Howard County Bird Club

A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society

Alpha Ridge Landfill

Trip leaders: Joe Hanfman and Ralph Cullison Date of trip: April 6, 2024
Location: Alpha Ridge Landfill Number attending: 17

Canada Goose 18
Ring-necked Duck 2
Bufflehead 13
Wild Turkey 6
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1
Mourning Dove 6
Killdeer 8
Wilson’s Snipe 14
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Black Vulture 5
Turkey Vulture 8
Osprey (carolinensis) 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) 4
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 4
American Kestrel 2
Eastern Phoebe 5
Blue Jay 11
American Crow 10
Fish Crow 125
Carolina Chickadee 3

Tufted Titmouse 2
Horned Lark 4
Tree Swallow 3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 8
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 20
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
Eastern Bluebird 8
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 30
Chipping Sparrow 3
Field Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 6
White-throated Sparrow 9
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 13
Song Sparrow 7
Swamp Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 3
Eastern Meadowlark 7
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 1
Northern Cardinal 6

Wild Turkeys. Photo by Guy DiRoma
Eastern Bluebirds visiting a nest cavity. Photo by Yi-Ying Lee