Fort Smallwood Park
Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 25, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 7 85 177
TV 55 1851 4293
OS 4 175 276
BE 0 18 30
NH 1 90 100
SS 91 1429 1480
CH 20 380 462
NG 0 1 2
RS 1 123 177
BW 10 573 573
RT 20 243 320
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 286 372
ML 0 38 41
PG 0 3 3
UR 7 31 35
Total: 216 5326 8341
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Observation start time: 07:00:00 EST
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Marty Miller, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Marty Miller
Weather:
45-57 degrees; partly to mostly cloudy; winds started out of the southwest
at 13-14 mph, then switched to the west or WSW and increased in velocity.
At noon EST, the winds were WSW at 22 mph, gusting to 36 mph.
Observations: Four Glossy Ibis.
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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 |