Fort Smallwood Park (16 May 2026) 77 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 16, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	1	18	136
Turkey Vulture	58	627	8959
Osprey	0	16	238
Bald Eagle	5	29	118
Northern Harrier	0	2	49
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	57	648
Cooper's Hawk	1	24	193
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	256
Broad-winged Hawk	8	32	115
Red-tailed Hawk	3	11	94
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	1	97
Merlin	0	2	33
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	1	10
Unknown Buteo	0	1	9
Unknown Falcon	0	0	7
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	2	16
Mississippi Kite	1	2	2
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	0	2
Total:	77	825	10982

Observation start time:	9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	4:30 pm
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed, Lynn Davidson
Observers:	Cindy Godwin, Hal Wierenga, Lynn Davidson, Sue Ricciardi

Visitors:  Claudia Yao

Weather:
Clear skies with a bit of cloudiness in the last four hours; 64-84 degrees; good visibility; winds southwesterly and light at first, becoming stronger in the afternoon 5-13 mph gusting to 22 mph

Raptor Observations:
Second Mississippi Kite! This one seen briefly, unaged, and doing some wheeling around. Headed east and out of view.

Non-raptor Observations:  Common Nighthawk 7, Glossy Ibis 1

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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.