Fort Smallwood Park (24 Mar 2026) 232 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 24, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	3	40	40
Turkey Vulture	210	3377	3420
Osprey	10	65	65
Bald Eagle	2	29	29
Northern Harrier	0	2	2
Sharp-shinned Hawk	1	21	21
Cooper's Hawk	3	40	40
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	1	205	206
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	1	27	27
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	1	16	16
Merlin	0	1	1
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	1	1
Unknown Buteo	0	3	3
Unknown Falcon	0	1	1
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	1	1
Total:	232	3829	3873

Observation start time:	9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	2:00 pm
Total observation time:	5 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Joe Hanfman, Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi

Weather:
Mostly sunny; 38-44 degrees; good visibility; winds northerly and light 3-10 mph

Raptor Observations:
Besides 210 Turkey Vultures, 10 Ospreys went north, with several carrying a fish.

Non-raptor Observations:
Red-throated Loon, 24 Horned Grebes with many transitioning into breeding plumage

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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.