Fort Smallwood Park (29 Mar 2026) 367 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 29, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	2	47	47
Turkey Vulture	331	4925	4968
Osprey	9	103	103
Bald Eagle	6	44	44
Northern Harrier	1	6	6
Sharp-shinned Hawk	6	38	38
Cooper's Hawk	1	46	46
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	2	227	228
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	7	50	50
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	2	31	31
Merlin	0	1	1
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	1	1
Unknown Buteo	0	3	3
Unknown Falcon	0	1	1
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	1	1
Total:	367	5524	5568

Observation start time:	9 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	3 pm
Total observation time:	6 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Cindy Godwin, Hal Wierenga, Jenny Isaacs, Lynn Davidson, Sue Ricciardi

Visitors:  Steph and Dave

Weather:
Partly cloudy; 47-57 degrees; good visibility; winds southwesterly, 0-12 mph gusting to 26 mph

Raptor Observations:
With the southwesterly winds on the strong side, the flight was high and fast moving. A nice assortment of raptors with Turkey Vultures dominating. Ospreys everywhere.

Non-raptor Observations:
750 Bonaparte's Gulls at the marina. Migrant Common Loon.

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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.