Date: 3/28/26 7:55 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (28 Mar 2026) 416 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 28, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
3
45
45
Turkey Vulture
382
4594
4637
Osprey
11
94
94
Bald Eagle
5
38
38
Northern Harrier
1
5
5
Sharp-shinned Hawk
1
32
32
Cooper's Hawk
2
45
45
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
1
225
226
Broad-winged Hawk
0
0
0
Red-tailed Hawk
3
43
43
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
7
29
29
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:
416
5157
5201
Observation start time:
9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
5:00 pm
Total observation time:
8 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed, Lynn Davidson
Observers:
Dan Walker, Hal Wierenga, Hugh Hoffman, Lynn Davidson, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Chris
Weather: Partly cloudy to sunny; 37-49 degrees; good visibility; winds northwesterly and strong, 10-17mph gusting to 24 mph
Raptor Observations: Nice flight today in the northwesterly winds. Ten raptor species. Ospreys and American Kestrels besides Turkey Vultures. Local or migrant Ospreys always in the air. Local courting Cooper's Hawk.
Non-raptor Observations: Barred Owl calling; 160 Bonaparte's Gulls; Great Egret
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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