Fort Smallwood Park
Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 12, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 6 14 17
TV 57 255 327
OS 0 1 1
BE 2 2 4
NH 0 0 0
SS 1 4 4
CH 1 10 10
NG 0 0 0
RS 1 17 18
BW 0 0 0
RT 3 36 44
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 1 1
ML 0 0 0
PG 0 0 0
UR 0 0 0
Total: 71 340 426
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Observation start time: 09:15:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 6.25 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga, Marty Miller
Weather:
36-47 degrees; variable clouds as lines of very brief showers moved through; winds mostly from the southwest, 10-13 mph, gusting to 20 mph.
Observations:
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Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi ()
Arnold, MD
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 |