Fort Smallwood Park (06 Apr 2026) 183 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 06, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	2	11	70
Turkey Vulture	159	1014	6688
Osprey	5	52	168
Bald Eagle	2	5	51
Northern Harrier	1	8	14
Sharp-shinned Hawk	5	61	109
Cooper's Hawk	2	20	69
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	1	17	255
Broad-winged Hawk	3	3	3
Red-tailed Hawk	1	5	63
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	25	60
Merlin	0	6	7
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	2	2	4
Unknown Buteo	0	2	6
Unknown Falcon	0	1	2
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	3	4
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	1	1
Total:	183	1236	7574

Observation start time:	8:45 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	4:00 pm
Total observation time:	7.25 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Dan Walker, Fred Shaffer, Hal Wierenga, Ralph Geuder, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi

Visitors:  Andrew Estrin, Elizabeth

Weather:
Sunny most of the day becoming partly cloudy in the last few hours; 46=58 degrees; good to excellent visibility; winds mostly northwesterly 10-16 mph gusting to 23 mph

Raptor Observations:
Good variety and our first Broad-winged Hawks of the season.

Non-raptor Observations:
Little Blue Heron and Barn Swallows - first of the season;

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Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi (susi...@comcast.net)
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]

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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.