Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 20:49:13 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Sue Ricciardi Subject: Fort Smallwood Park 3/11/04 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: Mar 11, 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- BV 11 39 43 TV 134 582 663 OS 3 9 9 BE 0 2 3 NH 0 1 1 SS 1 18 20 CH 4 32 33 NG 0 0 0 RS 2 59 64 BW 0 0 0 RT 4 57 65 RL 0 0 0 GE 0 0 0 AK 0 6 6 ML 0 0 0 PG 0 1 1 UR 0 7 7 Total: 159 813 915 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi Observers: Dan Eberly, Dave Mozurkewich, John Hoffman, Ralph = Geuder Visitors: Bruce Warren Weather: Sunny with clouds gathering in the afternoon; 37-53 degrees; winds = starting as NW turning to WSW in afternoon, 7-16 mph. Observations: About 200 Red-breasted Mergansers sitting offshore =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; 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; AK American Kestrel; ML Merlin; PG Peregrine Falcon; UA = Unidentified Accipiter; UB Unidentified Buteo; UF Unidentified Falcon =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 =========================================================================