Date: 5/5/26 9:05 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (05 May 2026) 87 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 05, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
2
14
132
Turkey Vulture
69
275
8607
Osprey
3
11
233
Bald Eagle
6
16
105
Northern Harrier
1
2
49
Sharp-shinned Hawk
0
54
645
Cooper's Hawk
1
19
188
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
0
256
Broad-winged Hawk
2
5
88
Red-tailed Hawk
3
6
89
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:
87
406
10563
Observation start time:
8:45 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
3:00 pm
Total observation time:
6.25 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Alan Young, Fred Shaffer, Jenny Isaacs, Rich Mason, Sue Ricciardi, Sue Young
Visitors: Andrew Estrin, Alan and Lock Handley
Weather: Sunny except for a few clouds in the last hour; 65-83 degrees; good visibility; winds southwesterly and increasing in strength over the course of the day, 7-17 mph gusting to 29 mph
Raptor Observations: A second day of staring into the blue skies trying to find migrants. Besides 69 Turkey Vultures, there were 7 other species in small numbers
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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