Fort Smallwood Park (05 Jun 2026) 7 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Jun 05, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	5	151
Turkey Vulture	4	49	9180
Osprey	3	6	252
Bald Eagle	0	0	140
Northern Harrier	0	0	49
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	0	649
Cooper's Hawk	0	0	194
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	256
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	134
Red-tailed Hawk	0	1	96
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	0	97
Merlin	0	0	33
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	0	10
Unknown Buteo	0	0	10
Unknown Falcon	0	0	7
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	0	16
Mississippi Kite	0	0	5
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	0	2
Total:	7	61	11281

Observation start time:	10:30 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	3:00 pm
Total observation time:	4.5 hours
Official Counter	Sue Ricciardi
Observers:	Chris Reed, Cindy Godwin

Weather:
Mostly cloudy; 83-88 degrees; good visibility with some haze early; winds mostly northwesterly, 6-10 mph

Raptor Observations:
Still a few migrants left. The Mississippi Kite from May 30 was determined to be a first-year sub-adult. Photos may be found here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S349842288

Non-raptor Observations:
A pair of Eastern Bluebirds is making frequent trips to a hole in a tree branch, feeding young. We are just now hearing some peeping young.

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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.