Fort Smallwood Park
Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 02, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 10 15 192
TV 22 100 4461
OS 1 26 309
BE 3 6 36
NH 0 14 114
SS 28 477 2069
CH 7 41 534
NG 0 0 2
RS 0 0 177
BW 11 23 608
RT 4 13 345
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 5 379
ML 0 7 58
PG 0 2 6
UR 1 1 38
Total: 87 730 9328
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Observation start time: 07:45:00 EST
Observation end time: 12:00:00
Total observation time: 4.25 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga, Marty Miller, Ralph Geuder
Weather:
50-63 degrees; partly cloudy becoming cloudy and overcast; winds from the southwest, 6-15 mph, gusting to 21 mph.
Observations:
Clouds, ultimately bringing in showers, shut down the flight.
Seaside Sparrow, after several years absence.
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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 |