Fort Smallwood Park (18 May 2026) 14 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 18, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	2	20	138
Turkey Vulture	10	648	8980
Osprey	1	17	239
Bald Eagle	0	30	119
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	1	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:	14	854	11011

Observation start time:	9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	2:30 pm
Total observation time:	5.5 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Cindy Godwin, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi

Visitors:  Jerry; James Seigert

Weather:
Sunny; 75 rising to a hot 94 degrees; good visibility with some haze; winds light and variable

Raptor Observations:
Only a few migrants that we could detect in the sunny, hazy skies. However, we did top the 11,000 mark today.

Non-raptor Observations:
Dragonflies becoming more numerous. Are the Mississippi Kites noticing?

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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.