Howard County Bird Club
A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society
Fiftieth Anniversary Field Day
| Trips Organizer: Joe Hanfman | Date of trip: October 29, 2022 |
| Location: Mount Pleasant | Number attending: see below |
| Details: Sunny, light wind, 54 degrees. Trips started at 8:00 a.m., 8:00 a.m., and 10:00 a.m., respectively. | |
| Bird Field Trip | Trip leaders: Kurt Schwarz & Bonnie Ott (Meg Harris, recorder) | Number attending: 35 |
Canada Goose 62
Wood Duck 1
Mallard 3
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1
Turkey Vulture 9
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 4
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 10
Fish Crow 1
Common Raven 1
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 9
European Starling 14
Northern Mockingbird 6
Eastern Bluebird 30
American Robin 66
Cedar Waxwing 12
House Finch 5
Purple Finch 26
American Goldfinch 33
Chipping Sparrow 4
Field Sparrow 4
Fox Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 5
White-throated Sparrow 110
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 3
Song Sparrow 36
Lincoln’s Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 7
Eastern Towhee 1
Eastern Meadowlark 6
Red-winged Blackbird 24
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
Northern Cardinal 22
| Skywatch | Trip leaders: Wes & Sue Earp, Ralph Cullison | Number attending: 13; others joined after the Bird Field Trip |
Canada Goose 33
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 18
Mourning Dove 5
Black Vulture 6
Turkey Vulture 19
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4
Cooper’s Hawk 3
Bald Eagle 6
Red-shouldered Hawk 3
Red-tailed Hawk 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 8
Fish Crow 3
Crow sp. 48
Common Raven 12
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 26
Northern Mockingbird 2
Eastern Bluebird 6
American Robin 88
Cedar Waxwing 4
American Goldfinch 18
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Eastern Meadowlark 14
Red-winged Blackbird 41
| Habitat walk | Trip leader: Sue Muller | Number attending: 6 |
American Crow
Turkey Vulture
Eastern Bluebird
Downy Woodpecker
White-throated Sparrow
Carolina Wren
Cooper’s Hawk