Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2003 21:23:42 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Sue Ricciardi Subject: Fort Smallwood Park 4/27/03 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 27, 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- BV 0 62 173 TV 13 687 3624 OS 8 346 403 BE 0 20 26 NH 2 67 75 SS 108 1269 1339 CH 5 200 340 NG 0 0 1 RS 0 19 190 BW 7 781 781 RT 3 61 248 RL 0 0 0 GE 0 0 0 AK 8 187 284 ML 11 63 67 PG 0 3 3 UR 3 23 38 SK 0 0 1 Total: 168 3788 7593 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 EDT Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi Other Observers: Dave Mozurkewich, John Hoffman Visitors: Ben and Maury Weinstein, Nolan Britt, Don King, Sat Amagai, Dan Stewart, Wade Stephen. Weather: Sunny skies (Darn!); 59-70 degrees; winds mostly from the north or northwest, 8-13 mph. Observations: Nice flight of Sharpies and Merlins =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 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. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =========================================================================