Fort Smallwood Park (10 May 2026) 119 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 10, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	15	133
Turkey Vulture	96	410	8742
Osprey	0	11	233
Bald Eagle	1	19	108
Northern Harrier	0	2	49
Sharp-shinned Hawk	1	56	647
Cooper's Hawk	3	22	191
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	256
Broad-winged Hawk	14	19	102
Red-tailed Hawk	1	7	90
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	1	1	10
Unknown Buteo	1	1	9
Unknown Falcon	0	0	7
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	1	2	16
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	0	2
Total:	119	568	10725

Observation start time:	900: am Daylight Time
Observation end time	3:00 pm
Total observation time:	6 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Cristians Rivas, Sue Ricciardi

Weather:
Sunny for the first two hours, then partly cloudy; 64-80 degrees; fair to good visibility with haze and low cloud cover; winds westerly becoming stronger over the course of the day 3-13 mph gusting to 20 mph.

Raptor Observations:
Immature Broadwings starting to come through.

Non-raptor Observations:
Some Glossy Ibis (5) still feeding along the shoreline of the pond, Common Yellowthroat, Blackpoll Warber, Northern Yellow Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, American Redstart, Northern Parula, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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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.