Date: 4/30/26 9:22 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (30 Apr 2026) 280 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 30, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
5
59
118
Turkey Vulture
102
2658
8332
Osprey
4
106
222
Bald Eagle
1
43
89
Northern Harrier
2
41
47
Sharp-shinned Hawk
139
543
591
Cooper's Hawk
19
120
169
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
18
256
Broad-winged Hawk
3
83
83
Red-tailed Hawk
0
25
83
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
2
61
96
Merlin
1
30
31
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
0
7
9
Unknown Buteo
0
4
8
Unknown Falcon
0
6
7
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
2
13
14
Swallow-tailed Kite
0
2
2
Total:
280
3819
10157
Observation start time:
9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
4:00 pm
Total observation time:
7 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Cindy Godwin, Cristians Rivas, Hal Wierenga, Lynn Davidson, Ralph Geuder, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Partly cloudy; 57-66 degrees; good visibility; winds northwesterly with a few hours of straight west, 7-16 mph gusting to 26 mph
Raptor Observations: We went over 10,000 migrant raptors for the season today. A busy day for accipitrines, 10 species in all. Steady flight of Turkey Vultures and Sharp-shinned Hawks all day. Fun day to count with good weather and a good flight.
Non-raptor Observations: Orchard Oriole, Common Tern. Swifts and swallows especially numerous today and no doubt undercounted: Chimney Swift 608, Tree Swallow 92, Barn Swallow 42, Northern Rough-winged Swallow 8, Bank Swallow 1, Purple Martin 15.
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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Date: 4/29/26 6:30 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (29 Apr 2026) Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 29, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
0
54
113
Turkey Vulture
0
2556
8230
Osprey
0
102
218
Bald Eagle
0
42
88
Northern Harrier
0
39
45
Sharp-shinned Hawk
0
404
452
Cooper's Hawk
0
101
150
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
18
256
Broad-winged Hawk
0
80
80
Red-tailed Hawk
0
25
83
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
0
59
94
Merlin
0
29
30
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
0
7
9
Unknown Buteo
0
4
8
Unknown Falcon
0
6
7
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
11
12
Swallow-tailed Kite
0
2
2
Total:
0
3539
9877
Observation start time:
9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
11:30 am
Total observation time:
2.5 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Cloudy becoming completely overcast; 556-58 degrees; good visibility; winds light and southeasterly 3-6 mph
Raptor Observations: No migrants today. Even the three Turkey Vultures were hesitant to head north. Once the overcast settled in and with the impending rain moving closer, the count was ended.
Non-raptor Observations: Great-crested Flycatcher setting up his territory. A frenzy of miner bees knotted up in a golf ball-sized swarm - perhaps a mating ritual?
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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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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Date: 4/27/26 7:57 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (27 Apr 2026) 28 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 27, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
0
54
113
Turkey Vulture
25
2544
8218
Osprey
0
102
218
Bald Eagle
1
42
88
Northern Harrier
0
39
45
Sharp-shinned Hawk
2
401
449
Cooper's Hawk
0
101
150
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
18
256
Broad-winged Hawk
0
80
80
Red-tailed Hawk
0
25
83
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
0
59
94
Merlin
0
29
30
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
0
7
9
Unknown Buteo
0
4
8
Unknown Falcon
0
6
7
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
11
12
Swallow-tailed Kite
0
2
2
Total:
28
3524
9862
Observation start time:
9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
3:00 pm
Total observation time:
6 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Cindy Godwin, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Suny with a few clouds and contrails; 53-67 degrees; good visibility; winds light and variable 0-5 mph except for the last hour when they were ESE 9 mph
Raptor Observations: Nice to have some sun today but the birds didn't seem to like traveling with no push of wind. Few migrants.
Non-raptor Observations: First Eastern Kingbirds (2) and Baltimore Oriole. Lady Monarch busy laying eggs on milkweed.
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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Date: 4/27/26 9:14 am From: Harry Armistead <harryarmistead...> Subject: [MDBirding] May 2 Dorchester County bird count, a Saturday.
Could use a booster shot. If you'd like to do a star turn with the side roads of Route 16, take a gander at Hurlock, or otherwise help, please say so. Thanks, and best wishes either way. - Harry Armistead.
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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.
