Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 23:06:15 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding <MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM> Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding <MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM> From: Charles Vaughn <essc@COMCAST.NET> Subject: Re: Fort Smallwood Park 3/19/03 In-Reply-To: <004301c2ee69$99e08480$0fd93ad0@g76j801> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT One bird in 2.75 hours of watching!!? That's dedication, but to a scientist, negative results are still results, and sometimes just as informative as big days. At 05:48 PM 3/19/03 -0500, you wrote: >Fort Smallwood Park >Pasadena, Maryland, USA >Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2003 >------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total >------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- >BV 0 51 54 >TV 1 859 888 >OS 0 14 14 >BE 0 5 5 >NH 0 2 2 >SS 0 31 32 >CH 0 54 54 >NG 0 1 1 >RS 0 142 142 >BW 0 0 0 >RT 0 120 120 >RL 0 0 0 >GE 0 0 0 >AK 0 14 14 >ML 0 1 1 >PG 0 0 0 >UR 0 3 3 > >Total: 1 1297 1330 >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Observation start time: 09:00:00 >Observation end time: 11:45:00 >Total observation time: 2.75 hours > >Site Coordinator: Sue Ricciardi > >Observers: > >Weather: >Temps in the 40's; strong east winds; cloudy. > >Observations: >A second day of unfavorable winds and viewing conditions limited the flight >to one brave Turkey Vulture. About 25 others milled about, but withdrew >to the southwest and out of sight. Perhaps they migrated further east. >One young Bald Eagle flew south. > > >======================================================================== >Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi (susier@starpower.net) > > >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; 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. > > >======================================================================= >To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com >with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey >======================================================================= Charles Vaughn 1306 Frederick Avenue Salisbury, MD 21801 410-742-7221 essc@comcast.net [NOW PREFERRED] stamps@sea-east.com ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================