Howard County Bird Club

A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS)


Field Trip: Saturday, October 23, 2010

Trip Leader: Miller, Tom

Date of Trip: Saturday, October 23, 2010

Location: Lake Elkhorn/Fore Bay

Details: Half Day, Sunny start = 35°F warming to 65°F

Number on trip: 13


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

  • Canada Goose: 5
  • Wood Duck: 1
  • Mallard: 12
  • Pied-billed Grebe: 3
  • Great Blue Heron: 2
  • Turkey Vulture: 3
  • Sharp-shinned Hawk: 1
  • Red-shouldered Hawk: 2
  • Ring-billed Gull: 2
  • Mourning Dove: 7
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker: 2
  • Downy Woodpecker: 5
  • Northern Flicker: 4
  • Blue Jay: 9
  • American Crow: 16
  • Carolina Chickadee: 15
  • Tufted Titmouse: 10
  • White-breasted Nuthatch: 7
  • Carolina Wren: 7
  • Ruby-crowned Kinglet: 13
  • Eastern Bluebird: 4
  • American Robin: 17
  • Gray Catbird: 1
  • European Starling: 20
  • Song Sparrow: 18
  • Swamp Sparrow: 4
  • White-throated Sparrow: 3
  • Dark-eyed Junco: 1
  • Northern Cardinal: 15
  • Red-winged Blackbird: 10
  • House Finch: 8
  • American Goldfinch: 10
  • House Sparrow: 15