Fort Smallwood Park (25 Mar 2026) 167 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 25, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	40	40
Turkey Vulture	149	3526	3569
Osprey	1	66	66
Bald Eagle	0	29	29
Northern Harrier	0	2	2
Sharp-shinned Hawk	2	23	23
Cooper's Hawk	0	40	40
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	9	214	215
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	6	33	33
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	16	16
Merlin	0	1	1
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	1	1
Unknown Buteo	0	3	3
Unknown Falcon	0	1	1
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	1	1
Total:	167	3996	4040

Observation start time:	9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	3:00 pm

Visitors:  Andrew Estrin

Weather:
Mostly cloudy with periods of overcast; 41-54 degrees; good visibility; winds southerly 3-10 mph

Raptor Observations:
A nice flight of buteos to complement the Turkey Vultures. One of the Bald Eagles from March 20 was a juvenile, presumably born in Florida and making its way north.

Non-raptor Observations:
Double-crested Cormorants starting to move north, flying in formation

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Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi (susi...@comcast.net)
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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.