Date: 5/1/26 7:12 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (01 May 2026) 53 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 01, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
2
2
120
Turkey Vulture
46
46
8378
Osprey
2
2
224
Bald Eagle
0
0
89
Northern Harrier
0
0
47
Sharp-shinned Hawk
1
1
592
Cooper's Hawk
1
1
170
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
0
256
Broad-winged Hawk
0
0
83
Red-tailed Hawk
0
0
83
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
0
0
96
Merlin
0
0
31
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
0
0
9
Unknown Buteo
0
0
8
Unknown Falcon
0
0
7
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
1
1
15
Swallow-tailed Kite
0
0
2
Total:
53
53
10210
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, Hal Wierenga, Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Partly cloudy; 53-64 degrees; good visibility; winds light and variable.
Raptor Observations: A continuation of the productive flight from yesterday did not materialize. Mostly Turkey Vultures.
Non-raptor Observations: Common Tern (2), Northern Waterthrush. Northern Rough-winged Swallows returned within a day after the bittersweet blocking their long-time nesting hole in the back of the Fort was removed.
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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