Date: 3/17/26 7:38 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (17 Mar 2026) 107 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 17, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
0
26
26
Turkey Vulture
93
2279
2322
Osprey
3
20
20
Bald Eagle
6
10
10
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
1
14
14
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
4
4
4
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:
107
2583
2627
Observation start time
9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
3:00 pm
Total observation time:
6 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Partly cloudy with big billowy cumulus clouds; 33-42 degrees; good visibility; winds strong, mostly out of the WNW, 16-20 mph gusting to 31 mph
Raptor Observations: First American Kestrels of the season and we had 4. A welcome sight! Pipeline likely somewhat depleted due to the strong storms throughout yesterday.
Non-raptor Observations: Common Raven, 14 Bonaparte's Gulls in a flock sitting on the water close to shore.
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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