Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 21:49:12 -0400
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From: Sue Ricciardi <susier@STARPOWER.NET>
Subject: Fort Smallwood Park 4/24/03
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Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 24, 2003
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 9 62 173
TV 82 653 3590
OS 57 327 384
BE 3 19 25
NH 4 62 70
SS 223 1044 1114
CH 28 177 317
NG 0 0 1
RS 3 19 190
BW 253 748 748
RT 9 56 243
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 7 172 269
ML 15 48 52
PG 0 2 2
UR 0 18 33
SK 0 0 1
Total: 693 3407 7212
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Observation start time: 08:45:00 EDT
Observation end time: 19:00:00
Total observation time: 10.25 hours
Site Coordinator: Hal Wierenga, Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dan Eberly, Hal Wierenga, John Hoffman, Ralph Geuder,
Sue Ricciardi
Visitors:
Matt Gray
Weather:
Sunny in the morning yielding to clouds in the afternoon; temps rising =
to
64 degrees; strong west or northwest winds.
Observations:
Another good raptor day dominated again by Sharpies and Broadwings.
Fifteen Merlins were a treat.
Two Glossy Ibis and Two Red-throated Loons
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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; 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.
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