Fort Smallwood Park
Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 05, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 0 167
TV 11 98 4272
OS 7 23 508
BE 0 1 31
NH 0 4 180
SS 5 89 2198
CH 2 15 648
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 0 196
BW 1 11 315
RT 0 3 343
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 0 715
ML 0 1 99
PG 0 0 2
UR 0 0 50
Total: 26 245 9723
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Observation start time: 09:00:00 DST
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Ralph Geuder
Weather:
Variable cloudiness; count interrupted for two hours from 11 to 1 due to showers; 57-69 degrees; light to moderate southwest winds, becoming west.
Observations:
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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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