Fort Smallwood Park (19 Mar 2026) 162 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	4	30	30
Turkey Vulture	137	2463	2506
Osprey	3	28	28
Bald Eagle	8	21	21
Northern Harrier	1	1	1
Sharp-shinned Hawk	1	10	10
Cooper's Hawk	3	25	25
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	1	197	198
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	1	17	17
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	2	6	6
Merlin	0	1	1
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	1	1
Unknown Buteo	1	2	2
Unknown Falcon	0	1	1
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	1	1
Total:	162	2804	2848

Observation start time:	9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	3:00 pm
Total observation time:	6 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Cristians Rivas, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi

Visitors: Andrew Estrin

Weather:
Dense cloud cover to start gradually becoming partly cloudy in the last hour; 37-49 degrees; good visibility; winds light, often with a south component, 0-6 mph

Raptor Observations:
The southerly winds brought 10 raptor species, with the count picking up as the skies brightened. Bald Eagles were in the air all day, both local and migrant. A nice day to be at the watch, and warmer than yesterday!

Non-raptor Observations:
111 Bonaparte's Gulls, 26 Horned Grebes; 1 Barred Owl, 200 Buffleheads, 22 Red-breasted Mergansers

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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.