Date: 3/16/26 11:10 am From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (15 Mar 2026) Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 15, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
0
26
26
Turkey Vulture
0
2186
2229
Osprey
0
17
17
Bald Eagle
0
4
4
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
0
196
197
Broad-winged Hawk
0
0
0
Red-tailed Hawk
0
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:
0
2476
2520
Observation start time:
9:15 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
12:00 pm
Total observation time:
2.75 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Cloudy with low dense clouds and a few blue holes from time to time; 44-47 degrees; good visibility; winds from the east 10-12 mph; rising humidity.
Raptor Observations: With the cloud cover and east winds, no raptors took the northward trip at this hawkwatch.
Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi (<susiericc...>) More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
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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