Fort Smallwood Park (03 Jun 2026) 17 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Jun 03, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	4	4	150
Turkey Vulture	13	18	9149
Osprey	0	0	246
Bald Eagle	0	0	140
Northern Harrier	0	0	49
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	0	649
Cooper's Hawk	0	0	194
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	256
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	134
Red-tailed Hawk	0	0	95
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	0	97
Merlin	0	0	33
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	0	10
Unknown Buteo	0	0	10
Unknown Falcon	0	0	7
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	0	16
Mississippi Kite	0	0	5
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	0	2
Total:	17	22	11242

Observation start time:	10:15 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	2:45 pm
Total observation time:	4.5 hours
Official Counter	Sue Ricciardi
Observers:	Cindy Godwin

Weather:
Sunny; 74-80 degrees; excellent visibility; winds northerly 7-12 mph.

Raptor Observations:
Only vultures were migrating today.

Non-raptor Observations:
About 500 tadpoles in a very small retention pond that we hope won't dry up before the next rain.

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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.