Fort Smallwood Park (30 May 2026) 31 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 30, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	3	28	146
Turkey Vulture	27	785	9117
Osprey	0	24	246
Bald Eagle	0	48	137
Northern Harrier	0	2	49
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	58	649
Cooper's Hawk	0	25	194
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	256
Broad-winged Hawk	0	51	134
Red-tailed Hawk	0	12	95
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	1	97
Merlin	0	2	33
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	1	10
Unknown Buteo	0	2	10
Unknown Falcon	0	0	7
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	2	16
Mississippi Kite	1	5	5
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	0	2
Total:	31	1046	11203

Observation start time:	9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	5:00 pm
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Cindy Godwin, Cristians Rivas, Dan Walker, Hal Wierenga, Lynn Davidson, Sue Ricciardi

Visitors: Matthew Black

Weather:
Mostly sunny; 65-69 degrees; good visibility; strong winds from the N or NNW 13-17 mph gusting to 26 mph

Raptor Observations:
Almost all vultures, except for one individual: our fifth Mississippi Kite! It sauntered in from the south side of the pond and slowly made its way north, hesitated to cross the water at first, circled back and then headed out to the northwest. Pale head and banded tail. We'll look at photos tomorrow to determine its age.

Non-raptor Observations:
Willow Flycatcher, 4 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds

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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.