Howard County Bird Club
Breeding Bird Atlas 3 in Howard County
The Maryland & DC Breeding Bird Atlas 3 (MD-DC BBA3) is a comprehensive five-year survey of the birds breeding in Maryland and DC. The data used to produce maps showing the results of the survey will be collected almost entirely by volunteers.
Birds are good indicators of an ecosystem’s health because they are abundant, easy to observe, and respond to environmental changes relatively quickly. If suitable habitat is removed from an area, that bird can no longer nest there. The MD-DC BBA3 will expand on our current knowledge of the region’s breeding birds and contribute to their conservation and management.
I need help!
Contact a co-coordinator
Sue Muller
(Howard County Co-coordinator)
Dave Ziolkowski
Howard County Co-coordinator)
Google Earth (KMZ files)
For your smart phone: Add overlays to Google Earth showing block names and block boundaries with KMZ files.
Topo maps for Howard
Online help:
Forms
- Vehicle sign
- Information cards
- Landowner letters
- Volunteer forms
MERLIN Online Maps (Maryland DNR)
Land Ownership (using Maryland DNR MERLIN)
Nests
Safe observation
Tips
Dave Ziolkowski. (Dave is the Howard County Altas co-coordinator)
Jo Solem. (Jo Solem participated in the three previous Howard County Atlases)
Howard County History
- Maps (results for each species)
- Charts (results for each block)
- Breeding timeline (for all Maryland species)
Guide to Fledgling Sounds
by Dave Ziolkowski
Search for current results
MERLIN Bird ID (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Howard County BBA3 Primary Atlasers
County name in parentheses shows where the block was first assigned by the eBird centroid algorithmic method; later, responsibility for the block was assumed by Howard County.
Clarksville
NW – Helen Metzman
CW – David Holmes
SW – Anne Looker (Montgomery)
NE – Cheryl Farfaras
CE – Cheryl Farfaras
SE – Tim Ray
Damascus
NE – Mary Prowell
CE – Mary Prowell
Ellicott City
CW- Russ Ruffing
SW – Deborah Belchis
CE – Mary Maxey (Baltimore)
SE – Kurt Schwarz (Baltimore)
Laurel
NW – Ken Clark
Relay
NW – Dave Ziolkowski
CW – Vacant (AA)
Savage
NW – Clayton Koonce
CW – John McKitterick
SW – Kelsey Wellons
NE – Mary Lou Clark
CE – Megan Bolcar
SE – Peter Osenton (AA)
Sandy Spring
NE – Mary Lou Clark
Sykesville
NW – Kristen Trouton
CW – Lisa Colangelo
SW – vacant
NE – Chuck Stirrat (Carroll)
CE – Ralph Cullison
SE – Robin Todd
Woodbine
NW – Kelly Vogelpohl
CW – Sue Muller
SW – Ken Clark
NE – David Smith (Carroll)
CE – Dave Sandler
SE – Bill Hill