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Date: 4/25/26 9:03 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (25 Apr 2026) 35 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 25, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
0
53
112
Turkey Vulture
27
2492
8166
Osprey
0
99
215
Bald Eagle
1
40
86
Northern Harrier
0
39
45
Sharp-shinned Hawk
2
398
446
Cooper's Hawk
0
101
150
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
18
256
Broad-winged Hawk
0
80
80
Red-tailed Hawk
0
25
83
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
0
59
94
Merlin
5
29
30
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
0
7
9
Unknown Buteo
0
4
8
Unknown Falcon
0
6
7
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
11
12
Swallow-tailed Kite
0
2
2
Total:
35
3463
9801
Observation start time:
9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
2:30 pm
Total observation time:
5.5 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Jayden Ward
Weather: Cloudy becoming overcast; 56-59 degrees; good visibility; winds from the E or ENE 9-16 mph
Raptor Observations: Chilly, cloudy and easterly winds - sort of the opposite of a good weather day for this site. Only 35 migrants. However, we did have 5 Merlins! And a Brown Pelican!
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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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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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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Date: 4/22/26 8:33 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (22 Apr 2026) 22 Raptors
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
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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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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Date: 4/20/26 7:11 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (20 Apr 2026) 135 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 20, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
5
50
109
Turkey Vulture
59
2240
7914
Osprey
1
91
207
Bald Eagle
4
35
81
Northern Harrier
2
38
44
Sharp-shinned Hawk
23
357
405
Cooper's Hawk
3
87
136
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
18
256
Broad-winged Hawk
36
79
79
Red-tailed Hawk
0
24
82
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
2
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:
135
3122
9460
Observation start time:
8:30 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
3:45 pm
Total observation time:
7.25 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Hal Wierenga, Lynn Davidson, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Andrew Estrin
Weather: Mostly cloudy with showers around and cumulus clouds mixed with lower dark clouds. A bit of a shower to start and another at the end. 47 to 53 degrees with the temperatures fluctuating depending on the cloud cover. Excellent visibility; winds northwesterly and brisk, 7-17 mph gusting to 29 mph
Raptor Observations: Broadwings and Sharp-shinned Hawks, besides Turkey Vultures, made up the bulk of the flight. Ten Bald Eagles of various ages, four of them migrants.
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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Date: 4/19/26 8:43 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (19 Apr 2026) 22 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 19, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
1
45
104
Turkey Vulture
9
2181
7855
Osprey
0
90
206
Bald Eagle
3
31
77
Northern Harrier
1
36
42
Sharp-shinned Hawk
5
334
382
Cooper's Hawk
2
84
133
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
18
256
Broad-winged Hawk
0
43
43
Red-tailed Hawk
0
24
82
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
1
56
91
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
2987
9325
Observation start time:
2:30 pm
Observation end time:
5:00 pm
Total observation time:
2.5 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Clearing skies after the rain; 52-57 degrees; excellent visibility; winds northwesterly 9-16 mph gusting to 28 mph
Raptor Observations: A short burst of activity right after the rain ended, then a few more migrants. Photo of yesterday's Swallow-tailed Kite may be found here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S324478870
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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Date: 4/18/26 8:38 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (18 Apr 2026) 36 Raptors Swallow-tailed Kite
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 18, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
0
44
103
Turkey Vulture
29
2172
7846
Osprey
1
90
206
Bald Eagle
0
28
74
Northern Harrier
0
35
41
Sharp-shinned Hawk
2
329
377
Cooper's Hawk
0
82
131
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
18
256
Broad-winged Hawk
0
43
43
Red-tailed Hawk
0
24
82
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
1
55
90
Merlin
2
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
1
2
2
Total:
36
2965
9303
Observation start time:
8:30 am Daylight Savings Time
Observation end time:
2:30pm
Total observation time:
6 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Cristians Rivas, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Claudia Yao, Chase Guida, Collin Willis
Weather: Mostly cloudy with some fog; 63-73 degrees - much cooler today; fair to good visibility; winds mostly from the ENE 9-13 mph
Raptor Observations: Easterly winds are normally not productive in volume and that characterized the day, but who can complain about the first raptor of the day being a Swallow-tailed Kite! This individual was an adult and our second of the season. It circled a bit and then headed north. eBird photos will be available later.
Non-raptor Observations: Almost 1000 Blue Jays, Northern Yellow Warbler
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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Date: 4/17/26 8:40 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (17 Apr 2026) 219 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 17, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
5
44
103
Turkey Vulture
166
2143
7817
Osprey
2
89
205
Bald Eagle
4
28
74
Northern Harrier
2
35
41
Sharp-shinned Hawk
22
327
375
Cooper's Hawk
8
82
131
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
18
256
Broad-winged Hawk
4
43
43
Red-tailed Hawk
1
24
82
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
2
54
89
Merlin
2
18
19
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
0
3
5
Unknown Buteo
1
3
7
Unknown Falcon
0
6
7
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
11
12
Swallow-tailed Kite
0
1
1
Total:
219
2929
9267
Observation start time:
8:45 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
4:30 pm
Total observation time:
7.75 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Alan Young, Hal Wierenga, Lynn Davidson, Ralph Geuder, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi, Sue Young
Weather: Variably cloudy; 69-80 degrees; good visibility; winds started out from the west, then were mostly from the WNW, 6-15 mph, gusting to 26 mph
Raptor Observations: Eleven raptor species today. While vultures were steady all day with a peak in the afternoon, only 4 Broad-winged Hawks were seen.
