Fort Smallwood Park (04 May 2026) 26 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 04, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	2	12	130
Turkey Vulture	18	206	8538
Osprey	1	8	230
Bald Eagle	1	10	99
Northern Harrier	0	1	48
Sharp-shinned Hawk	1	54	645
Cooper's Hawk	1	18	187
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	256
Broad-winged Hawk	1	3	86
Red-tailed Hawk	1	3	86
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:	26	319	10476

Observation start time:	9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	3:00 pm
Total observation time:	6 hours
Official Counter	Sue Ricciardi
Observers:	Cindy Godwin, Hal Wierenga, Lynn Davidson, Ralph Geuder, Rich Mason

Visitors:
Joe and Flower Lorenzo, Ioway Tribe of Kansas, and Nebraska Lenka Tribe

Weather:
Sunny; 57-73 degrees; good visibility; winds southwesterly 6-13 mph gusting to 21 mph

Raptor Observations:
Very difficult to spot raptors with the sunny skies and rising temperatures. As if to prove that right, at the end of the count, a few cumulus clouds appeared, and a Sharp-shinned Hawk came into view.

Non-raptor Observations:  Two Glossy Ibis, Bobolinks (20)

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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.