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Fort Smallwood Park Friday, May 18, 2012

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Sue Ricciardi

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Sat, 19 May 2012 02:46:55 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 18, 2012
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0             47            379
Turkey Vulture               3            511           3760
Osprey                       1             36            369
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            185            353
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:                       4           1113           7336
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 12:00:00 
Total observation time: 4 hours

Official Counter:        Bob Rineer, Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Bill Hubick, Bob Rineer, Steve Whitcomb, Sue Ricciardi

Weather:
Mostly sunny; 65-71 degrees; excellent visibility; winds easterly, 3-13 mph

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:
Least Bittern
eBird list with neat kingbird photo by Bill Hubick
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10786214
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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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