Fort Smallwood Park
Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 22, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 3 60 164
TV 101 2062 3889
OS 19 355 433
BE 1 18 23
NH 6 154 160
SS 97 1562 1644
CH 27 458 557
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 103 196
BW 23 238 238
RT 10 198 309
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 633 706
ML 1 77 77
PG 0 0 1
UR 2 26 38
Total: 290 5944 8435
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Observation start time: 08:30:00 DST
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga, Ralph Geuder
Weather:
Partly cloudy; 61-81 degrees; winds variable, light to moderate.
Observations:
High flight with many birds flanked by a distant cloud bank to the west.
Glossy Ibis (3), arrival of Solitary Sandpiper(1)and Common
Yellowthroat(1); over 1000 Blue Jays.
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Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi ()
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
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