Date: 3/24/26 5:42 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (24 Mar 2026) 232 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 24, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
3
40
40
Turkey Vulture
210
3377
3420
Osprey
10
65
65
Bald Eagle
2
29
29
Northern Harrier
0
2
2
Sharp-shinned Hawk
1
21
21
Cooper's Hawk
3
40
40
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
1
205
206
Broad-winged Hawk
0
0
0
Red-tailed Hawk
1
27
27
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
1
16
16
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:
232
3829
3873
Observation start time:
9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
2:00 pm
Total observation time:
5 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Joe Hanfman, Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Mostly sunny; 38-44 degrees; good visibility; winds northerly and light 3-10 mph
Raptor Observations: Besides 210 Turkey Vultures, 10 Ospreys went north, with several carrying a fish.
Non-raptor Observations: Red-throated Loon, 24 Horned Grebes with many transitioning into breeding plumage
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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