Fort Smallwood Park (20 Apr 2026) 135 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 20, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	5	50	109
Turkey Vulture	59	2240	7914
Osprey	1	91	207
Bald Eagle	4	35	81
Northern Harrier	2	38	44
Sharp-shinned Hawk	23	357	405
Cooper's Hawk	3	87	136
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	18	256
Broad-winged Hawk	36	79	79
Red-tailed Hawk	0	24	82
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	2	58	93
Merlin	0	20	21
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	3	5
Unknown Buteo	0	3	7
Unknown Falcon	0	6	7
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	11	12
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	2	2
Total:	135	3122	9460

Observation start time:	8:30 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	3:45 pm
Total observation time:	7.25 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Hal Wierenga, Lynn Davidson, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi

Visitors:
Andrew Estrin

Weather:
Mostly cloudy with showers around and cumulus clouds mixed with lower dark clouds. A bit of a shower to start and another at the end. 47 to 53 degrees with the temperatures fluctuating depending on the cloud cover. Excellent visibility; winds northwesterly and brisk, 7-17 mph gusting to 29 mph

Raptor Observations:
Broadwings and Sharp-shinned Hawks, besides Turkey Vultures, made up the bulk of the flight. Ten Bald Eagles of various ages, four of them migrants.

Non-raptor Observations:
Greater Yellowlegs, Solitary Sandpiper, White-eyed Vireo, Gray Catbird

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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.