Date: 5/3/26 7:57 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (03 May 2026) 174 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 03, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
6
10
128
Turkey Vulture
98
188
8520
Osprey
0
7
229
Bald Eagle
6
9
98
Northern Harrier
0
1
48
Sharp-shinned Hawk
44
53
644
Cooper's Hawk
14
17
186
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
0
256
Broad-winged Hawk
2
2
85
Red-tailed Hawk
2
2
85
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
1
1
97
Merlin
1
2
33
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
0
1
15
Swallow-tailed Kite
0
0
2
Total:
174
293
10450
Observation start time:
9:00 am Daylight Timr
Observation end time:
5:00pm
Total observation time:
8 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed, Lynn Davidson
Observers:
Cristians Rivas, Hal Wierenga, Lynn Davidson, Rich Mason, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: 6
Weather: Mostly sunny; 48-61 degrees; good visibility; winds strong, mostly out of the WNW, 14-20 mph gusting to 32 mph
Raptor Observations: Good sky and winds resulted in a steady flight of vultures and accipitrines, though fewer than the promising conditions might have indicated
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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