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Fort Smallwood Park Friday, 5/25/12 Mississippi Kite

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Sue Ricciardi

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Sat, 26 May 2012 01:45:43 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 25, 2012
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0             47            379
Turkey Vulture               9            528           3777
Osprey                       0             54            387
Bald Eagle                   0             60            116
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            2            188            356
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
Mississippi Kite             1              1              1

Total:                      12           1156           7379
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Observation start time: 08:15:00 
Observation end   time: 14:00:00 Eastern Standard Time
Total observation time: 5.75 hours

Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        

Weather:
Partly cloudy; 75-82 degrees; substantial haze; winds light, turning to the
ESE at 8-13 mph in the last two hours

Raptor Observations:
Adult Mississippi Kite at 11:40 am daylight time.  Came in low and stayed around about 2
minutes giving a good look.

Non-raptor Observations:
eBird list:  http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10841125
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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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