Fort Smallwood Park
Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 10, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 8 8 11
TV 70 115 187
OS 0 1 1
BE 0 0 2
NH 0 0 0
SS 1 1 1
CH 3 9 9
NG 0 0 0
RS 2 9 10
BW 0 0 0
RT 4 21 29
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 0 0
ML 0 0 0
PG 0 0 0
UR 0 0 0
Total: 88 164 250
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Observation start time: 09:15:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 5.75 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Ralph Geuder
Weather:
28-36 degrees; west winds light then increasing, 6-14 mph, gusting to 24
mph.
Observations:
Non-migrant Merlin and a pair of courting Red-tails.
Over 2000 blackbirds migrating past in the morning.
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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; SK Swallow-tailed Kite; 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 |