Howard County Bird Club
A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society
Middle Patuxent Environmental Area (Trotter Road)
| Trip leader: John & Meg Harris | Date of trip: September 2, 2021 |
| Location: MPEA | Number attending: 5 |
| Details: Gorgeous morning: low 70’s, clear skies, light breeze. Stayed on Wildlife Loop (Red Trail), including extension trail. Trails were in fairly good condition. Everyone got looks at flying Barred Owl, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, White/Red-eyed Vireo, Black-and-white Warbler, American Redstarts (male and female) and a female Common Yellowthroat | |
Mourning Dove 8
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 5
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Barred Owl 1 (flew from perch)
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 8
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 12
Acadian Flycatcher 2
White-eyed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 12
American Crow 3
| Carolina Chickadee 7 Tufted Titmouse 10 White-breasted Nuthatch 6 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2 House Wren 2 Carolina Wren 15 Gray Catbird 16 (1 immature) Eastern Bluebird 2 American Robin 5 House Finch 3 American Goldfinch 9 Eastern Towhee 8 Baltimore Oriole 2 Black-and-white Warbler 1 Female Common Yellowthroat 2 American Redstart 3 Northern Cardinal 18 |