Fort Smallwood Park (07 Apr 2026) 185 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

 

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 07, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	2	13	72
Turkey Vulture	155	1169	6843
Osprey	2	54	170
Bald Eagle	5	10	56
Northern Harrier	4	12	18
Sharp-shinned Hawk	8	69	117
Cooper's Hawk	2	22	71
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	17	255
Broad-winged Hawk	1	4	4
Red-tailed Hawk	0	5	63
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	4	29	64
Merlin	1	7	8
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	2	4
Unknown Buteo	0	2	6
Unknown Falcon	0	1	2
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	1	4	5
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	1	1
Total:	185	1421	7759

Observation start time:	8:15 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	3:00 pm
Total observation time:	6.75 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Hal Wierenga, Lynn Davidson, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi

Weather:
Mostly sunny; 48-55 degrees; good visibility; winds strong out of the WNW 12-22 mph gusting to 31 mph

Raptor Observations:
Good variety of species today. Fun to watch the falcons and harriers coming in low and contending with the strong winds. Nine Bald Eagles, a mix of locals and migrants.

Non-raptor Observations:  4 Caspian Terns, 50 Bonaparte's Gulls

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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.