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Fort Smallwood Park 4/26/05

From:

Sue Ricciardi

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Sue Ricciardi

Date:

Tue, 26 Apr 2005 22:40:12 -0400

Fort Smallwood Park
Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 26, 2005
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
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