Date: 4/15/26 7:35 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (15 Apr 2026) 130 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 15, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
1
39
98
Turkey Vulture
93
1950
7624
Osprey
3
83
199
Bald Eagle
0
22
68
Northern Harrier
1
31
37
Sharp-shinned Hawk
16
271
319
Cooper's Hawk
4
70
119
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
18
256
Broad-winged Hawk
8
37
37
Red-tailed Hawk
1
22
80
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
1
51
86
Merlin
1
16
17
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
0
2
4
Unknown Buteo
0
2
6
Unknown Falcon
0
6
7
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
1
8
9
Swallow-tailed Kite
0
1
1
Total:
130
2629
8967
Observation start time:
9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
2:30 pm
Total observation time:
5.5 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Cindy Godwin, Hal Wierenga, Jenny Isaacs, Lynn Davidson, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Andrew Estrin
Weather: Partly cloudy except mostly cloudy for the last hour; very warm, 69-89 degrees; fair to good visibility with haze; winds calm at first, then mostly WSW, 10-14 mph
Raptor Observations: A decent flight that we literally had to sweat for. Likely missed migrants which flew too high in the heat.
Non-raptor Observations: Glossy Ibis (1), about 500 Blue Jays, numerous butterflies
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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