Fort Smallwood Park (22 Apr 2026) 22 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 22, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	51	110
Turkey Vulture	21	2315	7989
Osprey	0	94	210
Bald Eagle	0	36	82
Northern Harrier	0	38	44
Sharp-shinned Hawk	1	359	407
Cooper's Hawk	0	87	136
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	18	256
Broad-winged Hawk	0	79	79
Red-tailed Hawk	0	25	83
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	58	93
Merlin	0	20	21
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	3	5
Unknown Buteo	0	3	7
Unknown Falcon	0	6	7
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	11	12
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	2	2
Total:	22	3205	9543

Observation start time:	9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	4:30 pm
Total observation time:	4 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed, Hal Wierenga
Observers:	Jenny Isaacs, Sue Ricciardi

Weather:
Cloudy with showers, then mostly cloudy; 53-74 degrees; good visibility; winds light with a westerly component in the first two hours.

Raptor Observations:
Just one Sharp-shinned Hawk before the rain ended the morning count and just Turkey Vultures in the afternoon when the count resumed.

Non-raptor Observations:
One Red-throated and two Common Loons

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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.