Date: 4/28/26 7:54 pm
From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (28 Apr 2026) 15 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 28, 2026

Species

Day's Count

Month Total

Season Total

Black Vulture

0

54

113

Turkey Vulture

12

2556

8230

Osprey

0

102

218

Bald Eagle

0

42

88

Northern Harrier

0

39

45

Sharp-shinned Hawk

3

404

452

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:

15

3539

9877



Observation start time:

8:30 am Daylight Time

Observation end time:

12:00 pm

Total observation time:

3.5 hours

Official Counter

Chris Reed

Observers:

Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi


Visitors: Andrew Estrin, Joe Kramer, Linda Vitchock, Pam Runkle

Weather:
Cloudy then rain; 51-56 degrees; good visibility; winds light and
southerly 5-6 mph

Raptor Observations:
A few birds in advance of a largely unpredicted rain

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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