Fwd: [BIRDHAWK] Fort Smallwood Park (01 Jun 2026) 5 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Jun 01, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	146
Turkey Vulture	5	5	9136
Osprey	0	0	246
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	0	95
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:	5	5	11225

Observation start time:	10:30 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	2:30 pm
Total observation time:	4 hours
Official Counter	Sue Ricciardi
Observers:	Chris Reed, Cindy Godwin

Weather:
Mostly cloudy; 72-77 degrees; excellent visibility; winds easterly, with a NE component in the first three hours, 8-12 mph

Raptor Observations: Only a few Turkey Vultures today

Non-raptor Observations:
Yellow breasted Chat. Three crows were hitting on an immature Bald Eagle. In turn, one of the crows was being hit upon by an Eastern Kingbird. Sometimes size is irrelevant.

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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.