Date: 3/13/26 7:32 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (13 Mar 2026) 61 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 13, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
1
24
24
Turkey Vulture
54
1660
1703
Osprey
2
14
14
Bald Eagle
1
3
3
Northern Harrier
0
0
0
Sharp-shinned Hawk
0
9
9
Cooper's Hawk
0
22
22
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
2
195
196
Broad-winged Hawk
0
0
0
Red-tailed Hawk
1
13
13
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
1
1
Unknown Buteo
0
1
1
Unknown Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
0
0
Total:
61
1943
1987
Observation start time:
9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
2:00 pm
Total observation time:
5 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Dan Walker, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Joe Kramer. Please come visit!
Weather: Variable cloudiness; 35-48 degrees; good visibility; winds southerly, 5-13 mph gusting to 40 mph
Raptor Observations: A modest flight that seemed hindered by the high winds, as if the raptors were hesitant to cross the water with too strong of a south tail wind.
Non-raptor Observations: 19 Song Sparrows, Swamp Sparrow
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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