Fort Smallwood Park (06 Jun 2026) 6 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Jun 06, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	5	151
Turkey Vulture	4	53	9184
Osprey	0	6	252
Bald Eagle	1	1	141
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	1	1	135
Red-tailed Hawk	0	1	96
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:	6	67	11287

Observation start time:	9:15 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	4:15 pm
Total observation time:	7 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Dan Walker, Hal Wierenga, Lynn Davidson, Sue Ricciardi

Weather:
Variable cloudiness; 79-88 degrees; fair visibility with haze; breezy winds mostly from the WSW, 9-15 mph gusting to 22 mph.

Raptor Observations:
Not much, but a late broadwing was welcome.

Non-raptor Observations:
The two offshore Osprey nests have at least 3 young among them.

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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.