Fort Smallwood Park (20 May 2026) 29 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 20, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	4	25	143
Turkey Vulture	23	703	9035
Osprey	1	20	242
Bald Eagle	1	32	121
Northern Harrier	0	2	49
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	57	648
Cooper's Hawk	0	25	194
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	256
Broad-winged Hawk	0	35	118
Red-tailed Hawk	0	11	94
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	1	10
Unknown Buteo	0	1	9
Unknown Falcon	0	0	7
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	2	16
Mississippi Kite	0	2	2
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	0	2
Total:	29	919	11076

Observation start time:	9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	3:30 pm
Total observation time:	6.5 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Cindy Godwin, Cristians Rivas, Jenny Isaacs, Ralph Geuder, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi

Visitors:  Andy Geuder

Weather:
Sunny becoming partly cloudy; 83-95 degrees; good visibility; winds light and variable often with a west component 6-9 mph.

Raptor Observations:
Much like the past few days, hours of sunny skies making raptor detection difficult and hot temperatures, with Turkey Vultures making up most of the flight. Disappointingly low Broadwing totals this season, so far.

Non-raptor Observations:  First-year Orchard Oriole constantly singing.

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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.