Date: 4/29/26 6:30 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (29 Apr 2026) Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 29, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
0
54
113
Turkey Vulture
0
2556
8230
Osprey
0
102
218
Bald Eagle
0
42
88
Northern Harrier
0
39
45
Sharp-shinned Hawk
0
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:
0
3539
9877
Observation start time:
9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
11:30 am
Total observation time:
2.5 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Cloudy becoming completely overcast; 556-58 degrees; good visibility; winds light and southeasterly 3-6 mph
Raptor Observations: No migrants today. Even the three Turkey Vultures were hesitant to head north. Once the overcast settled in and with the impending rain moving closer, the count was ended.
Non-raptor Observations: Great-crested Flycatcher setting up his territory. A frenzy of miner bees knotted up in a golf ball-sized swarm - perhaps a mating ritual?
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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