Fort Smallwood Park
Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 1 43 46
TV 87 663 735
OS 2 8 8
BE 1 3 5
NH 1 2 2
SS 1 14 14
CH 7 27 27
NG 0 1 1
RS 3 31 32
BW 0 0 0
RT 2 42 50
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 1 5 5
ML 0 0 0
PG 0 0 0
UR 1 1 1
Total: 107 840 926
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga, Marty Miller
Visitors:
Gene Harryman; Gene Schultz
Weather:
42-54 degrees; partly cloudy; winds easterly, 8-14 mph.
Observations:
24 Tree Swallows; several thousand migrant blackbirds.
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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 |