Fort Smallwood Park (21 Mar 2026) 123 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 21, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	35	35
Turkey Vulture	112	2821	2864
Osprey	7	40	40
Bald Eagle	0	26	26
Northern Harrier	0	1	1
Sharp-shinned Hawk	1	13	13
Cooper's Hawk	1	32	32
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	202	203
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	0	24	24
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	2	10	10
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:	123	3210	3254

Observation start time:	8:30 am Daylight  Time
Observation end time:	3:00 pm
Total observation time:	6.5 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Sue Ricciardi

Weather:
Sunny to mostly sunny; 50-66 degrees; fair to good visibility with haze; winds westerly then northerly, 5-10 mph

Raptor Observations: Mostly Turkey Vultures and Ospreys

Non-raptor Observations: Pair of Ring-necked Ducks, Eastern Phoebe

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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.