Date: 4/6/26 6:38 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (06 Apr 2026) 183 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 06, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
2
11
70
Turkey Vulture
159
1014
6688
Osprey
5
52
168
Bald Eagle
2
5
51
Northern Harrier
1
8
14
Sharp-shinned Hawk
5
61
109
Cooper's Hawk
2
20
69
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
1
17
255
Broad-winged Hawk
3
3
3
Red-tailed Hawk
1
5
63
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
0
25
60
Merlin
0
6
7
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
2
2
4
Unknown Buteo
0
2
6
Unknown Falcon
0
1
2
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
3
4
Swallow-tailed Kite
0
1
1
Total:
183
1236
7574
Observation start time:
8:45 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
4:00 pm
Total observation time:
7.25 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Dan Walker, Fred Shaffer, Hal Wierenga, Ralph Geuder, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Andrew Estrin, Elizabeth
Weather: Sunny most of the day becoming partly cloudy in the last few hours; 46=58 degrees; good to excellent visibility; winds mostly northwesterly 10-16 mph gusting to 23 mph
Raptor Observations: Good variety and our first Broad-winged Hawks of the season.
Non-raptor Observations: Little Blue Heron and Barn Swallows - first of the season;
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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