Date: 4/14/26 6:33 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (14 Apr 2026) 141 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 14, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
2
38
97
Turkey Vulture
107
1857
7531
Osprey
2
80
196
Bald Eagle
1
22
68
Northern Harrier
3
30
36
Sharp-shinned Hawk
17
255
303
Cooper's Hawk
6
66
115
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
18
256
Broad-winged Hawk
1
29
29
Red-tailed Hawk
2
21
79
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
0
50
85
Merlin
0
15
16
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
0
2
4
Unknown Buteo
0
2
6
Unknown Falcon
0
6
7
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
7
8
Swallow-tailed Kite
0
1
1
Total:
141
2499
8837
Observation start time:
8:30 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
2:30 pm
Total observation time:
6 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Hal Wierenga, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Andrew Estrin
Weather: Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy in the last two hours; a warm 65-86 degrees; good visibility with a little haze at times; winds from the WSW, SW or W, 0-13 mph gusting to 21 mph.
Raptor Observations: The flight didn't quite match what might be predicted from good winds and a good sky. Turkey Vultures and Sharp-shinned Hawks made up the bulk of the count. An Osprey had a brief scrap with a Bald Eagle.
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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