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| Trip leader & Recorder: Kurt Schwarz Photographer: Cris Ausin |
Date of trip: January 1, 2026 |
| Location: Howard County Conservancy & Centennial Park | Number attending: 9 |
| Details: The weather was cold, in the 20s barely reaching 32 degrees. A strong west wind added to the discomfort. But everyone seemed to have a good time. And we enjoyed some good birds. | |
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eBird links with bird photos: https://ebird.org/checklist/S291600800 (Mount Pleasant) & https://ebird.org/checklist/S291640944 (Centennial) |
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Howard County Conservancy at Mount Pleasant
Canada Goose 23
Mourning Dove 1
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 5
Bald Eagle 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Blue Jay 15
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 3
European Starling 50
Northern Mockingbird 2
Eastern Bluebird 9
American Robin 37
Cedar Waxwing 13
House Finch 34
Purple Finch 1
American Goldfinch 4
Field Sparrow 1 (by one observer)
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 4
White-throated Sparrow 96
Song Sparrow 10
Eastern Towhee 2
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Northern Cardinal 9
Centennial Park
Snow Goose 1
Canada Goose 500
Gadwall 2
Mallard 4
Ring-necked Duck 6
Long-tailed Duck 1
Hooded Merganser 13
Common Merganser 1
Ring-billed Gull 5
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 4
Bald Eagle 1
Red-shoulde.red Hawk 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Fish Crow 63
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
White-throated Sparrow 20
Northern Cardinal 6
It was cold!!