Non-raptor Observations: Almost 1000 Blue Jays, over 90 goldfinches; Ruby-throated Hummingbird, 2 Common Yellowthroats
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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Date: 4/17/26 10:50 am From: Harry Armistead <harryarmistead...> Subject: [MDBirding] Ferry Neck, April 12-14, 2026.
FERRY NECK (Rigby’s Folly), APRIL 12-14, 2026. Liz, George & myself.
APRIL 12, SUNDAY. Along Route 481 near its junction with Route 309 maybe 800 gulls, ring-billed and lesser nos. of laughing, following 2 huge plowing rigs.
Arrive at 5 P.M. A gem: fair, 72, S 10-15. 9 deer in Field 1. gray squirrel 2. bald eagle 4, red-tailed hawk 1, Cooper’s hawk 1, black vulture 4, turkey vulture 12, osprey 3, mallard 2, wood duck 4, great blue heron 1, killdeer 2 (possibly breeding [again?] in Field 1), eastern bluebird 4, mourning dove 1, brown-headed nuthatch 2, Carolina chickadee 4, Carolina wren 2, fish crow 7, American crow 3, common grackle 55, American goldfinch 1. The start of a forecast extended dry period.
George drives me around the fresh berms of Fields 1, 2, 4 and 6 that enclose new wetlands. Those are still a little rough but will be smoothed over soon.
APRIL 13, MONDAY. warm, 57-72, SW 15-20, fair or mostly overcast
46 species (from George’s 3 eBird lists & my own miscellaneous observations, attempting to minimize duplications):
greater yellowlegs 12 (in 2 of the new “wetlands”. previous high 8 on April 16, 1995). lesser yellowlegs 1 (previous early date April 20). killdeer 2 (Field 1). mourning dove 4. tree swallow 2. purple martin 1. American crow 5. fish crow 9. blue jay 4. Carolina chickadee 8. tufted titmouse 5. brown-headed nuthatch 2. Carolina wren 4.
pileated woodpecker 1. red-bellied woodpecker 1. northern mockingbird 3. American robin 4. eastern bluebird 8 (5 eggs in the yard nesting box, photographed by George). European starling 28. pine warbler 2. house finch 1. field sparrow 1. chipping sparrow 4. white-throated sparrow 40. northern cardinal 7. American goldfinch 3. common grackle 55. red-winged blackbird 5. brown-headed cowbird 6.
Right next to the south side of the house: a 16” bald eagle primary feather; as chance would have it years ago I found a 14” such feather in exactly the same place. George queries iNaturalist with an insect photograph = idd as a Horned Passalid Beetle. Lots of unIDd bumble bees around. A big Cope’s gray tree frog chorus at dusk on the south side of Field 1. George sees a northern watersnake in the cove. The 3 of us spot a muskrat swimming in the cove. A mere 4 diamondback terrapin. George and I revisit the same berms we drove on yesterday.
APRIL 14, TUESDAY. Snowy egret on the dock NW post busy preening for an hour+. George sees a sharp-shinned hawk. A very fat Fowler’s toad next to the west-outside of the house and nearby a baby toad the size of as small lima bean. A singing ruby-crowned kinglet in the yard.
Leave for PA at 10:36, calm, 70 degrees F., fair. Forecast 60-80 degrees F. today. Out Ferry Neck Road a ways a wild turkey and a red fox d.o.r. 100s of mostly ring-billed gulls following the plow at milepost 103, Route 301.
TICK. Found 1 on me April 9 that had been in residence there since at least April 6. Not many so far in 2026.
Best to all. - Harry Armistead, Bellevue & Philadelphia.
600 words. April 17, 2026.
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Date: 4/16/26 9:28 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (16 Apr 2026) 81 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 16, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
0
39
98
Turkey Vulture
27
1977
7651
Osprey
4
87
203
Bald Eagle
2
24
70
Northern Harrier
2
33
39
Sharp-shinned Hawk
34
305
353
Cooper's Hawk
4
74
123
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
18
256
Broad-winged Hawk
2
39
39
Red-tailed Hawk
1
23
81
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
1
52
87
Merlin
0
16
17
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
1
3
5
Unknown Buteo
0
2
6
Unknown Falcon
0
6
7
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
3
11
12
Swallow-tailed Kite
0
1
1
Total:
81
2710
9048
Observation start time:
8:30 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
3:00 pm
Total observation time:
6.5 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Cindy Godwin, Cristians Rivas, Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Mostly cloudy; a toasty 89-90 degrees; fair to good visibility with some haze; winds light with a southwesterly component in the last 3 hours.
