Fort Smallwood is located on the western edge of the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Patapsco River, about 11 miles south of Baltimore, MD. All numbers are unofficial. Fort Smallwood 3/30-4/4 1998 3/30 3/31 4/1 4/2 4/3 4/4 HRS 4.8 4 2 3.7 4 1.5 BV 1 11 TV 36 100 3 13 5 OS 3 2 2 1 BE 1 NH 1 2 1 SS 12 12 3 1 1 CH 11 6 1 1 3 RS 7 4 1 RT 1 12 3 1 AK 8 2 3 U 1 TOT 80 153 14 2 20 7 Fort Smallwood 3/24-3/29 1998 Yr 4/5 4/6 4/8 4/10 4/11 4/12 Tot HRS 6 5 7.8 4 7.7 7 214 BV 3 8 3 240 TV 21 10 42 26 45 107 3062 OS 2 2 30 5 10 33 152 BE 1 7 69 NH 3 1 55 2 3 1 89 SS 1 5 118 24 30 67 403 CH 4 23 3 20 16 214 RS 1 2 4 6 152 BW 11 8 5 7 33 RT 3 8 12 314 AK 6 2 79 2 5 7 238 ML 3 2 5 PG 1 U 3 2 14 TOT 34 25 361 85 141 263 4984 The bald eagle count is problematic. Due to a large wintering roost and nesting pairs in the vicinity, it is unclear how many are migrants, and this number is likely to be adjusted downward. Notice the remarkable number of Harriers on 4/8. Twenty-seven came through in one hour. The first Broad- wings and Merlins also arrived this week. Sue Ricciardi, compiler susie@idsonline.com