Fort Smallwood Park (08 May 2026) 27 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 08, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	1	15	133
Turkey Vulture	25	302	8634
Osprey	0	11	233
Bald Eagle	1	17	106
Northern Harrier	0	2	49
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	54	645
Cooper's Hawk	0	19	188
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	256
Broad-winged Hawk	0	5	88
Red-tailed Hawk	0	6	89
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	0	0	9
Unknown Buteo	0	0	8
Unknown Falcon	0	0	7
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	1	15
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	0	2
Total:	27	435	10592

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

Visitors:  Pam Runkle, Andrew Estrin

Weather:
Sunny becoming partly cloudy; 59-71 degrees; good visibility; winds westerly 6-15 mph gusting to 29 mph

Raptor Observations:
Seemed like good conditions for a flight, but the raptors disagreed with us. Vultures and a Bald Eagle.

Non-raptor Observations:
Six Glossy Ibis spent a few hours feeding along the shoreline; Eastern Warbling Vireo, Blue Grosbeak

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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.