Fort Smallwood Park (05 May 2026) 87 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 05, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	2	14	132
Turkey Vulture	69	275	8607
Osprey	3	11	233
Bald Eagle	6	16	105
Northern Harrier	1	2	49
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	54	645
Cooper's Hawk	1	19	188
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	256
Broad-winged Hawk	2	5	88
Red-tailed Hawk	3	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:	87	406	10563

Observation start time:	8:45 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	3:00 pm
Total observation time:	6.25 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Alan Young, Fred Shaffer, Jenny Isaacs, Rich Mason, Sue Ricciardi, Sue Young

Visitors:  Andrew Estrin, Alan and Lock Handley

Weather:
Sunny except for a few clouds in the last hour; 65-83 degrees; good visibility; winds southwesterly and increasing in strength over the course of the day, 7-17 mph gusting to 29 mph

Raptor Observations:
A second day of staring into the blue skies trying to find migrants. Besides 69 Turkey Vultures, there were 7 other species in small numbers

Non-raptor Observations:
Laughing Gull (2), Cliff Swallow (1), Snowy Egret (1)

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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.