Raptor Observations: A modest but enjoyable flight. Sharp-shins took over bragging rights from Turkey Vultures for most numerous raptor species of the day.
Non-raptor Observations: Snowy Egret, Northern House Wren, American Redstart
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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Date: 4/15/26 7:35 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (15 Apr 2026) 130 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 15, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
1
39
98
Turkey Vulture
93
1950
7624
Osprey
3
83
199
Bald Eagle
0
22
68
Northern Harrier
1
31
37
Sharp-shinned Hawk
16
271
319
Cooper's Hawk
4
70
119
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
18
256
Broad-winged Hawk
8
37
37
Red-tailed Hawk
1
22
80
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
1
51
86
Merlin
1
16
17
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
1
8
9
Swallow-tailed Kite
0
1
1
Total:
130
2629
8967
Observation start time:
9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
2:30 pm
Total observation time:
5.5 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Cindy Godwin, Hal Wierenga, Jenny Isaacs, Lynn Davidson, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Andrew Estrin
Weather: Partly cloudy except mostly cloudy for the last hour; very warm, 69-89 degrees; fair to good visibility with haze; winds calm at first, then mostly WSW, 10-14 mph
Raptor Observations: A decent flight that we literally had to sweat for. Likely missed migrants which flew too high in the heat.
Non-raptor Observations: Glossy Ibis (1), about 500 Blue Jays, numerous butterflies
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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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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Date: 4/14/26 6:31 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (13 Apr 2026) 406 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 13, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
6
36
95
Turkey Vulture
173
1750
7424
Osprey
3
78
194
Bald Eagle
2
21
67
Northern Harrier
6
27
33
Sharp-shinned Hawk
139
238
286
Cooper's Hawk
27
60
109
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
1
18
256
Broad-winged Hawk
24
28
28
Red-tailed Hawk
7
19
77
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
10
50
85
Merlin
2
15
16
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
0
2
4
Unknown Buteo
0
2
6
Unknown Falcon
3
6
7
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
3
7
8
Swallow-tailed Kite
0
1
1
Total:
406
2358
8696
Observation start time:
9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
5:00 pm
Total observation time:
8 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed, Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Chris Reed, Cindy Godwin, Fred Shaffer, Hal Wierenga, Joe Hanfman, Lynn Davidson, Ralph Geuder, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Mostly cloudy with a shower for about ten minutes around 1 pm daylight time; 66-80 degrees; fair visibility becoming good; winds moderately strong and southwesterly 9-17 mph gusting to 30 mph.
Raptor Observations: Great day with almost two-thirds of the flight coming after the shower, in the last three hours of the count. Twelve species with good showings of Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks. Finally, more Broad-wings. The sharpie flight almost doubled the seasonal count thus far and they were all over the sky. Many of the raptors were high, but adequate cloud cover gave us a chance to see them.
Non-raptor Observations: Over 750 Blue Jays; over 230 Tree Swallows
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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Date: 4/13/26 8:51 am From: Cintia Cabib <cintia...> Subject: [MDBirding] "Bird Walk" Film Screening at MLK Library on April 18
Hi, everyone
Celebrate Earth Month and join me for a free screening and discussion of my documentary “Bird Walk” on Saturday, April 18 at 2 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Auditorium. The film takes viewers on a visual and aural excursion through an abandoned golf course in Rockville, Maryland, where birders discover more than 160 bird species and mount a grassroots campaign to preserve this avian oasis as a public park and critical bird habitat. The screening will be followed by a discussion and audience Q & A with me and DC Bird Alliance President María-Elena Montero. No registration - just come on in and take a seat! Learn more at https://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/15837812 <https://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/15837812>
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Date: 4/12/26 7:41 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (12 Apr 2026) 125 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 12, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
6
30
89
Turkey Vulture
83
1577
7251
Osprey
2
75
191
Bald Eagle
3
19
65
Northern Harrier
6
21
27
Sharp-shinned Hawk
8
99
147
Cooper's Hawk
1
33
82
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
17
255
Broad-winged Hawk
0
4
4
Red-tailed Hawk
4
12
70
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
5
40
75
Merlin
5
13
14
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
0
2
4
Unknown Buteo
0
2
6
Unknown Falcon
2
3
4
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
4
5
Swallow-tailed Kite
0
1
1
Total:
125
1952
8290
Observation start time:
9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
3:oo pm
Total observation time:
6 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Cristians Rivas, Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Sunny becoming partly cloudy; 55-65 degrees; good visibility; winds mostly with a SE component 5-14 mph gusting to 23 mph
Raptor Observations: Surprisingly good flight on usually unfavorable winds. Perhaps the winds were more southerly rather than easterly south of us and kept the flight overhead. The flight got very high in the pm, but we managed to snare 5 kestrels and 5 Merlins, with 2 small falcons unidentified. The six harriers were a treat.
