Fort Smallwood Park
Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 27, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 85 177
TV 31 1896 4338
OS 4 181 282
BE 0 18 30
NH 0 90 100
SS 17 1486 1537
CH 2 403 485
NG 0 1 2
RS 0 123 177
BW 1 576 576
RT 0 250 327
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 288 374
ML 1 40 43
PG 0 3 3
UR 0 31 35
Total: 56 5471 8486
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Observation start time: 07:30:00 EST
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga, John Hoffman, Ralph Geuder
Weather:
57-70 degrees; partly to mostly cloudy; winds from the W, NW or WNW, 0-15 mph, gusting to 18 mph.
Observations:
Suprisingly few raptors given the weather conditions.
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Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi ()
Site Description:
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 |