Fort Smallwood Park (17 May 2026) 15 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 17, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	18	136
Turkey Vulture	11	638	8970
Osprey	0	16	238
Bald Eagle	1	30	119
Northern Harrier	0	2	49
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	57	648
Cooper's Hawk	1	25	194
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	256
Broad-winged Hawk	2	34	117
Red-tailed Hawk	0	11	94
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	1	10
Unknown Buteo	0	1	9
Unknown Falcon	0	0	7
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	2	16
Mississippi Kite	0	2	2
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	0	2
Total:	15	840	10997

Observation start time:	8:30 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	3:30 pm
Total observation time:	7 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Cindy Godwin, Hal Wierenga, Lynn Davidson, Sue Ricciardi

Visitors:  Mike

Weather:
Variable cloudiness; 69-82 degrees; good visibility; winds mostly southwesterly 6-13 mph

Raptor Observations:
Only a few migrants today. Common Nighthawks keeping us primed for kites.

Non-raptor Observations:  Northern Waterthrush, Groundhog

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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.