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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Date: 4/11/26 7:36 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (11 Apr 2026) 209 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 11, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
0
24
83
Turkey Vulture
158
1494
7168
Osprey
9
73
189
Bald Eagle
2
16
62
Northern Harrier
3
15
21
Sharp-shinned Hawk
21
91
139
Cooper's Hawk
8
32
81
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
17
255
Broad-winged Hawk
0
4
4
Red-tailed Hawk
2
8
66
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
6
35
70
Merlin
0
8
9
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
0
2
4
Unknown Buteo
0
2
6
Unknown Falcon
0
1
2
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
4
5
Swallow-tailed Kite
0
1
1
Total:
209
1827
8165
Observation start time:
9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
3:45 pm
Total observation time:
6.75 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Hal Wierenga, Hugh Hoffman, Lynn Davidson, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Wild Birds birding group visited a short time
Weather: Partly cloudy becoming sunny; 63-68 degrees; good visibility with some haze early; winds northerly, often with a northwest component, 8-16 mph gusting to 25 mph
Raptor Observations: An enjoyable day of hawkwatching with the flight staying on the low side due to the NW in the winds. Ospreys, accipitrines and kestrels the more numerous species besides Turkey Vultures. All three harriers were male gray ghosts and gave good looks.
Non-raptor Observations: First Chimney Swifts (3) of the season, Surf Scoter 9. Bugs, seemingly flies and bees, flying north past us, maybe at one per second.
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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Date: 4/11/26 9:45 am From: Harry Armistead <harryarmistead...> Subject: [MDBirding] Ferry Neck, March 28 - April 6, 2026.
FERRY NECK, MARCH 28 - APRIL 6, 2026, mostly at Rigby’s Folly.
MARCH 28, SATURDAY. Between Royal Oak and Rigby’s Folly groups of 4 and 15 deer. Arrive 5:15 P.M., clear, near calm, 47 degrees F. Not as much standing groundwater as I had hoped. Ponds c. 1/2 full.
MARCH 29, SUNDAY. 35-54, clear, south winds 20-25, rather cool. tidal water clarity as good as it gets. Adult male pine warbler at 30 feet, drinking from the bird bath, later singing. 9 of the 29 brush piles in the fields, consisting of bradford pears cut weeks ago as part of the Conservation Reserve Program, all cut and then moved, nevertheless have blooming segments. 4 gray squirrels.
A distant immature bald eagle. 3 spring azures. A common loon in full breeding plumage. Mostly did chores around the yard. Not much to see. A male cardinal and a white-throated sparrow drinking at the bird bath as late as 7:36 P.M. Canada goose 0: winter birds continue to depart earlier than usual. One year on April 30 I saw c. 1,000 Canada geese at Blackwater N.W.R.
MARCH 30, MONDAY. Fair, 50-65, SW 15. osprey 2 (overdue), bald eagle 1 adult, common loon 1, ruddy duck 3, black vulture 8, flicker 3 (probing for ants in the yard and driveway start), downy woodpecker 1, fish crow 1, brown-headed nuthatch 2, bluebird 2 (at the yard nest box, she entering it w/ nest material), cowbird 3, hermit thrush 1 (in yard), 6 white-throated sparrows (as with past visit, with clean, bright white areas on their heads; migrants from father south?).
3 spring azures. Looking out from yard to Lucy Point, 10 deer. 2 gray squirrels. 0 warblers. 1 wasp in the Bermuda Room. 4 robins working the yard. 0 gulls, terns.
Visit from Rob Berg, who has done good work on our outdoor shower. Continue to deal with the MANY fallen branches in the yard.
MARCH 31, TUESDAY. 59-76, fair, 15-20 NW. a gem. northern water snake 1, muskrat 1, bald eagle 1 immature (perches across the cove, then flies right overhead), osprey only 1, wood duck 5, ring-billed gull 4, Forster’s tern 1, Bonaparte’s gull 1, turkey vulture 12, 4 red-breasted mergansers, Canada goose 2 (in Field 1). Liz hears a pileated woodpecker in Woods 1. Anne, Derek and Alexis arrive along with their very lively Boston terrier Tallulah.
