Crested Caracara in Baltimore Co., Maryland (2/2/2026). (c) Tom Field, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>) (Photo ID: 1486514 - Psn: 35)

Crested Caracara in Baltimore Co., Maryland (2/2/2026). (c) Tom Field, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Crested Caracara in Baltimore Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved (Photo ID: 1452963 - Psn: 45)

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A Crested Caracara with small mammal prey in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/10/2017). First state record for Maryland found by Laura Hammett (MD/DCRC #2017-030).

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Crested Caracara in Baltimore Co., Maryland (2/2/2026). (c) Tom Field, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Crested Caracara in Baltimore Co., Maryland (2/2/2026). (c) Tom Field, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Status

Maryland has one accepted record from June 2017 (MD/DCRC #2017-030). The state's first "chaseable" Crested Caracara was documented in Baltimore County in February 2026.

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Crested Caracara in Baltimore Co., Maryland (2/2/2026). (c) Tom Field, some rights reserved (CC BY) View Record Details Media by Tom Feild.

A Crested Caracara with small mammal prey in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/10/2017). First state record for Maryland found by Laura Hammett (MD/DCRC #2017-030). View Record Details Media by Laura Hammett.

Crested Caracara in Baltimore Co., Maryland (2/2/2026). (c) Tom Field, some rights reserved (CC BY) View Record Details Media by Tom Feild.