Fort Smallwood Park May 5 - 18 98
Sue Ricciardi (susie@idsonline.com)
Mon, 18 May 1998 22:28:45 -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 5/5-5/18 1998
Yr
5/5-8 5/13 5/14 5/15 5/16 5/17 5/18 Tot
HRS 12.3 3 5.6 7 5.5 3.5 4.5 373
BV 256
TV 1 1 9 40 3613
OS 6 1 2 8 6 2 5 380
BE 2 1 73
NH 3 138
SS 49 14 23 34 30 8 2 2555
CH 3 2 6 7 1 491
NG 2
RS 161
BW 2 4 22 165 16 3 884
RT 1 2 382
AK 1 368
ML 1 29
PG 1 8
U 28
TOT 61 17 31 80 254 30 11 9370
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.
Well, we went from 12 days with rain to cloudless days
with light winds, but who's complaining? (Let's change
the subject.) We are now eagerly searching the skies for
kites - the untethered ones. Common Nighthawks arrived
on 5/14, with 58 counted on 5/16.
Sue Ricciardi, compiler
susie@idsonline.com