Howard County Bird Club
A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society
Middle Patuxent Environmental Area
| Trip leader: Kurt Schwarz | Date of trip: September 10, 2022 |
| Location: MPEA | Number attending: 7 |
| Details: The day began sort of sunny, with some high, thin clouds. It was 57 degrees at start climbing to 74 degrees. No wind. The grass was wet, and long warm season grasses overhung much of the trail. 41 species were noted, with good numbers of the more common migrant warblers. A highlight was two Nashville Warblers, one of which showed fairly well. | |
Mourning Dove 3
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4
Turkey Vulture 9
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 9
Acadian Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
White-eyed Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 5
Blue Jay 24
American Crow 8
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 9
Tree Swallow 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 8
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 10
Gray Catbird 16
Brown Thrasher 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
Veery 2
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 6
Eastern Towhee 3
Black-and-white Warbler 6
Nashville Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 10
American Redstart 12
Northern Parula 1
Magnolia Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 2
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 9
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 12