Fort Smallwood Park (12 May 2026) 17 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 12, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	15	133
Turkey Vulture	15	425	8757
Osprey	0	11	233
Bald Eagle	2	21	110
Northern Harrier	0	2	49
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	56	647
Cooper's Hawk	0	22	191
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	256
Broad-winged Hawk	0	19	102
Red-tailed Hawk	0	7	90
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	1	97
Merlin	0	2	33
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	1	10
Unknown Buteo	0	1	9
Unknown Falcon	0	0	7
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	2	16
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	0	2
Total:	17	585	10742

Observation start time:	9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	1:00 pm
Total observation time:	5 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Fred Shaffer, Steve Steimel

Visitors:  Elizabeth

Weather:
Clear skies; 55-63 degrees; good to excellent visibility; winds light and northeasterly 0-9 mph

Raptor Observations:
Not much migrating today and the clear skies and northeasterly winds likely played a role in the weak flight.

Non-raptor Observations:  Western Cattle Egret 3

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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.