Fort Smallwood Park (27 Apr 2026) 28 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 27, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	54	113
Turkey Vulture	25	2544	8218
Osprey	0	102	218
Bald Eagle	1	42	88
Northern Harrier	0	39	45
Sharp-shinned Hawk	2	401	449
Cooper's Hawk	0	101	150
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	18	256
Broad-winged Hawk	0	80	80
Red-tailed Hawk	0	25	83
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	59	94
Merlin	0	29	30
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	7	9
Unknown Buteo	0	4	8
Unknown Falcon	0	6	7
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	11	12
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	2	2
Total:	28	3524	9862

Observation start time:	9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	3:00 pm
Total observation time:	6 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Cindy Godwin, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi

Weather:
Suny with a few clouds and contrails; 53-67 degrees; good visibility; winds light and variable 0-5 mph except for the last hour when they were ESE 9 mph

Raptor Observations:
Nice to have some sun today but the birds didn't seem to like traveling with no push of wind. Few migrants.

Non-raptor Observations:
First Eastern Kingbirds (2) and Baltimore Oriole. Lady Monarch busy laying eggs on milkweed.

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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.