Fort Smallwood Park (08 Apr 2026) 73 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 08, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	6	19	78
Turkey Vulture	59	1237	6911
Osprey	5	59	175
Bald Eagle	1	11	57
Northern Harrier	0	12	18
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	69	117
Cooper's Hawk	1	23	72
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	17	255
Broad-winged Hawk	0	4	4
Red-tailed Hawk	1	6	64
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	29	64
Merlin	0	7	8
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:	73	1503	7841

Observation start time:	9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	2:30 pm
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Sue Ricciardi

Visitors:  Andrew Estrin

Weather:
Sunny with a bit of cloudiness as the end of the count; a chilly 37-47 degrees; good visibility; winds light and easterly 3-10 mph

Raptor Observations:
Modest number of migrants today, perhaps due to the light and unfavorable easterly winds. Courting Cooper's Hawk doing his "floppy-winged" flight.

Non-raptor Observations:  Muskrat

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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.