Date: 3/21/26 7:03 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (21 Mar 2026) 123 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 21, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
0
35
35
Turkey Vulture
112
2821
2864
Osprey
7
40
40
Bald Eagle
0
26
26
Northern Harrier
0
1
1
Sharp-shinned Hawk
1
13
13
Cooper's Hawk
1
32
32
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
202
203
Broad-winged Hawk
0
0
0
Red-tailed Hawk
0
24
24
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
2
10
10
Merlin
0
1
1
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
0
1
1
Unknown Buteo
0
2
2
Unknown Falcon
0
1
1
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
1
1
Total:
123
3210
3254
Observation start time:
8:30 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
3:00 pm
Total observation time:
6.5 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Sunny to mostly sunny; 50-66 degrees; fair to good visibility with haze; winds westerly then northerly, 5-10 mph
Raptor Observations: Mostly Turkey Vultures and Ospreys
Non-raptor Observations: Pair of Ring-necked Ducks, Eastern Phoebe
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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