Fort Smallwood Park (30 Mar 2026) 608 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 30, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	3	50	50
Turkey Vulture	571	5496	5539
Osprey	7	110	110
Bald Eagle	1	45	45
Northern Harrier	0	6	6
Sharp-shinned Hawk	8	46	46
Cooper's Hawk	1	47	47
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	9	236	237
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	5	55	55
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	2	33	33
Merlin	0	1	1
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	1	1
Unknown Buteo	1	4	4
Unknown Falcon	0	1	1
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	1	1
Total:	608	6132	6176

Observation start time:	8:45 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	4:00 pm
Total observation time:	7.25 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Andy Francis, Cindy Godwin, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi

Weather:
Rain, drizzle at the start, then cloudy to mostly cloudy; 55-68 degrees; fair to good visibility; winds southwesterly, 10-16 mph gusting to 25 mph

Raptor Observations:
Southwesterly winds brought us another nice flight. In the afternoon, kettles of Turkey Vultures rose up from Bodkin Point, sometimes going straight north and sometimes coming into shore before heading north.

Non-raptor Observations:
A Little Gull was located among the 100+ Bonaparte's Gulls at the marina.

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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.