Date: 6/5/26 6:52 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (05 Jun 2026) 7 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Jun 05, 2026
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
0
5
151
Turkey Vulture
4
49
9180
Osprey
3
6
252
Bald Eagle
0
0
140
Northern Harrier
0
0
49
Sharp-shinned Hawk
0
0
649
Cooper's Hawk
0
0
194
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
0
256
Broad-winged Hawk
0
0
134
Red-tailed Hawk
0
1
96
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
0
0
97
Merlin
0
0
33
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
0
0
10
Unknown Buteo
0
0
10
Unknown Falcon
0
0
7
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
0
16
Mississippi Kite
0
0
5
Swallow-tailed Kite
0
0
2
Total:
7
61
11281
Observation start time:
10:30 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:
3:00 pm
Total observation time:
4.5 hours
Official Counter
Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Chris Reed, Cindy Godwin
Weather: Mostly cloudy; 83-88 degrees; good visibility with some haze early; winds mostly northwesterly, 6-10 mph
Raptor Observations: Still a few migrants left. The Mississippi Kite from May 30 was determined to be a first-year sub-adult. Photos may be found here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S349842288
Non-raptor Observations: A pair of Eastern Bluebirds is making frequent trips to a hole in a tree branch, feeding young. We are just now hearing some peeping young.
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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