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Fort Smallwood Park 3/22/05

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Sue Ricciardi

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Sue Ricciardi

Date:

Tue, 22 Mar 2005 22:23:40 -0500

Fort Smallwood Park
Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 22, 2005
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV                          33             79             82
TV                         233            988           1060
OS                           6             23             23
BE                           1              5              7
NH                           1              3              3
SS                           5             23             23
CH                          11             49             49
NG                           0              1              1
RS                           7             46             47
BW                           0              0              0
RT                          16             60             68
RL                           0              0              0
GE                           0              0              0
AK                           3             15             15
ML                           0              0              0
PG                           0              0              0
UR                           0              1              1

Total:                     316           1293           1379
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Observation start time: 09:15:00 
Observation end   time: 15:15:00 
Total observation time: 6 hours

Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Hal Wierenga

Visitors:
Dave Horvath, Jim Swanson


Weather:
43-55 degrees; mostly sunny; winds variable 5-10 mph.

Observations:
Nice push of raptors today with ten species represented.


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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