Fort Smallwood Park (05 Mar 2026) 0 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 05, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	0	65	108
Osprey	0	1	1
Bald Eagle	0	0	0
Northern Harrier	0	0	0
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	0	0
Cooper's Hawk	0	0	0
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	1	2
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	0	0	0
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	0	0
Merlin	0	0	0
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:	0	67	111

Observation start time:	10:30:00
Observation end time:	14:30:00
Total observation time:	4 hours
Official Counter	Sue Ricciardi
Observers:	Steve Steimel

Weather:
Foggy the whole day, dense until the afternoon when it lightened some; 45-52 degrees; winds easterly 0-7 mph

Raptor Observations:
No migrants. Local Bald Eagle and a Sharp-shinned Hawk that seems to have been around for three days.

Non-raptor Observations:
Nice assortment of ducks when we were able to see them: Mallard 4, Gadwall 17, Green-winged Teal 4 - probably more, American Black Duck 2, Northern Shoveler 10, Bufflehead 4. Killdeers 9. American Pipits 3. Cedar Waxwings 40. Belted Kingfisher 1. Eastern Towhee 3.

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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.