Fort Smallwood 4/26/98 - 5/4/98
Sue Ricciardi (susie@idsonline.com)
Mon, 04 May 1998 22:17:36 -0400
Fort Smallwood is located on the western edge of the
Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Patapsco River,
about 11 miles south of Baltimore, MD. All numbers
are unofficial.
Fort Smallwood 4/26 - 5/4 1998
Yr
4/26 4/27 4/28 4/29 4/30 5/1 5/2 5/3 5/4 Tot
HRS 8 7.3 6 3.5 5.5 3 6.5 8 2.5 332
BV 3 3 256
TV 1 71 42 2 29 37 55 3562
OS 17 11 10 5 12 28 350
BE 1 2 1 70
NH 4 4 1 2 2 6 135
SS 385 211 151 5 99 2 86 200 2 2395
CH 14 18 33 2 18 15 28 472
NG 1 1 2
RS 4 161
BW 6 10 10 1 7 23 35 672
RT 3 14 12 379
AK 31 13 1 1 6 367
ML 2 2 3 1 2 29
PG 1 1 1 2 1 8
U 2 28
TOT 462 342 259 10 160 2 195 383 2 8886
The bald eagle count is problematic. Due to a large
wintering roost and nesting pairs in the vicinity,
it is unclear how many are migrants, and this number
is likely to be adjusted downward.
Sharp-shins have finally started to come through in good numbers.
The two immature Goshawks were a treat, continuing what seems to be
a regular late-April occurrence. Over 3000 Blue Jays flew by on 5/3.
Passerine migration, especially swallows, is in full force.
Sue Ricciardi, compiler
susie@idsonline.com