I learn of the passing of Dr. Mitchell A. Byrd, one of the great naturalists, ornithologists, and gentleman of our time.
APRIL 1, WEDNESDAY. another gem, 62-80, WSW 5-12, fair or clear but light rains developing late in the day with a little thunder and lightning. Some firsts of the year: 3 Cope’s gray tree frogs calling, 2 barn swallows, a 4” skink. We all did a lot of yard maintenance (mostly) just in time for the 1st mowing of the year.
bald eagle 1 immature, great blue heron 1, fish crow 2, brown-headed nuthatch 1, pine warbler 1. All of the skink photos here that George has sent to iNaturalist have been IDd as broad-headed skinks. Bluebird nest in the yard nest box seems completed but no eggs yet. Again, only 1 osprey. Gray squirrel 2.
APRIL 2, THURSDAY. Cool verging on cold, overcast, windy, 48-63, E 15, a good day to do chores, some of them indoors paperwork (beef up the bibliography/references for my book). 3 house finches at the feed, first ones this visit.
Considerable rain last night, evident in the ditches, but ponds not to the rim, vernal pools still look mostly dry, but the new “wetlands” in our fields quite full, some standing water in the yard. Bellevue dead at 1 P.M., a ring-billed gull, 2 gray squirrels, and 4 deer nearby. Derek, Anne & Alexis go to Hurlock so Alexis can go horseback riding.
APRIL 3, GOOD FRIDAY. 43-70, overcast and foggy to begin, early, then becoming fair and clear, 4-10 m.p.h. A beauty. Mary, David and Lucas arrive so there are 8 of us now. diamondback terrapin, first of the year, up to 28 snouts in sight at the mouth of Poplar Cove. gray squirrel 7 (5 Liz sees going out the driveway). bald eagle, 1 immature, 2 adults.
A measly 1 osprey. Beautiful breeding plumage Forster’s tern in the cove, then a winter plumaged one. Canada goose 1. black vulture 3. Mary kelps me, gathering some oysters for a photograph in 365+ days… common loon 2, horned grebe 1.
APRIL 4, SATURDAY. 61-78, sunny, 5-15 mph, close to calm early on. Millions (yes, millions) of small, white petals adorn the north lawn, from the bradford pears remaining around the yard. The willow oak has developed catkins. 42 diamondback terrapin.
We see 4 winter jellyfish. Lucas and Alexis go for a dip. bald eagle, 2 adults, 1 immature. A northbound adult male northern harrier, definitely in migration. Liz sees 4 killdeer descend into the Field 1 north wetland and a pileated woodpecker goes over. common loon 2, Forster’s tern 2, horned grebe 1.
A Cope’s gray tree frog calls. gray squirrel 4. mourning dove 4. 3 house finches. John Swaine visits and we’re happy to have him take some of the bradford pear cuttings (logs). Still have not driven across Feld 1 to Lucy Point what with the new berms and wetlands partially blocking that access. Maybe tomorrow before the rains come. white-throated sparrow 7.
Mary photos a mud turtle out aways on Ferry Neck Road. Rather spectacular BIG chorus of Cope’s gray tree frogs at 8:30 P.M. with a few spring peepers, temperature drops from 72-70. Jupiter nicely visible to the SW. George home today after leading 2 tours in India for the past 5 weeks or so.
See 1st of the year (get out the champagne) sea roaches (Ligia exotica; 12 of them) on an exposed riprap rock, “… a common but rather unpleasant sight, for they look too much like obnoxious cockroaches.” Lippson, Alice Jane & Robert L. Lippson, Life in Chesapeake Bay, Johns Hopkins U. Pr. 2006, 3rd ed., p. 98.
APRIL 5, EASTER SUNDAY. 59-70-50, clear at start, S - SW - W - NW, overcast w/ 0.85” rain noon - 4:30, then partial clearing and cooler. Our visitors all leave at noon, do so much for us WE feel as if we’re guests.
killdeer 1, deer 6 (traveling from F5-F4), an eastern cottontail (the Easter bunny indeed), 6 gray squirrels. The rain nicely enhances the new CRP wetland areas, most already burgeoning from previous rains. A mud turtle on the driveway X Field 4.
