Fort Smallwood Park
Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 29, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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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 |