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Fort Smallwood Park 4/16/05

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Sue Ricciardi

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Sue Ricciardi

Date:

Sat, 16 Apr 2005 21:42:36 -0400

Fort Smallwood Park
Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 16, 2005
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           0             48            140
TV                          31           1471           3913
OS                           2            108            209
BE                           0              6             18
NH                           0             45             55
SS                          20            615            666
CH                           3            223            305
NG                           0              1              2
RS                           1            114            168
BW                           0             15             15
RT                           0            147            224
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           9            201            287
ML                           0             11             14
PG                           0              2              2
UR                           0              5              9

Total:                      66           3012           6027
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Observation start time: 07:00:00 EST
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 9 hours

Official Counter: Kevin Graff, Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Kevin Graff, Sue Ricciardi

Visitors:
Chesapeake Audubon Society (12), Ben Weinstein, and a few others.


Weather:
44-60 degrees; sunny skies; northeast winds turning to the east, 10-18 mph,
gusting to 23 mph.

Observations:
A few more hawks flying today in spite of the winds.


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Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi ()


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.

BV Black Vulture; TV Turkey Vulture; OS Osprey; SK Swallow-tailed Kite; MK Mississippi Kite; BE Bald Eagle; NH Northern Harrier; SS Sharp-shinned Hawk; CH Cooper's Hawk; NG Northern Goshawk; RS Red-shouldered Hawk; BW Broad-winged Hawk; RT Red-tailed Hawk; RL Rough-legged Hawk; GE Golden Eagle; AK American Kestrel; ML Merlin; PG Peregrine Falcon; UA Unidentified Accipiter; UB Unidentified Buteo; UF Unidentified Falcon; UR Unidentified Raptor