Highlight: white-eyed vireo near the back porch, close, sings 11 times, a record early date (old early arrival was April 17). This is when I sit on the back porch from noon - 4:30 during the rain, but the weather boosts feeder attendance: white-throated sparrow 22, Carolina chickadee 6, tufted titmouse 4, cardinal 6, cowbird 5, grackle 2, goldfinch, 1 house finch 4 (1 male sings a lot), gray squirrel 3. No nuthatches. Lovely Forster’s tern in full breeding plumage actively hunting during the rain.
BELLEVUE, 6:30 P.M., 6 common loons, 2 gray squirrels. Liz sees groups of 10 and 5 small ducks leaving for the mouth of the Tred Avon River mouth (ruddies?).A red phase screech-owl in one of the Frog Hollow wood duck boxes; been weeks since I’ve seen one there.
APRIL 6, MONDAY. clear (REALLY clear), 47-57, 7-12 NW. 1st egg in the lawn bluebird nest box; previous early egg date 4.9.98. Christopher Seymour, a friend of John Swaine, gathers some more braford pear logs from along the driveway. He was a Ranger for many years at Assateague Nat’l. Seashore.
common loon 1, bald eagle 2 adults, osprey 2 (on our osprey platform; be fruitful and multiply you 2, but that seems unlikely because of the continuing decline and apparent over harvest of menhaden), goldfinch 1, blue-gray gnatcatcher 1 (a bit overdue), barn swallow 2, flicker 1, nuthatches 0, cowbird 6, chipping sparrow 2, pine warbler 1. Because our property is surrounded by water for about 270+ degrees, landbirds are often scarce.
Ospreys also have to contend with Canada geese usurping their nesting sites on poles as well as increased kleptoparasitism by the greatly increased bald eagle population.
BELLEVUE, 7 P.M. muskrat 1, eastern cottontail 1, gray squirrel 2, ruddy duck 20, common loon 6. On the way back home a good chorus of spring peepers near the junction of Bellevue & Ferry Neck Roads, and another in Field 4.
APRIL 7, TUESDAY. While putting away the feeders a brown-headed nuthatch, the first in several days, I swear is giving me “what for” for so doing. Sassy little guy. Leave by 10:30, clear, 55, NW 20-25.
South of Ruthsburg, Route 481, a pileated woodpecker, high up, flying to the west, and 1 horned lark the only other bird along that route, but typically we just motor through and do not stop. We’re up high on the Delaware-Chesapeake Bay canal bridge, DE, and fun to look DOWN on an adult bald eagle, carrying something. At the Philadelphia Naval Yard there is an osprey flying east carrying a fish.
Best to all. - Harry Armistead, Bellevue and Philadelphia.
1,572 words. April 9, 2026.
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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.
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Date: 4/8/26 6:49 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (08 Apr 2026) 73 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 08, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
6
19
78
Turkey Vulture
59
1237
6911
Osprey
5
59
175
Bald Eagle
1
11
57
Northern Harrier
0
12
18
Sharp-shinned Hawk
0
69
117
Cooper's Hawk
1
23
72
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
17
255
Broad-winged Hawk
0
4
4
Red-tailed Hawk
1
6
64
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
0
29
64
Merlin
0
7
8
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
0
2
4
Unknown Buteo
0
2
6
Unknown Falcon
0
1
2
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
4
5
Swallow-tailed Kite
0
1
1
Total:
73
1503
7841
Observation start time:
9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
2:30 pm
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Andrew Estrin
Weather: Sunny with a bit of cloudiness as the end of the count; a chilly 37-47 degrees; good visibility; winds light and easterly 3-10 mph
Raptor Observations: Modest number of migrants today, perhaps due to the light and unfavorable easterly winds. Courting Cooper's Hawk doing his "floppy-winged" flight.
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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Date: 4/8/26 8:09 am From: Steve Long <steve.long4...> Subject: [MDBirding] Talbot County Breeding Survey?
Who is doing the Talbot County breeding survey this year?
Steve Long, Oxford
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Date: 4/7/26 6:07 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (07 Apr 2026) 185 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 07, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
2
13
72
Turkey Vulture
155
1169
6843
Osprey
2
54
170
Bald Eagle
5
10
56
Northern Harrier
4
12
18
Sharp-shinned Hawk
8
69
117
Cooper's Hawk
2
22
71
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
17
255
Broad-winged Hawk
1
4
4
Red-tailed Hawk
0
5
63
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
4
29
64
Merlin
1
7
8
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
0
2
4
Unknown Buteo
0
2
6
Unknown Falcon
0
1
2
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
1
4
5
Swallow-tailed Kite
0
1
1
Total:
185
1421
7759
Observation start time:
8:15 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
3:00 pm
Total observation time:
6.75 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Hal Wierenga, Lynn Davidson, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Mostly sunny; 48-55 degrees; good visibility; winds strong out of the WNW 12-22 mph gusting to 31 mph
Raptor Observations: Good variety of species today. Fun to watch the falcons and harriers coming in low and contending with the strong winds. Nine Bald Eagles, a mix of locals and migrants.
