Fort Smallwood Park
Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 26, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 85 177
TV 14 1865 4307
OS 2 177 278
BE 0 18 30
NH 0 90 100
SS 40 1469 1520
CH 21 401 483
NG 0 1 2
RS 0 123 177
BW 2 575 575
RT 7 250 327
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 2 288 374
ML 1 39 42
PG 0 3 3
UR 0 31 35
Total: 89 5415 8430
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Observation start time: 07:45:00 EST
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 5.25 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga, Ralph Geuder
Weather:
50-70 degrees; partly cloudy; winds either from the S, ESE, or SSE,
starting out light but increasing to 17 mph, gusting to 24 mph.
Observations:
Early flight on light winds shut down as the winds grew stronger.
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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 |