Fort Smallwood Park (09 May 2026) 14 Raptors

[Sue Ricciardi]

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 09, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	15	133
Turkey Vulture	12	314	8646
Osprey	0	11	233
Bald Eagle	1	18	107
Northern Harrier	0	2	49
Sharp-shinned Hawk	1	55	646
Cooper's Hawk	0	19	188
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	256
Broad-winged Hawk	0	5	88
Red-tailed Hawk	0	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:	14	449	10606

Observation start time:	8:30 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	2:30 pm
Total observation time:	6 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Cindy Godwin, Sue Ricciard

Visitors:
Mike Moronowitz, Sherri Powers, Sarah Costello

Weather:
Cloudy with threatening showers except for a brief period of partly cloudy skies; 59-67 degrees; good visibility; winds southwesterly most of the day becoming variable at the end of the count period

Raptor Observations:
The dense, dark cloud cover most of the day limited the flight. The arrival of showers ended the count.

Non-raptor Observations:
6-9 Glossy Ibises around for a second day, Yellow Warbler, American Redstart. To see a photo of the Glossy Ibises from yesterday, use this link: https://ebird.org/checklist/S335976302

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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.