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Fort Smallwood Park Thursday, April 19, 2012

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Sue Ricciardi

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Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:49:32 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 19, 2012
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                4            167            302
Turkey Vulture              13           1132           3123
Osprey                       3            186            283
Bald Eagle                   1             28             39
Northern Harrier             0             42             58
Sharp-shinned Hawk           9            674            777
Cooper's Hawk                2            140            263
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0             14             89
Broad-winged Hawk            3            138            138
Red-tailed Hawk              0             43            117
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              1
American Kestrel             0            172            266
Merlin                       0             31             34
Peregrine Falcon             0              0              0
Unknown Accipiter            0              4              8
Unknown Buteo                0              2              2
Unknown Falcon               0              2              3
Unknown Eagle                0              1              1
Unknown Raptor               0             14             16

Total:                      35           2790           5520
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 15:00:00 
Total observation time: 7 hours

Official Counter:        Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Roger Starsoneck

Weather:
Mostly sunny; 52-67 degrees; poor to fair visibility with haze; winds calm
then light with a southerly component, 0-6 mph

Raptor Observations:
Few migrants today; had to "settle" for pairs of courting Ospreys, Cooper's
Hawks, and Red-tailed Hawks

Non-raptor Observations:
Prairie Warbler
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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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