Date: 3/23/26 6:55 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (23 Mar 2026) 145 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 23, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
0
37
37
Turkey Vulture
141
3167
3210
Osprey
0
55
55
Bald Eagle
1
27
27
Northern Harrier
0
2
2
Sharp-shinned Hawk
0
20
20
Cooper's Hawk
0
37
37
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
204
205
Broad-winged Hawk
0
0
0
Red-tailed Hawk
0
26
26
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
3
15
15
Merlin
0
1
1
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
0
1
1
Unknown Buteo
0
3
3
Unknown Falcon
0
1
1
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
1
1
Total:
145
3597
3641
Observation start time:
9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
300 pm
Total observation time:
6 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Some residual fog after the overnight rain. Temperature started out at 59 degrees, rose to 64 degrees, then declined to 52 degrees as the cold front passed by. Dense dark cloud layer brightened with some sunny breaks by the end of the count. Poor to good visibility; winds westerly at first 3-9 mph, becoming northerly often with a NW component, 13-21 mph gusting to 37 mph
Raptor Observations: Over 100 Turkey Vultures stacked up and swirled around repeatedly until they finally migrated out of the area. Three American Kestrels bouncing around as they made their way north in the strong winds.
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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