Howard County Bird Club

A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society

Waterford Flats: Shorebird Habitat Area on Sharps at Waterford Farm

Bird Photographs

During the first two weeks of April 2021, there was a lot of interest on the part of those who had attended the training for Waterford Flats or had viewed the training video, and these people took enough photographs to indicate that the birds also appreciated this new habitat. The first section below shows photographs of a bird that is observed in Howard County only irregularly. When the land owner saw it, he notified a member of the Howard County Bird Club who had worked with him on designing and building Waterford Flats, and word spread.

The second section has photographs of water birds, and the third shows photographs in the area adjacent to the impoundment or flying over.

Glossy Ibis

Glossy Ibis

Glossy Ibis
April 8, 2021
Susan Earp

Glossy Ibis

Glossy Ibis
April 8, 2021
Mary Prowell

Glossy Ibis
April 8, 2021
Kurt Schwarz

Glossy Ibis
April 8, 2021
Kurt Schwarz

Glossy Ibis
April 8, 2021
Bill Hill

Water Birds

Blue-winged Teal
April 20, 2021
Bill Hill

Blue-winged Teal
April 20, 2021
Bill Hill

Waterford Flats
April 18, 2021
Kurt Schwarz

Wood Duck
April 18, 2021
Kurt Schwarz

Wood Duck (F)
Waterford Flats
May 28, 2022
Bill Hill

 

Wood Duck (F)
May 28, 2022
Bill Hill

Ring-necked Ducks
April 14, 2021
Gregg Petersen

Ring-necked Ducks
April 14, 2021
Gregg Petersen

Killdeer
April 7, 2021
Sue Earp

Killdeer
April 7, 2021
Sue Earp

Least Sandpiper
April 25, 2021
Steve Luke

Least Sandpiper
April 25, 2021
Steve Luke

Waterford Flats

Spotted Sandpiper
April 21, 2021
Bill Hill

Solitary Sandpiper
April 11, 2021
Kurt Schwarz

Solitary Sandpiper
April 11, 2021
Kurt Schwarz

Lesser Yellowlegs
April 29, 2021
Ken Clark

Lesser Yellowlegs
April 29, 2021
Ken Clark

Lesser & Greater Yellowlegs
April 26, 2021
Gregg Petersen

Lesser & Greater Yellowlegs
April 26, 2021
Gregg Petersen

Greater Yellowlegs
April 11, 2021
Kurt Schwarz

Greater Yellowlegs
April 11, 2021
Kurt Schwarz

Waterford Flats
August 11, 2021
Gregg Petersen

Green Heron
April 14, 2021
Gregg Petersen

Great Egret
August 11, 2021
Gregg Petersen

Great Egret
August 11, 2021
Gregg Petersen

Double-crested Cormorant
August 11, 2021
Gregg Petersen

Double-crested Cormorant
August 11, 2021
Gregg Petersen

Sora
Waterford Flats
April 16, 2022
Gregg Petersen

Sora
April 16, 2022
Gregg Petersen

Other Birds

Osprey
April 13, 2021
Gregg Petersen

Osprey
April 13, 2021
Gregg Petersen

Bald Eagle
April 1, 2021
Gregg Petersen

Bald Eagle
April 1, 2021
Gregg Petersen

Red-tailed Hawk
April 13, 2021
Gregg Petersen

Red-tailed Hawk
April 13, 2021
Gregg Petersen

Eastern Kingbird
April 13, 2021
Gregg Petersen

Eastern Kingbird
April 13, 2021
Gregg Petersen

Willow Flycatcher
Waterford Flats
May 28, 2022
Bill Hill

Willow Flycatcher
May 28, 2022
Bill Hill

Horned Lark
April 8, 2021
Gregg Petersen

Horned Lark
April 8, 2021
Gregg Petersen

Northern Rough-winged Swallow
April 14, 2021
Gregg Petersen

N. Rough-winged Swallow
April 14, 2021
Gregg Petersen

Eastern Bluebird
April 18, 2021
Kurt Schwarz

Eastern Bluebird
April 18, 2021
Kurt Schwarz

Vesper Sparrow
April 8, 2021
Gregg Petersen

Vesper Sparrow
April 8, 2021
Gregg Petersen

Savannah Sparrow
April 10, 2021
Sue Earp

Savannah Sparrow
April 10, 2021
Sue Earp

Waterford Flats

Swamp Sparrow
April 17, 2021
Sue Earp

Bobolink
April 4, 2021
Kurt Schwarz

Bobolink
April 4, 2021
Kurt Schwarz

Red-winged Blackbird
April 29, 2021
Ken Clark

Red-winged Blackbird
April 29, 2021
Ken Clark

Palm Warbler
April 14, 2021
Gregg Petersen

Palm Warbler
April 14, 2021
Gregg Petersen

Palm Warbler
April 14, 2021
Gregg Petersen

Yellow-rumped Warbler
April 14, 2021
Gregg Petersen