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Fort Smallwood Park 5/29/04

From:

Sue Ricciardi

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Maryland Birds & Birding

Date:

Sat, 29 May 2004 22:59:58 -0400

Fort Smallwood Park
Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 29, 2004
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                           0              5            172
TV                          10            420           4594
OS                           0             77            562
BE                           0             20             50
NH                           0             12            188
SS                           0            146           2255
CH                           0             41            674
NG                           0              0              0
RS                           0              0            196
BW                           3            160            464
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                           0              7              7

Total:                      13            915          10394
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Observation start time: 09:00:00  DST
Observation end   time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours

Official Counter: Greg Smith, Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Sue Ricciardi

Weather:
Partly to mostly cloudy; 60-68 degrees; winds northerly 8-12 mph.

Observations:  The Franklin's Gulls from two days ago added Species #241 to the Park list.



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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