Date: 3/19/26 7:35 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (19 Mar 2026) 162 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
4
30
30
Turkey Vulture
137
2463
2506
Osprey
3
28
28
Bald Eagle
8
21
21
Northern Harrier
1
1
1
Sharp-shinned Hawk
1
10
10
Cooper's Hawk
3
25
25
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
1
197
198
Broad-winged Hawk
0
0
0
Red-tailed Hawk
1
17
17
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
2
6
6
Merlin
0
1
1
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
0
1
1
Unknown Buteo
1
2
2
Unknown Falcon
0
1
1
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
1
1
Total:
162
2804
2848
Observation start time:
9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
3:00 pm
Total observation time:
6 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Cristians Rivas, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Andrew Estrin
Weather: Dense cloud cover to start gradually becoming partly cloudy in the last hour; 37-49 degrees; good visibility; winds light, often with a south component, 0-6 mph
Raptor Observations: The southerly winds brought 10 raptor species, with the count picking up as the skies brightened. Bald Eagles were in the air all day, both local and migrant. A nice day to be at the watch, and warmer than yesterday!
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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