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Fort Smallwood Park Tuesday, May 15, 2012

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Sue Ricciardi

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Wed, 16 May 2012 02:42:06 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 15, 2012
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                1             45            377
Turkey Vulture               1            491           3740
Osprey                       0             27            360
Bald Eagle                   0             56            112
Northern Harrier             0              9             74
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0            200           1318
Cooper's Hawk                0             44            368
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0             89
Broad-winged Hawk            0            184            352
Red-tailed Hawk              0             14            153
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              1
American Kestrel             0              4            274
Merlin                       0              4             47
Peregrine Falcon             0              1              4
Unknown Accipiter            0              0             11
Unknown Buteo                0              1              3
Unknown Falcon               0              0              3
Unknown Eagle                0              0              1
Unknown Raptor               0              1             17

Total:                       2           1081           7304
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Observation start time: 12:00:00 
Observation end   time: 15:00:00 Eastern Standard Time
Total observation time: 3 hours

Official Counter:        Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Bill Hubick

Weather:
Mostly cloudy with dark low storm clouds interspersed; 74-76 degrees;
excellent visibility; winds light with a westerly component

Raptor Observations:
Looking for migrants after the rain, but only a couple were seen in the
still stormy skies

Non-raptor Observations:  Sleepy Orange Butterfly
eBird list:  http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10759385
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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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