Howard County Bird Club

Centennial Park Information Board

History: Donated to Centennial Park and Howard County Recreation and Parks on April 22, 1990 by the Howard County Bird Club, it was maintained by park personnel until December 1, 2008 when Jeff Culler volunteered to maintain the board and keep it current. The information board is always being updated.

Here is the kind of “nature news” information he has provided.

Bird Species Featured: Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Green Heron, Snow Goose, Canada Goose, American Black Duck, Mallard, Canvasback, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, American Coot, Belted Kingfisher, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Barn Swallow, Carolina Wren, Eastern Bluebird, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, Chipping Sparrow, Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, Baltimore Oriole, American Goldfinch, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Blue Jay, House wren, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, House Sparrow, European Starling, Great Horned Owl, Barred Owl, Eastern Screech Owl, Long-eared Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Snowy Owl, Wood Thrush, Scarlet Tanager, Summer Tanager, Common Yellowthroat, House Finch, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Common Loon, Pied-billed Grebe, Ring-billed Gull, Cackling Goose, Fox Sparrow, American Tree Sparrow, Brown Thrasher, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Palm Warbler, Field Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Little Blue Heron, Magnolia Warbler, Worm-eating Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Tree Swallow, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Indigo Bunting, Orchard Oriole, Osprey, Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Kingbird, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Bufflehead, Yellow Warbler, Cape May Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Bald Eagle.

Rare Bird Alerts: White-winged Crossbill, Greater White-fronted Goose, Ross’s Goose.

Butterfly Species Featured: Monarch, Variegated Fritillary, Eastern Comma, Common Buckeye, Pearl Crescent, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.

Mammal Species Featured: Groundhog, Northern Raccoon, Red Fox.

Reptiles Featured: Eastern Box Turtle.

Other Information Provided: Current updates for Howard County Bird Club field trips and programs (since March, 2009), Howard County Bird Club web address, and special announcements.