Fort Smallwood Park
Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 05, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 4 39 131
TV 185 1173 3615
OS 18 59 160
BE 0 4 16
NH 8 27 37
SS 65 312 363
CH 32 147 229
NG 0 1 2
RS 34 70 124
BW 1 2 2
RT 33 86 163
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 6 137 223
ML 1 6 9
PG 0 2 2
UR 0 3 7
Total: 387 2068 5083
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Observation start time: 07:45:00 EST
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 6.75 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga, Lynn Davidson, Ralph Geuder
Visitors:
Greg Futral; Bruce Warren
Weather:
45-69 degrees; mostly sunny; winds light and variable with a westerly
component in the afternoon.
Observations:
Another good day for flying. The few clouds and airplane contrails really
helped with the high fliers. A good day for buteos, helping to alleviate
the deficit.
American Bittern; 5 Red-throated Loons; pair of White-winged Scoters again today; Pine Warbler; 14 migrating Flickers.
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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 |