Fort Smallwood Park
Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 01, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 0 167
TV 57 57 4231
OS 6 6 491
BE 0 0 30
NH 4 4 180
SS 61 61 2170
CH 9 9 642
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 0 196
BW 4 4 308
RT 2 2 342
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 0 715
ML 0 0 97
PG 0 0 2
UR 0 0 50
Total: 143 143 9621
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Observation start time: 08:15:00 DST
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 8.75 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bob Rineer, Dan Eberly, Derek Lovitch, Hal Wierenga,
Jeanette Morrs
Visitors:
Rick Sawicki
Weather:
Partly to mostly cloudy; 63-77 degrees; winds moderate to strong out of the
south or southwest.
Observations:
Pleasant, but windy day. Many birds up high streaming through on the
strong winds.
American Bittern, Red-eared Sliders (turtle) seen yesterday and today.
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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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