Young Birder Walk at Wilde Lake, Lake Kittamaqundi, and Lake Elkhorn for Waterfowl

Trip leaders: Roshan Vignarajah, and Vitus Li
Recorder: Roshan Vignarajah
Photographer: Chen Chiu
Date of trip: January 12,2025
Location: Wilde Lake, Lake Elkhorn and Lake Kittamaqundi Number attending: 6
Details: Not many birds, consistent with season. Notable birds included one female American Wigeon and decent numbers of Brown Creepers and both kinglets. Also not many young birders, but still a fun time regardless. Weather: Sunny with few clouds, mostly all clear, Temperature: 27-41 F. Wind: Light wind SW

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90           Canada Goose
1             American Wigeon
1             Mallard
58           Ring-necked Duck
1             Bufflehead
1             Hooded Merganser
4             Mourning Dove
5             Ring-billed Gull
8             Black Vulture
2             Turkey Vulture
1             Red-shouldered Hawk
1             Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
4             Red-bellied Woodpecker
6             Downy Woodpecker
2             Pileated Woodpecker
1             Northern Flicker
6             Blue Jay
10           American Crow
18           Fish Crow

11           Tufted Titmouse
1             Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3             Golden-crowned Kinglet
4             White-breasted Nuthatch
2             Brown Creeper
6             Carolina Wren
9             European Starling
2             Northern Mockingbird
6             Eastern Bluebird
4             American Robin
28           House Sparrow
7             House Finch
4             American Goldfinch
4             Dark-eyed Junco
20           White-throated Sparrow
8             Song Sparrow
1             Baltimore Oriole
8             Red-winged Blackbird
7             Northern Cardinal