Fort Smallwood Park
Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 27, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 1 62 166
TV 19 2204 4031
OS 8 395 473
BE 0 22 27
NH 3 167 173
SS 165 1881 1963
CH 15 510 609
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 103 196
BW 23 278 278
RT 6 214 325
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 638 711
ML 2 94 94
PG 1 1 2
UR 4 34 46
Total: 247 6603 9094
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Observation start time: 07:45:00 DST
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 7.75 hours
Official Counter: Jerry Book, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dan Eberly, Jerry Book, Ralph Geuder
Weather:
Sunny changing over to mostly cloudy, ending in sprinkles; 50-63 degrees;
winds mostly from the west, 6-15 mph, gusting as high as 23 mph.
Observations:
Sharpies started early with 120 passing by by 10 am (EST).
A few thousand Blue jays early; 1 Glossy Ibis; 1 Marsh Wren; 1 Royal Tern
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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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