Fort Smallwood Park (15 Apr 2026) 130 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 15, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	1	39	98
Turkey Vulture	93	1950	7624
Osprey	3	83	199
Bald Eagle	0	22	68
Northern Harrier	1	31	37
Sharp-shinned Hawk	16	271	319
Cooper's Hawk	4	70	119
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	18	256
Broad-winged Hawk	8	37	37
Red-tailed Hawk	1	22	80
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	1	51	86
Merlin	1	16	17
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	2	4
Unknown Buteo	0	2	6
Unknown Falcon	0	6	7
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	1	8	9
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	1	1
Total:	130	2629	8967

Observation start time:	9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	2:30 pm
Total observation time:	5.5 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Cindy Godwin, Hal Wierenga, Jenny Isaacs, Lynn Davidson, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi

Visitors:  Andrew Estrin

Weather:
Partly cloudy except mostly cloudy for the last hour; very warm, 69-89 degrees; fair to good visibility with haze; winds calm at first, then mostly WSW, 10-14 mph

Raptor Observations:
A decent flight that we literally had to sweat for. Likely missed migrants which flew too high in the heat.

Non-raptor Observations:
Glossy Ibis (1), about 500 Blue Jays, numerous butterflies

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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.