Howard County Bird Club

A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS)


Field Trip: Saturday, January 01, 2011

Trip Leader: Ott, Bonnie

Date of Trip: Saturday, January 01, 2011

Location: Start Your Year List

Details:Joe Hanfman, recorder.

Number on trip: 13

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Photos by Michael O'Sullivan.


Meadowbrook Park

  • Canada Goose: 1
  • Mallard: 7
  • Great Blue Heron: 1
  • Turkey Vulture: 3
  • Red-shouldered Hawk: 1
  • Ring-billed Gull: 2
  • Rock Pigeon: 3
  • Mourning Dove: 1
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker: 1
  • Downy Woodpecker: 1
  • Northern Flicker: 4
  • Blue Jay: 2
  • American Crow: 4
  • Carolina Chickadee: 6
  • Tufted Titmouse: 4
  • Carolina Wren: 4
  • Eastern Bluebird: 6
  • American Robin: 1
  • Northern Mockingbird: 5
  • European Starling: 75
  • Eastern Towhee: 1
  • Field Sparrow: 4
  • Fox Sparrow: 1
  • Song Sparrow: 24
  • Swamp Sparrow: 2
  • White-throated Sparrow: 18
  • Dark-eyed Junco: 60
  • Northern Cardinal: 4
  • Red-winged Blackbird: 200
  • House Finch: 6
  • American Goldfinch: 20
  • House Sparrow: 18

Lake Elkhorn

  • Canada Goose: 20
  • Gadwall: 2
  • Mallard: 12
  • Canvasback: 1
  • Ring-necked Duck: 8
  • Greater Scaup: 1
  • Hooded Merganser: 2
  • Ring-billed Gull: 28
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker: 1
  • Fish Crow: 1
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler: 1
  • Dark-eyed Junco: 5
  • Northern Cardinal: 2
  • House Sparrow: 40

Thornbrook Drive

  • Sharp-shinned Hawk: 1
  • Carolina Chickadee: 2
  • Black-capped Chickadee: 1 (Godfrey the Chickadee continues at the Culler home for its 60th day)
  • White-breasted Nuthatch: 1
  • American Robin: 3
  • White-throated Sparrow: 2
  • Dark-eyed Junco: 4
  • Northern Cardinal: 3

Mount Pleasant

  • Canada Goose: 13
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker: 1
  • Hairy Woodpecker: 1
  • Northern Flicker: 1
  • Pileated Woodpecker: 3
  • Blue Jay: 2
  • American Crow: 2
  • Carolina Chickadee: 1
  • Tufted Titmouse: 2
  • White-breasted Nuthatch: 3
  • Eastern Bluebird: 1
  • Northern Mockingbird: 4
  • American Tree Sparrow: 3
  • Field Sparrow: 14
  • Song Sparrow: 12
  • White-throated Sparrow: 18
  • Dark-eyed Junco: 6
  • Northern Cardinal: 2
  • American Goldfinch: 6

Springdale Drive Quary

  • Canada Goose: 40
  • American Black Duck: 5
  • Ring-necked Duck: 3
  • Hooded Merganser: 12
  • Ruddy Duck: 2
  • Blue Jay: 1
  • American Crow: 2