Date: 3/25/26 6:44 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (25 Mar 2026) 167 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 25, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
0
40
40
Turkey Vulture
149
3526
3569
Osprey
1
66
66
Bald Eagle
0
29
29
Northern Harrier
0
2
2
Sharp-shinned Hawk
2
23
23
Cooper's Hawk
0
40
40
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
9
214
215
Broad-winged Hawk
0
0
0
Red-tailed Hawk
6
33
33
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
0
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:
167
3996
4040
Observation start time:
9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
3:00 pm
Visitors: Andrew Estrin
Weather: Mostly cloudy with periods of overcast; 41-54 degrees; good visibility; winds southerly 3-10 mph
Raptor Observations: A nice flight of buteos to complement the Turkey Vultures. One of the Bald Eagles from March 20 was a juvenile, presumably born in Florida and making its way north.
Non-raptor Observations: Double-crested Cormorants starting to move north, flying in formation
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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