Howard County Bird Club
A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society
Centennial Park
| Trip leader: Dave Ziolkowski | Date of trip: November 26, 2023 |
| Location: Centennial Park Park | Number attending: 22 |
| ROUTE: After gathering at the west parking lot, 21 participants walked north around baseball fields 3 – 5 to bird the north fallow edge, then doubled back southward and followed the loop trail around the west side of the lake to Emy’s Meadow, then back down and around to near the boat house, before returning to the parking lot. We then took a quick drive to the easternmost parking lot to scan for waterfowl on the lake (car distance and commute time not included in the checklist effort) WEATHER: Overcast, 33°F at start with calm conditions and bright but fully clouded sky. A light mist set in at the end the checklist as a warm front pushed in. Sunrise: 07:02. GENERAL COMMENTS: Songbird activity was high but waterfowl numbers were comparatively low, both on the lake and in the region overall due to relatively warm fall temps up north. Full annotated eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S155850108 |
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Canada Goose 77
Tundra Swan 88
Mallard 3
Hooded Merganser 2
Mourning Dove 3
Ring-billed Gull 10
Great Blue Heron 5
Black Vulture 6Turkey Vulture 3Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Barred Owl 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 6
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 5
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 14
American Crow 3Fish Crow 2Carolina Chickadee 22
Tufted Titmouse 8
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 6
Carolina Wren 11
European Starling 80
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 10
Eastern Bluebird 12
Hermit Thrush 6
American Robin 175
Cedar Waxwing 24
House Finch 6Purple Finch 3
American Goldfinch 7
Field Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 19
White-throated Sparrow 29
Song Sparrow 16
Swamp Sparrow 4
Eastern Towhee 1
Orchard Oriole 0 (One used nest found in a specimen tree on the edge of the lawn near the amphitheater.)
Red-winged Blackbird 9
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Common Grackle 12
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 11
Northern Cardinal 17