Howard County Bird Club

A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society

Merlin Bird ID Class
at Howard County Conservancy

Instructors: Steve Luke & Lauren Crocker
Recorder on field trip: Lauren Crocker		 Date of trip: April 6, 2024
Location: Howard County Conservancy (HCC) Number attending: 34
Details: Vice President Val Swan presented HCC volunteer Janice Winter with a “thank you” coin for assisting with the class. The indoor class was followed by a field trip to practice skills.
Steve Luke (Photo by Gregg Petersen)
Lauren Crocker (Photo by Gregg Petersen)
Class (Photo by Gregg Petersen)
Steve Luke and the class before the start of the field trip (Photo by Val Swan)
Merlin Bird ID App Class (click to view material)
Val Swan (right) presents "thank you" coin to HCC volunteer Janice Winter (Photo by Gregg Petersen)_

Mallard 1
Mourning Dove 1
Black Vulture 4
Turkey Vulture 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3

White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 1
Northern Mockingbird 3
American Robin 7
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 5
White-throated Sparrow 10
Song Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Northern Cardinal 10