Fort Smallwood Park (26 Apr 2026) 33 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 26, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	1	54	113
Turkey Vulture	27	2519	8193
Osprey	3	102	218
Bald Eagle	1	41	87
Northern Harrier	0	39	45
Sharp-shinned Hawk	1	399	447
Cooper's Hawk	0	101	150
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	18	256
Broad-winged Hawk	0	80	80
Red-tailed Hawk	0	25	83
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	59	94
Merlin	0	29	30
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	7	9
Unknown Buteo	0	4	8
Unknown Falcon	0	6	7
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	11	12
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	2	2
Total:	33	3496	9834

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

Visitors:  Joe Kramer

Weather:
Dense cloud cover with scattered light and dark areas; 46-51 degrees; fair to good visibility; winds northeasterly 7-10 mph

Raptor Observations:
Another day of unfavorable weather with a trickle of raptors

Non-raptor Observations:
White-crowned Sparrow feeding near us for the third day in a row.

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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.