Fort Smallwood Park
Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 07, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 45 137
TV 99 1360 3802
OS 4 81 182
BE 0 4 16
NH 1 42 52
SS 103 567 618
CH 23 210 292
NG 0 1 2
RS 13 109 163
BW 11 15 15
RT 35 143 220
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 1 182 268
ML 0 8 11
PG 0 2 2
UR 0 4 8
Total: 290 2773 5788
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Observation start time: 07:30:00 EST
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Hal Wierenga, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga, Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Weather:
64-75 degrees; mostly to partly cloudy; strong winds out of the southwest,
7-22 mph gusting to 32 mph.
Observations:
Some very high fliers today, made visible by the background of clouds.
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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 |