Howard County Bird Club

Howard County Bird Club

A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society

Alpha Ridge Landfill

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Trip leader: Joe Hanfman Date of trip: March 8, 2023
Location: Alpha Ridge Landfill Number attending: 20
Group by Meg Harris
Horned Lark nest by Lauren McDougle
Group by Lauren McDougle

Canada Goose  16
Wood Duck  6
Bufflehead  1
Wild Turkey  2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  5
Mourning Dove  4
Killdeer  6
Wilson’s Snipe  14
Double-crested Cormorant  4
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  3
Black Vulture  27
Turkey Vulture  10
Osprey (carolinensis)  2
Northern Harrier  2
Red-shouldered Hawk  2
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  3
American Kestrel  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  40
Fish Crow  60
Carolina Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  13
Tree Swallow  12
Horned Lark  6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Carolina Wren  3
European Starling  50
Brown Thrasher  2
Northern Mockingbird  3
Eastern Bluebird  4
American Robin  28
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  4
Field Sparrow  7
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  1
White-throated Sparrow  14
Vesper Sparrow  8     Groups of 6-8 and 2-4.
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  40
Song Sparrow  8
Eastern Towhee  3
Eastern Meadowlark  22
Red-winged Blackbird  15
Brown-headed Cowbird  5
Common Grackle  3
Palm Warbler (Yellow)  2
Northern Cardinal  6