Fort Smallwood Park
Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 24, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 2 5 172
TV 16 406 4580
OS 4 75 560
BE 0 19 49
NH 0 12 188
SS 0 146 2255
CH 1 41 674
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 0 196
BW 19 150 454
RT 0 11 351
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 2 717
ML 0 8 106
PG 0 1 3
UR 0 5 55
MK 4 7 7
Total: 46 888 10367
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Observation start time: 09:00:00 DST
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Visitors:
Two
Weather:
Hot again today: 78-86 degrees; partly cloudy; winds mostly from the
southwest, 7-17 mph.
Observations:
Four Mississippi Kites today! Three came together at 10:36 with 2
Broadwings. They circled around some (a kettle!), then headed NNW and out of sight. The haze made ageing difficult, but my best guess is two
adults and one subadult. The fourth Kite, a probable adult, glided in very
high on a NNW path at 11:52, and was also seen by two visitors.
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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 |