Fort Smallwood Park (18 Mar 2026) 59 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 18, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	26	26
Turkey Vulture	47	2326	2369
Osprey	5	25	25
Bald Eagle	3	13	13
Northern Harrier	0	0	0
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	9	9
Cooper's Hawk	0	22	22
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	196	197
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	2	16	16
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	4	4
Merlin	0	1	1
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	1	1
Unknown Buteo	0	1	1
Unknown Falcon	1	1	1
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	1	1	1
Total:	59	2642	2686

Observation start time:	08:30 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	2:00 pm
Total observation time:	5.5 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Sue Ricciardi

Weather:
Cloudy becoming partly cloudy; a very chilly 26-35 degrees; good to excellent visibility; winds light and northerly becoming variable 0-7 mph, with low-level winds easterly, coming off the water. We're still waiting for consecutive days of westerly winds.

Raptor Observations:
A slow flight today, but Ospreys are becoming more numerous. Twp adult Bald Eagles flying in tandem and dancing across the sky.

Non-raptor Observations:
25 Horned Grebes. A flock of Cedar Waxwings has been hanging around the Park for over a week, providing good views and photo opportunities

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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.