Fort Smallwood Park (09 Mar 2026) 129 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

 

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 09, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	9	21	21
Turkey Vulture	99	1501	1544
Osprey	2	5	5
Bald Eagle	0	2	2
Northern Harrier	0	0	0
Sharp-shinned Hawk	1	7	7
Cooper's Hawk	8	13	13
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	10	180	181
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	0	10	10
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	0	0
Merlin	0	1	1
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	0	0
Unknown Buteo	0	0	0
Unknown Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	0	0
Total:	129	1740	1784

Observation start time:	9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end	2:30 pm
Total observation time:	5.5 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Cindy Godwin, Ralph Geuder, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi

Visitors:
Andrew Estrin and Kinnon

Weather:
Sunny; 51-74 degrees; fair to good visibility; winds light and variable, 0-8 mph

Raptor Observations:
A more typical early season flight today after yesterday's bonanza. Sunny skies, though, made detection more difficult as the flight got higher with the rising temperatures.

Non-raptor Observations:
Red-necked Grebe. Geese and swans continue to be on the move, with two flocks of Tundra Swans totaling 270 birds. Also, a Broad-headed Skink with no tail out and about.

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Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi (susi...@comcast.net)
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]

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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.