Fort Smallwood Park (13 Mar 2026) 61 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 13, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	1	24	24
Turkey Vulture	54	1660	1703
Osprey	2	14	14
Bald Eagle	1	3	3
Northern Harrier	0	0	0
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	9	9
Cooper's Hawk	0	22	22
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	2	195	196
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	1	13	13
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	0	0
Merlin	0	1	1
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	1	1
Unknown Buteo	0	1	1
Unknown Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	0	0
Total:	61	1943	1987

Observation start time:	9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	2:00 pm
Total observation time:	5 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Dan Walker, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi

Visitors:
Joe Kramer. Please come visit!

Weather:
Variable cloudiness; 35-48 degrees; good visibility; winds southerly, 5-13 mph gusting to 40 mph

Raptor Observations:
A modest flight that seemed hindered by the high winds, as if the raptors were hesitant to cross the water with too strong of a south tail wind.

Non-raptor Observations:
19 Song Sparrows, Swamp Sparrow

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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.