Fort Smallwood Park (14 May 2026) 26 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 14, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	16	134
Turkey Vulture	23	523	8855
Osprey	2	14	236
Bald Eagle	0	21	110
Northern Harrier	0	2	49
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	56	647
Cooper's Hawk	0	23	192
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	256
Broad-winged Hawk	1	24	107
Red-tailed Hawk	0	8	91
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	1	97
Merlin	0	2	33
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	1	10
Unknown Buteo	0	1	9
Unknown Falcon	0	0	7
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	2	16
Mississippi Kite	0	1	1
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	0	2
Total:	26	695	10852

Observation start time:	9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	2:30 pm
Total observation time:	5.5 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Cindy Godwin, Cristians Rivas, Fred Shaffer, Hal Wierenga, Jenny Isaacs, Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi

Visitors:  Andrew Estrin

Weather:
Variable cloudiness with almost complete cloud cover in the last hour; 55-61 degrees; good visibility; winds northwesterly and on the strong side 7-16 mph gusting to 25 mph

Raptor Observations:
Slow day today with some Turkey Vultures, 2 Ospreys and a Broadwing.

Non-raptor Observations:
A good day for Chimney Swifts: almost 70, two Glossy Ibis

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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.