Date: 4/22/26 8:33 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (22 Apr 2026) 22 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 22, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
0
51
110
Turkey Vulture
21
2315
7989
Osprey
0
94
210
Bald Eagle
0
36
82
Northern Harrier
0
38
44
Sharp-shinned Hawk
1
359
407
Cooper's Hawk
0
87
136
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
18
256
Broad-winged Hawk
0
79
79
Red-tailed Hawk
0
25
83
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
0
58
93
Merlin
0
20
21
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
0
3
5
Unknown Buteo
0
3
7
Unknown Falcon
0
6
7
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
11
12
Swallow-tailed Kite
0
2
2
Total:
22
3205
9543
Observation start time:
9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
4:30 pm
Total observation time:
4 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed, Hal Wierenga
Observers:
Jenny Isaacs, Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Cloudy with showers, then mostly cloudy; 53-74 degrees; good visibility; winds light with a westerly component in the first two hours.
Raptor Observations: Just one Sharp-shinned Hawk before the rain ended the morning count and just Turkey Vultures in the afternoon when the count resumed.
Non-raptor Observations: One Red-throated and two Common Loons
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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