Howard County Bird Club

A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS)


Field Trip: Saturday, March 10, 2007
Howard Waterfowl Search

Trip Leader: Arnold , Stan

Date of Trip: Saturday, March 10, 2007

Location: Howard Waterfowl Search

Details: Lakes around Columbia, and Brighton Dam

Number on trip: 10

Birds:
(Numbers of individuals are shown if they were recorded.)

  • Canada Goose:
  • Mute Swan: 1 (WL)
  • Mallard:
  • Canvasback: 14 (CP)
  • Ring-necked Duck: scores, everywhere
  • Lesser Scaup: 3 or 4 (CP)
  • Bufflehead: pair (CP)
  • Hooded Merganser: 20 (LE & WL)
  • Ruddy Duck: 3 (2: CP, 1: Br. Dam)
  • Pied-billed Grebe: 3 (LE, WL, Br. Dam)
  • Great Blue Heron: 2
  • Black Vulture: 2 or 3
  • Turkey Vulture:
  • Bald Eagle: 1 imm (Br. Dam)
  • Red-shouldered Hawk: 3 adults (LE)
  • Red-tailed Hawk: 1 (or more): Br Dam
  • American Coot: 1 (LE)
  • Killdeer: 1 (LE)
  • Ring-billed Gull: scores
  • Herring Gull: 2 (WL & Br Dam)
  • Rock Pigeon:
  • Mourning Dove:
  • Belted Kingfisher: 1 (CP)
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker: 2 or 3
  • Downy Woodpecker: 3 or 4
  • Northern Flicker: 1, at least
  • Blue Jay:
  • American Crow:
  • Fish Crow:
  • Carolina Chickadee:
  • Tufted Titmouse:
  • White-breasted Nuthatch: 2 or 3 (LE)
  • Carolina Wren:
  • Eastern Bluebird: pair (LE)
  • American Robin:
  • Northern Mockingbird:
  • European Starling:
  • Song Sparrow:
  • White-throated Sparrow:
  • Dark-eyed Junco:
  • Northern Cardinal:
  • Red-winged Blackbird:
  • Common Grackle:
  • Brown-headed Cowbird:
  • House Finch:
  • American Goldfinch:
  • House Sparrow:

Comments:
Abbreviations: CP: Centennial Park, LE: Lake Elkhorn, WL: Wilde Lake