Fort Smallwood Park (17 Mar 2026) 107 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 17, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	26	26
Turkey Vulture	93	2279	2322
Osprey	3	20	20
Bald Eagle	6	10	10
Northern Harrier	0	0	0
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	9	9
Cooper's Hawk	0	22	22
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	196	197
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	1	14	14
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	4	4	4
Merlin	0	1	1
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	1	1
Unknown Buteo	0	1	1
Unknown Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	0	0
Total:	107	2583	2627

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

Weather:
Partly cloudy with big billowy cumulus clouds; 33-42 degrees; good visibility; winds strong, mostly out of the WNW, 16-20 mph gusting to 31 mph

Raptor Observations:
First American Kestrels of the season and we had 4. A welcome sight! Pipeline likely somewhat depleted due to the strong storms throughout yesterday.

Non-raptor Observations:
Common Raven, 14 Bonaparte's Gulls in a flock sitting on the water close to shore.

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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.