Howard County Bird Club
A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society
Rockburn Branch Park
| Trip leader: Mary Lou Clark Recorder: Meg Harris |
Date of trip: September 4, 2021 |
| Location: Rockburn Branch Park | Number attending: 5 |
| Details: Sun and clouds with light breeze, temps rose from the high 60’s to mid 70’s. Covered the middle part of the park and skipped the woods behind the maintenance garage and the trails off of Landing Road. Beautiful day with lots of disc golfers. | |
Canada Goose 45
Mourning Dove 12
Chimney Swift 7
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Black Vulture 5
Turkey Vulture 4
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 (1 adult with very light head)
Red-bellied Woodpecker 6 (at least 1 imm)
Downy Woodpecker 4
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee 4
Common Grackle 4
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 18
Indigo Bunting 2 (imm)
Eastern Kingbird 2
White-eyed Vireo 5
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 5
Carolina Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 7
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 11
European Starling 30
Gray Catbird 13
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 3 (1 imm)
Eastern Bluebird 37 (multiple imm)
American Robin 12
Cedar Waxwing 12 (flyovers)
House Sparrow 1
House Finch 5 ( 1 imm)
American Goldfinch 8
Eastern Towhee 2