Fort Smallwood Park (04 Apr 2026) 338 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 04, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	4	9	68
Turkey Vulture	275	808	6482
Osprey	15	46	162
Bald Eagle	0	2	48
Northern Harrier	1	7	13
Sharp-shinned Hawk	21	46	94
Cooper's Hawk	5	17	66
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	10	15	253
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	3	4	62
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	1	25	60
Merlin	1	5	6
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	0	2
Unknown Buteo	2	2	6
Unknown Falcon	0	1	2
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	3	4
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	1	1
Total:	338	991	7329

Observation start time:	8:45 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	4:00 pm
Total observation time:	7.25 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Andy Smith, Cindy Godwin, Hal Wierenga, Hugh Hoffman, John Hoffman, Lynn Davidson, Sue Ricciardi

Visitors:
Jeff & Christie Anderson, Sam Levy & Travis Crane, Ketty Faichempa, Damon Schweitzer

Weather:
Partly cloudy; 65-82 degrees; fair visibility with haze; winds light and southwesterly at first, then becoming easterly 7-13 mph

Raptor Observations:
Good diversity today with Turkey Vultures, Ospreys, Sharp-shinned Hawks and Red-shouldered Hawks leading the flight numbers.

Non-raptor Observations:
Common Raven, Ruby-crowned Kinglet

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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.