Date: 5/4/26 7:53 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (04 May 2026) 26 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 04, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
2
12
130
Turkey Vulture
18
206
8538
Osprey
1
8
230
Bald Eagle
1
10
99
Northern Harrier
0
1
48
Sharp-shinned Hawk
1
54
645
Cooper's Hawk
1
18
187
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
0
256
Broad-winged Hawk
1
3
86
Red-tailed Hawk
1
3
86
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
0
1
97
Merlin
0
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:
26
319
10476
Observation start time:
9:00 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
3:00 pm
Total observation time:
6 hours
Official Counter
Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Cindy Godwin, Hal Wierenga, Lynn Davidson, Ralph Geuder, Rich Mason
Visitors: Joe and Flower Lorenzo, Ioway Tribe of Kansas, and Nebraska Lenka Tribe
Weather: Sunny; 57-73 degrees; good visibility; winds southwesterly 6-13 mph gusting to 21 mph
Raptor Observations: Very difficult to spot raptors with the sunny skies and rising temperatures. As if to prove that right, at the end of the count, a few cumulus clouds appeared, and a Sharp-shinned Hawk came into view.
Non-raptor Observations: Two Glossy Ibis, Bobolinks (20)
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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