Howard County Bird Club

Howard County Bird Club

A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society

Earth Day at Howard County Conservancy
(Mount Pleasant)

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Trip leader: Gregg Petersen, assisted by John & Meg Harris, Kristin Trouton Date of trip: April 21, 2023
Location: Mount Pleasant Number attending: 33
Details: High 60’s , sunny turning to cloudy and developing wind.
On the trail. Photo by Kristin Trouton.
White-eyed Vireo. Photo by Yi-ying Lee
Tree Swallows. Photo by Laurie Donnelly
Juniper Hairstreak. Photo by Sherry Tomlinson
Eastern Ratsnake. Photo by Yi-ying Lee

Canada Goose 9
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1
Mourning Dove 4
Solitary Sandpiper 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 2
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 14
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
Eastern Phoebe 2
White-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 38
American Crow 15
Fish Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 6
Tree Swallow 15
Barn Swallow 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 18
House Wren 2
Carolina Wren 8
European Starling 5

Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 3
Eastern Bluebird 10
American Robin 3
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 6
Chipping Sparrow 4
Field Sparrow 15
White-throated Sparrow 12
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 3
Eastern Meadowlark 5
Orchard Oriole 2
Red-winged Blackbird 18
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Common Grackle 2
Common Yellowthroat 4
Northern Parula 1
Palm Warbler 4
Prairie Warbler 5
Northern Cardinal 16
Blue Grosbeak 1