Howard County Bird Club

Howard County Bird Club

A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society

Alpha Ridge Landfill

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Trip leader: Ralph Cullison & Joe Hanfman Date of trip: April 9, 2022
Location: Alpha Ridge Landfill Number attending: 16
Photo by Mary Lou Clark

Canada Goose  14
Wood Duck  8
Mallard  2
Bufflehead  12
Hooded Merganser  2
Mourning Dove  4
Killdeer  11
Wilson’s Snipe  14
Greater Yellowlegs  1
Black Vulture  7
Turkey Vulture  14
Osprey (carolinensis)  2
Northern Harrier  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  1
Red-shouldered Hawk  3
Broad-winged Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker  2
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  6
American Kestrel  3
Eastern Phoebe  5
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  6
Fish Crow  60
Common Raven  2
Carolina Chickadee  1
Tufted Titmouse  5

Horned Lark  3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  13
Tree Swallow  36
Barn Swallow  20
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1
Carolina Wren  1
European Starling  50
Brown Thrasher  1
Northern Mockingbird  2
Eastern Bluebird  6
American Robin  46
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  3
Field Sparrow  7
Fox Sparrow (Red)  1
White-throated Sparrow  6
Vesper Sparrow  2
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  19
Song Sparrow  8
Swamp Sparrow  2
Eastern Towhee  2
Eastern Meadowlark  14
Red-winged Blackbird  12
Brown-headed Cowbird  5
Common Grackle  1
Palm Warbler (Yellow)  3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  2
Northern Cardinal  6