Date: 5/12/26 8:01 pm
From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (12 May 2026) 17 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 12, 2026

Species

Day's Count

Month Total

Season Total

Black Vulture

0

15

133

Turkey Vulture

15

425

8757

Osprey

0

11

233

Bald Eagle

2

21

110

Northern Harrier

0

2

49

Sharp-shinned Hawk

0

56

647

Cooper's Hawk

0

22

191

American Goshawk

0

0

0

Red-shouldered Hawk

0

0

256

Broad-winged Hawk

0

19

102

Red-tailed Hawk

0

7

90

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

1

10

Unknown Buteo

0

1

9

Unknown Falcon

0

0

7

Unknown Eagle

0

0

0

Unknown Raptor

0

2

16

Swallow-tailed Kite

0

0

2

Total:

17

585

10742



Observation start time:

9:00 am Daylight Time

Observation end time:

1:00 pm

Total observation time:

5 hours

Official Counter

Chris Reed

Observers:

Fred Shaffer, Steve Steimel


Visitors: Elizabeth

Weather:
Clear skies; 55-63 degrees; good to excellent visibility; winds
light and northeasterly 0-9 mph

Raptor Observations:
Not much migrating today and the clear skies and northeasterly
winds likely played a role in the weak flight.

Non-raptor Observations: Western Cattle Egret 3

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Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi (<susiericc...>)
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month
Summary]

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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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