Fort Smallwood Park (07 Mar 2026) 51 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 07, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	4	4	4
Turkey Vulture	44	109	152
Osprey	1	2	2
Bald Eagle	0	0	0
Northern Harrier	0	0	0
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	0	0
Cooper's Hawk	0	0	0
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	2	3	4
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	0	0	0
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	0	0
Merlin	0	0	0
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	0	0
Unknown Buteo	0	0	0
Unknown Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	0	0
Total:	51	118	162

Observation start time:	11:45:00
Observation end time:	15:00:00
Total observation time:	3.25 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed, Sue Ricciardi
Observers:	Chris Reed, Cristians Rivas

Weather:
Foggy, then cloudy; 45-50 degrees; poor to fair visibility; winds light and variable

Raptor Observations:
We outlasted the fog and were rewarded with a modest flight including an Osprey and 2 Red-shouldered Hawks. I suspect there was a decent flight west of us where the skies were brighter or partly cloudy.

Non-raptor Observations:
Canada Geese, over 1500, and Tundra Swans, around 700, were on the move, some barely visible in the fog. Canvasback 150, Gadwall 12, Northern Shoveler 1, Common Goldeneye 9, Red-breasted Merganser 34, Great Blue Heron 6.

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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.

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