Fort Smallwood Park (28 Mar 2026) 416 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 28, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	3	45	45
Turkey Vulture	382	4594	4637
Osprey	11	94	94
Bald Eagle	5	38	38
Northern Harrier	1	5	5
Sharp-shinned Hawk	1	32	32
Cooper's Hawk	2	45	45
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	1	225	226
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	3	43	43
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	7	29	29
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:	416	5157	5201

Observation start time:	9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	5:00 pm
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed, Lynn Davidson
Observers:	Dan Walker, Hal Wierenga, Hugh Hoffman, Lynn Davidson, Sue Ricciardi

Visitors: Chris

Weather:
Partly cloudy to sunny; 37-49 degrees; good visibility; winds northwesterly and strong, 10-17mph gusting to 24 mph

Raptor Observations:
Nice flight today in the northwesterly winds. Ten raptor species. Ospreys and American Kestrels besides Turkey Vultures. Local or migrant Ospreys always in the air. Local courting Cooper's Hawk.

Non-raptor Observations:
Barred Owl calling; 160 Bonaparte's Gulls; Great Egret

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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.