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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Date: 4/6/26 6:38 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (06 Apr 2026) 183 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 06, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
2
11
70
Turkey Vulture
159
1014
6688
Osprey
5
52
168
Bald Eagle
2
5
51
Northern Harrier
1
8
14
Sharp-shinned Hawk
5
61
109
Cooper's Hawk
2
20
69
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
1
17
255
Broad-winged Hawk
3
3
3
Red-tailed Hawk
1
5
63
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
0
25
60
Merlin
0
6
7
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
2
2
4
Unknown Buteo
0
2
6
Unknown Falcon
0
1
2
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
3
4
Swallow-tailed Kite
0
1
1
Total:
183
1236
7574
Observation start time:
8:45 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
4:00 pm
Total observation time:
7.25 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Dan Walker, Fred Shaffer, Hal Wierenga, Ralph Geuder, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Andrew Estrin, Elizabeth
Weather: Sunny most of the day becoming partly cloudy in the last few hours; 46=58 degrees; good to excellent visibility; winds mostly northwesterly 10-16 mph gusting to 23 mph
Raptor Observations: Good variety and our first Broad-winged Hawks of the season.
Non-raptor Observations: Little Blue Heron and Barn Swallows - first of the season;
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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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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Date: 4/3/26 8:27 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (03 Apr 2026) 450 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 03, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
2
5
64
Turkey Vulture
340
533
6207
Osprey
29
31
147
Bald Eagle
2
2
48
Northern Harrier
6
6
12
Sharp-shinned Hawk
24
25
73
Cooper's Hawk
9
12
61
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
5
5
243
Broad-winged Hawk
0
0
0
Red-tailed Hawk
1
1
59
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
24
24
59
Merlin
4
4
5
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
0
0
2
Unknown Buteo
0
0
4
Unknown Falcon
1
1
2
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
2
3
4
Swallow-tailed Kite
1
1
1
Total:
450
653
6991
Observation start time:
9:30 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
4:30 pm
Total observation time:
7 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed, Lynn Davidson
Observers:
Alan Young, Cindy Godwin, Fred Shaffer, Hal Wierenga, Lynn Davidson, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi, Sue Young
Visitors: Al Hafner, 2
Weather: Drizzle and fog to start, becoming mostly cloudy, still with light fog; 49-74 degrees; poor to fair visibility; winds light at first becoming stronger and with a SW component.
Raptor Observations: Memorable day! The flight started before the fog lifted appreciably with several falcons and Ospreys. The two hours from 1 to 3 pm daylight time provided 391 individuals of nine species, with 24 Ospreys, 6 Northern Harriers, 22 Sharp-shinned Hawks, and 13 American Kestrels. But the prize appeared earlier at 12:16 pm: a Swallow-tailed Kite! A probable adult, it came in from the waterside behind us, glided SW to the back of the pond, circled a few times and then continued SW, never flapping its wings. We managed a few photos, but with the poor visibility, they were not of good quality; nor was the view crisp as it flew. However, the swallow tails and black and white pattern underneath made the ID unmistakable. Interestingly, we also had two Ospreys of the aircraft kind, which encouraged us to be more specific when a migrant Osprey or harrier of the avian kind was called out. :)
Non-raptor Observations: First Purple Martin of the season, Lesser Yellowlegs 3, Cedar Waxwing 160, Horned Grebe 41, almost 600 scaup, mostly Greater of those that were id'd.
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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Date: 3/31/26 6:17 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (31 Mar 2026) 162 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 31, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
9
59
59
Turkey Vulture
135
5631
5674
Osprey
6
116
116
Bald Eagle
1
46
46
Northern Harrier
0
6
6
Sharp-shinned Hawk
2
48
48
Cooper's Hawk
2
49
49
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
1
237
238
Broad-winged Hawk
0
0
0
Red-tailed Hawk
3
58
58
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
2
35
35
Merlin
0
1
1
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
1
2
2
Unknown Buteo
0
4
4
Unknown Falcon
0
1
1
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
1
1
Total:
162
6294
6338
Observation start time:
9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
3:00 pm
Total observation time:
6 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Cindy Godwin, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Andrew Estrin, Emily Hauny
Weather: Partly cloudy; 63-80 degrees; good visibility; winds southwesterly 12-15 mph gusting to 25 mph
Raptor Observations: Vultures and a smattering of other species. Lots of interaction chirping local and migrant Ospreys
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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