Fort Smallwood Park (04 Jun 2026) 32 Raptors

[Sue Ricciardi]

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Jun 04, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	1	5	151
Turkey Vulture	27	45	9176
Osprey	3	3	249
Bald Eagle	0	0	140
Northern Harrier	0	0	49
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	0	649
Cooper's Hawk	0	0	194
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	256
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	134
Red-tailed Hawk	1	1	96
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	0	97
Merlin	0	0	33
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	0	10
Unknown Buteo	0	0	10
Unknown Falcon	0	0	7
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	0	16
Mississippi Kite	0	0	5
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	0	2
Total:	32	54	11274

Observation start time:	9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	4:00 pm
Total observation time:	7 hours
Official Counter	Cristians Rivas, Sue Ricciardi
Observers:	Cindy Godwin, Cristians Rivas, Hal Wierenga, Sue Ricciardi

Weather:
Sunny becoming partly cloudy; 77-87 degrees; good visibility; winds light 0-7 mph often with a westerly component.

Raptor Observations:
A late Red-tail and three Ospreys joined some vultures to migrate today.

Non-raptor Observations:
Two Mute Swans on the pond, three Green Herons

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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.