Fort Smallwood Park
Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 14, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 16 193
TV 24 221 4582
OS 2 55 338
BE 4 12 42
NH 0 19 119
SS 4 711 2303
CH 8 80 573
NG 0 0 2
RS 0 0 177
BW 41 72 657
RT 10 31 363
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 9 383
ML 2 29 80
PG 0 2 6
UR 0 2 39
Total: 95 1259 9857
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Observation start time: 07:30:00 EST
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Dave Mozurkewich, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dave Mozurkewich, Greg Smith, Lynette Fullerton
Visitors:
Steve, Mary Lynn, Margaret, Arnold
Weather:
54-79 degrees; mostly cloudy early becoming partly cloudy; hazy; winds
mostly from the SSW, 6-10 mph
Observations:
First push of immature Broadwings
6900+ Blue Jays!! 7 Common Nighthawks; 72 species for the May Count, a low number for a fair weather day.
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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 |