Date: 4/16/26 9:28 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (16 Apr 2026) 81 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 16, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
0
39
98
Turkey Vulture
27
1977
7651
Osprey
4
87
203
Bald Eagle
2
24
70
Northern Harrier
2
33
39
Sharp-shinned Hawk
34
305
353
Cooper's Hawk
4
74
123
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
18
256
Broad-winged Hawk
2
39
39
Red-tailed Hawk
1
23
81
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
1
52
87
Merlin
0
16
17
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
1
3
5
Unknown Buteo
0
2
6
Unknown Falcon
0
6
7
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
3
11
12
Swallow-tailed Kite
0
1
1
Total:
81
2710
9048
Observation start time:
8:30 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
3:00 pm
Total observation time:
6.5 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Cindy Godwin, Cristians Rivas, Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Mostly cloudy; a toasty 89-90 degrees; fair to good visibility with some haze; winds light with a southwesterly component in the last 3 hours.
Raptor Observations: A modest but enjoyable flight. Sharp-shins took over bragging rights from Turkey Vultures for most numerous raptor species of the day.
Non-raptor Observations: Snowy Egret, Northern House Wren, American Redstart
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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