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Bigfoot in Maryland

10 mapped reports in the TidyTuesday extract of the BFRO database (#41 of 49 states with reports). A row is a submitted report, not a confirmed animal.

One profile per state. 'stats' are computed from sightings_seed.csv (4,045 mapped BFRO reports, 1869-2021, from the TidyTuesday 2022-09-13 extract). These are mapped reports in that extract, not all reports ever made and not confirmed sightings. Class A = clear sighting, Class B = sound/tracks/obscured view, Class C = secondhand or less reliable (BFRO definitions). Festivals, creatures and museums are pulled from festivals.json, regional_creatures.json and research.json.

Mapped reports

  • Class A (clear sighting report): 2
  • Class B (sound, tracks, or an obscured view): 8
  • Class C (secondhand): 0
  • Years: 1972–2014. Since 2010: 3.
  • Busiest decade: 1990s (3). Busiest month: August (3).
  • Seasons: spring 5, summer 3, fall 2, winter 0.
  • Counties with at least one mapped report: 6.

Top counties: Anne Arundel County (4); Montgomery County (2); Washington County (1); Harford County (1); Dorchester County (1).

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Regional names

No regional nickname is attached to Maryland in this package.

Festivals

No festival is listed for Maryland.

Journal

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