Fort Smallwood Park (09 Apr 2026) 35 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 09, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	1	20	79
Turkey Vulture	30	1267	6941
Osprey	2	61	177
Bald Eagle	1	12	58
Northern Harrier	0	12	18
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	69	117
Cooper's Hawk	0	23	72
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	17	255
Broad-winged Hawk	0	4	4
Red-tailed Hawk	0	6	64
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	29	64
Merlin	1	8	9
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	2	4
Unknown Buteo	0	2	6
Unknown Falcon	0	1	2
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	4	5
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	1	1
Total:	35	1538	7876

Observation start time:	9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	2:00 pm
Total observation time:	5 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Cindy Godwin, Cristians Rivas, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi

Weather:
Mostly cloudy becoming mostly sunny; 42-55 degrees; good visibility; winds mostly southeasterly 5-10 mph

Raptor Observations:
Not much migrating today. The one Merlin zipped by in typical "now you see it, now you don't" fashion.

Non-raptor Observations:  One Dunlin, two migrant Common Loons

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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.