Date: 4/27/26 7:57 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (27 Apr 2026) 28 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 27, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
0
54
113
Turkey Vulture
25
2544
8218
Osprey
0
102
218
Bald Eagle
1
42
88
Northern Harrier
0
39
45
Sharp-shinned Hawk
2
401
449
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:
28
3524
9862
Observation start time:
9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
3:00 pm
Total observation time:
6 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Cindy Godwin, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Suny with a few clouds and contrails; 53-67 degrees; good visibility; winds light and variable 0-5 mph except for the last hour when they were ESE 9 mph
Raptor Observations: Nice to have some sun today but the birds didn't seem to like traveling with no push of wind. Few migrants.
Non-raptor Observations: First Eastern Kingbirds (2) and Baltimore Oriole. Lady Monarch busy laying eggs on milkweed.
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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