visibility; winds calm at first, becoming
southwest 7-9 mph, with WSW at 12 mph for the final hour

Raptor Observations:
A day with more promise than results;  some birds were very high right
away, so perhaps others were missed 

Non-raptor Observations:
Little Blue Heron 4; Northern Parula Warbler 2; Common Yellowthroat 2; Palm
Warbler (yellow) 3; Greater Yellowlegs 1
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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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