Fort Smallwood Park (03 May 2026) 174 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 03, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	6	10	128
Turkey Vulture	98	188	8520
Osprey	0	7	229
Bald Eagle	6	9	98
Northern Harrier	0	1	48
Sharp-shinned Hawk	44	53	644
Cooper's Hawk	14	17	186
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	256
Broad-winged Hawk	2	2	85
Red-tailed Hawk	2	2	85
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	1	1	97
Merlin	1	2	33
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	0	9
Unknown Buteo	0	0	8
Unknown Falcon	0	0	7
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	1	15
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	0	2
Total:	174	293	10450

Observation start time:	9:00 am Daylight Timr
Observation end time:	5:00pm
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed, Lynn Davidson
Observers:	Cristians Rivas, Hal Wierenga, Lynn Davidson, Rich Mason, Sue Ricciardi

Visitors:  6

Weather:
Mostly sunny; 48-61 degrees; good visibility; winds strong, mostly out of the WNW, 14-20 mph gusting to 32 mph

Raptor Observations:
Good sky and winds resulted in a steady flight of vultures and accipitrines, though fewer than the promising conditions might have indicated

Non-raptor Observations:
Greater Yellowlegs (4), Solitary Sandpiper (3), Spotted Sandpiper, Ruby-throated Hummingbird (2)

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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.