Fwd: [BIRDHAWK] Fort Smallwood Park (19 May 2026) 36 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 19, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	1	21	139
Turkey Vulture	32	680	9012
Osprey	2	19	241
Bald Eagle	1	31	120
Northern Harrier	0	2	49
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	57	648
Cooper's Hawk	0	25	194
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	256
Broad-winged Hawk	0	35	118
Red-tailed Hawk	0	11	94
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
Mississippi Kite	0	2	2
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	0	2
Total:	36	890	11047

Observation start time:	9:00 am
Observation end time:	3:00 pm
Total observation time:	6 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Hal Wierenga, Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi

Visitors:  Andrew Estrin

Weather:
Mostly sunny becoming sunny, and in the last 2 hours partly cloudy with nice puffy clouds; 79-96 degrees; good visibility with some haze; winds westerly 9-15 mph gusting to 22 mph.

Raptor Observations:
Mostly Turkey Vultures. Likely missed other migrants in the clear skies as the flight picked up once the clouds rolled in.

Non-raptor Observations:  Groundhog with one young

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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.