Fort Smallwood Park (10 Apr 2026) 80 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 10, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	4	24	83
Turkey Vulture	69	1336	7010
Osprey	3	64	180
Bald Eagle	2	14	60
Northern Harrier	0	12	18
Sharp-shinned Hawk	1	70	118
Cooper's Hawk	1	24	73
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	17	255
Broad-winged Hawk	0	4	4
Red-tailed Hawk	0	6	64
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	29	64
Merlin	0	8	9
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	2	4
Unknown Buteo	0	2	6
Unknown Falcon	0	1	2
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	4	5
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	1	1
Total:	80	1618	7956

Observation start time:	9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	2:00 pm
Total observation time:	5 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Cindy Godwin, Fred Shaffer, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi

Visitors: Andrew Estrin, Jeff Uhlenburg

Weather: 
Mostly sunny; 50-68 degrees; fair visibility with haze; winds light and southerly with an easterly onshore breeze 0-8 mph

Raptor Observations:
Not much migrant activity, passerines included. Mostly Turkey Vultures. Local Ospreys collecting nest material.

Non-raptor Observations:  17 Bonaparte's Gulls

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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.