Howard County Bird Club
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| Trip leaders: Kurt Schwarz | Date of trip: January 1, 2024 |
| Location: Mount Pleasant & Willow Green Pond | Number attending: 10 |
| Details: The day began mostly cloudy, about 39 degrees, no wind. We spent about two hours at Mount Pleasant, working the Davis Branch, the swale, watching the feeders, and by the wooden bridge. Sparrow number were moderate; the count of Dark-eyed Juncos seemed very low as well as White-throated Sparrows. Savannah Sparrows were fairly abundant along the Swale. Only one Swamp Sparrow was noted. As the morning advanced, the cloud cover reached 100%, and several commented that it seemed to be getting colder.
The plan was to adjourn to Centennial Park in hopes of ducks, but we learned that there were numerous ducks at Willow Green Pond, not far away. There we found 158 Ring-necked Duck, at least 4 Lesser Scaup, 1 Bufflehead, 2 Gadwall, 1 American Black Duck. We concluded with this stop. |
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Mount Pleasant
Canada Goose 24
Mourning Dove 3
Turkey Vulture 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 4
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 3
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 7
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 6
Northern Mockingbird 5
Eastern Bluebird 12
Hermit Thrush 1
House Finch 6American Goldfinch 9
Field Sparrow 8
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 3
White-throated Sparrow 22
Savannah Sparrow 16
Song Sparrow 29
Swamp Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 12
Willow Green Pond
Gadwall 2
American Black Duck 1
Ring-necked Duck 158
Lesser Scaup 4
Bufflehead 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Eastern Bluebird 11
American Robin 1
House Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
Northern Cardinal 1