Date: 4/8/26 6:49 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (08 Apr 2026) 73 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 08, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
6
19
78
Turkey Vulture
59
1237
6911
Osprey
5
59
175
Bald Eagle
1
11
57
Northern Harrier
0
12
18
Sharp-shinned Hawk
0
69
117
Cooper's Hawk
1
23
72
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
17
255
Broad-winged Hawk
0
4
4
Red-tailed Hawk
1
6
64
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
0
29
64
Merlin
0
7
8
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
0
2
4
Unknown Buteo
0
2
6
Unknown Falcon
0
1
2
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
4
5
Swallow-tailed Kite
0
1
1
Total:
73
1503
7841
Observation start time:
9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
2:30 pm
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Andrew Estrin
Weather: Sunny with a bit of cloudiness as the end of the count; a chilly 37-47 degrees; good visibility; winds light and easterly 3-10 mph
Raptor Observations: Modest number of migrants today, perhaps due to the light and unfavorable easterly winds. Courting Cooper's Hawk doing his "floppy-winged" flight.
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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