Date: 3/7/26 7:17 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (07 Mar 2026) 51 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 07, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
4
4
4
Turkey Vulture
44
109
152
Osprey
1
2
2
Bald Eagle
0
0
0
Northern Harrier
0
0
0
Sharp-shinned Hawk
0
0
0
Cooper's Hawk
0
0
0
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
2
3
4
Broad-winged Hawk
0
0
0
Red-tailed Hawk
0
0
0
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
0
0
0
Merlin
0
0
0
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
0
0
0
Unknown Buteo
0
0
0
Unknown Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
0
0
Total:
51
118
162
Observation start time:
11:45:00
Observation end time:
15:00:00
Total observation time:
3.25 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed, Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Chris Reed, Cristians Rivas
Weather: Foggy, then cloudy; 45-50 degrees; poor to fair visibility; winds light and variable
Raptor Observations: We outlasted the fog and were rewarded with a modest flight including an Osprey and 2 Red-shouldered Hawks. I suspect there was a decent flight west of us where the skies were brighter or partly cloudy.
Non-raptor Observations: Canada Geese, over 1500, and Tundra Swans, around 700, were on the move, some barely visible in the fog. Canvasback 150, Gadwall 12, Northern Shoveler 1, Common Goldeneye 9, Red-breasted Merganser 34, Great Blue Heron 6.
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.
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