Fort Smallwood Park (10 Mar 2026) 15 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 10, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	2	23	23
Turkey Vulture	7	1508	1551
Osprey	3	8	8
Bald Eagle	0	2	2
Northern Harrier	0	0	0
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	7	7
Cooper's Hawk	1	14	14
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	2	182	183
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	0	10	10
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	0	0
Unknown Buteo	0	0	0
Unknown Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	0	0
Total:	15	1755	1799

Observation start time:	10:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	2:30 pm
Total observation time:	4.5 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Cindy Godwin, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi

Weather:
Fog delayed the count; partly cloudy becoming sunny afterwards; 59 to 83 degrees; fair to good visibility; winds light with a SW component, 0-6 mph

Raptor Observations:
Few raptors today; maybe the lack of wind or a depleted pipeline.

Non-raptor Observations:
Northern Shoveler, Red-throated Loon. Lots of turtles out, plus Spring Peepers and Southern Leopard Frogs.  Mourning Cloak butterfly.

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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.