Date: 3/9/26 6:54 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (09 Mar 2026) 129 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 09, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
9
21
21
Turkey Vulture
99
1501
1544
Osprey
2
5
5
Bald Eagle
0
2
2
Northern Harrier
0
0
0
Sharp-shinned Hawk
1
7
7
Cooper's Hawk
8
13
13
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
10
180
181
Broad-winged Hawk
0
0
0
Red-tailed Hawk
0
10
10
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
0
0
0
Merlin
0
1
1
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:
129
1740
1784
Observation start time:
9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end
2:30 pm
Total observation time:
5.5 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Cindy Godwin, Ralph Geuder, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Andrew Estrin and Kinnon
Weather: Sunny; 51-74 degrees; fair to good visibility; winds light and variable, 0-8 mph
Raptor Observations: A more typical early season flight today after yesterday's bonanza. Sunny skies, though, made detection more difficult as the flight got higher with the rising temperatures.
Non-raptor Observations: Red-necked Grebe. Geese and swans continue to be on the move, with two flocks of Tundra Swans totaling 270 birds. Also, a Broad-headed Skink with no tail out and about.
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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