Date: 5/19/26 9:01 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fwd: [BIRDHAWK] Fort Smallwood Park (19 May 2026) 36 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 19, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
1
21
139
Turkey Vulture
32
680
9012
Osprey
2
19
241
Bald Eagle
1
31
120
Northern Harrier
0
2
49
Sharp-shinned Hawk
0
57
648
Cooper's Hawk
0
25
194
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
0
256
Broad-winged Hawk
0
35
118
Red-tailed Hawk
0
11
94
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
Mississippi Kite
0
2
2
Swallow-tailed Kite
0
0
2
Total:
36
890
11047
Observation start time:
9:00 am
Observation end time:
3:00 pm
Total observation time:
6 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Hal Wierenga, Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Andrew Estrin
Weather: Mostly sunny becoming sunny, and in the last 2 hours partly cloudy with nice puffy clouds; 79-96 degrees; good visibility with some haze; winds westerly 9-15 mph gusting to 22 mph.
Raptor Observations: Mostly Turkey Vultures. Likely missed other migrants in the clear skies as the flight picked up once the clouds rolled in.
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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