Fort Smallwood Park (05 Apr 2026) 62 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

 

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 05, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	9	68
Turkey Vulture	47	855	6529
Osprey	1	47	163
Bald Eagle	1	3	49
Northern Harrier	0	7	13
Sharp-shinned Hawk	10	56	104
Cooper's Hawk	1	18	67
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	1	16	254
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	0	4	62
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	25	60
Merlin	1	6	7
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	0	2
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:	62	1053	7391

Observation start time:	8:15 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	11 am
Total observation time:	2.75 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:

Weather:
Partly cloudy becoming cloudy, then rain. 70-72 degrees; good visibility; southwesterly 14-17 mph gusting to 29 mph

Raptor Observations:
A decent flight on the strong southwesterly winds before the rain ended the count.

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.