Date: 4/27/26 4:58 am
From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (26 Apr 2026) 33 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 26, 2026

Species

Day's Count

Month Total

Season Total

Black Vulture

1

54

113

Turkey Vulture

27

2519

8193

Osprey

3

102

218

Bald Eagle

1

41

87

Northern Harrier

0

39

45

Sharp-shinned Hawk

1

399

447

Cooper's Hawk

0

101

150

American Goshawk

0

0

0

Red-shouldered Hawk

0

18

256

Broad-winged Hawk

0

80

80

Red-tailed Hawk

0

25

83

Rough-legged Hawk

0

0

0

Golden Eagle

0

0

0

American Kestrel

0

59

94

Merlin

0

29

30

Peregrine Falcon

0

0

0

Unknown Accipitrine

0

7

9

Unknown Buteo

0

4

8

Unknown Falcon

0

6

7

Unknown Eagle

0

0

0

Unknown Raptor

0

11

12

Swallow-tailed Kite

0

2

2

Total:

33

3496

9834



Observation start time:

9:00 am Daylight Time

Observation end time:

2:00 pm

Total observation time:

5 hours

Official Counter

Chris Reed

Observers:

Sue Ricciardi


Visitors: Joe Kramer

Weather:
Dense cloud cover with scattered light and dark areas; 46-51
degrees; fair to good visibility; winds northeasterly 7-10 mph

Raptor Observations:
Another day of unfavorable weather with a trickle of raptors

Non-raptor Observations:
White-crowned Sparrow feeding near us for the third day in a row.

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Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi (<susiericc...>)
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month
Summary]

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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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