Fort Smallwood Park (16 Apr 2026) 81 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 16, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	39	98
Turkey Vulture	27	1977	7651
Osprey	4	87	203
Bald Eagle	2	24	70
Northern Harrier	2	33	39
Sharp-shinned Hawk	34	305	353
Cooper's Hawk	4	74	123
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	18	256
Broad-winged Hawk	2	39	39
Red-tailed Hawk	1	23	81
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	1	52	87
Merlin	0	16	17
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	1	3	5
Unknown Buteo	0	2	6
Unknown Falcon	0	6	7
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	3	11	12
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	1	1
Total:	81	2710	9048

Observation start time:	8:30 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	3:00 pm
Total observation time:	6.5 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Cindy Godwin, Cristians Rivas, Sue Ricciardi

Weather:
Mostly cloudy; a toasty 89-90 degrees; fair to good visibility with some haze; winds light with a southwesterly component in the last 3 hours.

Raptor Observations:
A modest but enjoyable flight. Sharp-shins took over bragging rights from Turkey Vultures for most numerous raptor species of the day.

Non-raptor Observations:
Snowy Egret, Northern House Wren, American Redstart

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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.