Fort Smallwood Park (20 Mar 2026) 283 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 20, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	5	35	35
Turkey Vulture	246	2709	2752
Osprey	5	33	33
Bald Eagle	5	26	26
Northern Harrier	0	1	1
Sharp-shinned Hawk	2	12	12
Cooper's Hawk	6	31	31
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	5	202	203
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	7	24	24
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	2	8	8
Merlin	0	1	1
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	1	1
Unknown Buteo	0	2	2
Unknown Falcon	0	1	1
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	1	1
Total:	283	3087	3131

Observation start time:	9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	4:45 pm
Total observation time:	7.75 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed, Lynn Davidson
Observers:	Cindy Godwin, Hal Wierenga, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi

Visitors:
Mike Woronowicz, John Missing

Weather:
Sunny slowly becoming partly cloudy, then becoming cloudy as showers approached; 44-69 degrees; good visibility; winds from the S, SW or SSW 3-12 mph

Raptor Observations:
Favorable winds brought a nice flight with 9 raptor species and pushing us over 3,000 total raptors for the season. Local activity was busy with Ospreys, Bald Eagles, Red-shouldered and Red-tailed Hawks and Black Vultures.

Non-raptor Observations:
Common Raven, about 60 Tree Swallows

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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.