Howard County Bird Club

A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS)


Field Trip: Sunday, September 27, 2009

Trip Leader: Cullison, Ralph

Date of Trip: Sunday, September 27, 2009

Location: Western Regional Park

Details: Three hours, cloudy early with occasional light rain changing to partly sunny by late morning.

Number on trip: 9


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

  • Canada Goose: 36
  • Mallard: 1
  • Black Vulture: 2
  • Turkey Vulture: 4
  • Osprey: 1
  • Northern Harrier: 1
  • Red-shouldered Hawk: 1
  • Red-tailed Hawk: 1
  • Rock Pigeon: 20
  • Mourning Dove: 8
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker: 2
  • Downy Woodpecker: 1
  • Hairy Woodpecker: 1
  • Northern Flicker: 6
  • Eastern Phoebe: 3
  • Red-eyed Vireo: 3
  • Blue Jay: 24
  • American Crow: 18
  • Horned Lark: 22
  • Carolina Chickadee: 4
  • Tufted Titmouse: 4
  • White-breasted Nuthatch: 4
  • Carolina Wren: 3
  • House Wren: 1
  • Marsh Wren: 2
  • Ruby-crowned Kinglet: 1
  • Eastern Bluebird: 12
  • American Robin: 36
  • Gray Catbird: 8
  • Northern Mockingbird: 1
  • European Starling: 6
  • Cedar Waxwing: 2
  • Palm Warbler: 1 (Eastern)
  • Black-and-white Warbler: 1
  • American Redstart: 1
  • Common Yellowthroat: 1
  • Scarlet Tanager: 2
  • Eastern Towhee: 2
  • Field Sparrow: 2
  • Savannah Sparrow: 7
  • Song Sparrow: 8
  • Lincoln's Sparrow: 1
  • Northern Cardinal: 4
  • Rose-breasted Grosbeak: 1
  • Blue Grosbeak: 1
  • Indigo Bunting: 4
  • Eastern Meadowlark: 2
  • Common Grackle: 1
  • Brown-headed Cowbird:
  • American Goldfinch: 18

Comments:
Most species numbers provided by Joe Hanfman.