Howard County Bird Club

A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society

Species Lists for Lake Elkhorn

and Forebay Pond

Birds

Butterflies

Dragonflies

Mammals

Amphibians

Reptiles

BIRDS

They include many earlier records not available in eBird.

Seasonal List

Seasons: Sp (Spring): March–May; Su (Summer): June–July; F (Fall): August–November; W (Winter): December–February.

Name Sp Su F W
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck X
Snow Goose X X
Cackling Goose X X
Canada Goose X X X X
Mute Swan X X X X
Trumpeter Swan X X X
Tundra Swan X X X
Wood Duck X X X X
Blue-winged Teal X X X
Northern Shoveler X X X
Gadwall X X X
American Wigeon X X X
Mallard X X X X
American Black Duck X X X
Northern Pintail X X X
Green-winged Teal X X X
Canvasback X X X
Redhead X X
Ring-necked Duck X X X X
Greater Scaup X X X
Lesser Scaup X X X
Surf Scoter X
Black Scoter X
Long-tailed Duck X X
Bufflehead X X X X
Common Goldeneye X X X
Hooded Merganser X X X
Common Merganser X X X
Red-breasted Merganser X X
Ruddy Duck X X X
Northern Bobwhite X X
Pied-billed Grebe X X X X
Horned Grebe X X X X
Red-necked Grebe X X
Eared Grebe X
Rock Pigeon X X X X
Mourning Dove X X X X
Yellow-billed Cuckoo X X X
Black-billed Cuckoo X X X
Common Nighthawk X X
Chimney Swift X X X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird X X X
Virginia Rail X
Common Gallinule X X
American Coot X X X X
American Avocet X
Killdeer X X X X
Semipalmated Plover X
American Woodcock X X
Wilson’s Snipe X X
Spotted Sandpiper X X X
Solitary Sandpiper X X X
Lesser Yellowlegs X X X
Greater Yellowlegs X X
Least Sandpiper X X
Pectoral Sandpiper X
Semipalmated Sandpiper X X
Bonaparte’s Gull X X
Laughing Gull X X X
Ring-billed Gull X X X X
Herring Gull X X X
Great Black-backed Gull X X
Least Tern X
Caspian Tern X X X
Black Tern X X
Forster’s Tern X X
Common Tern X
Common Loon X X X X
Double-crested Cormorant X X X X
American Bittern X X
Least Bittern X
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron X X X
Black-crowned Night-Heron X X X
Little Blue Heron X X
Tri-colored Heron X
Snowy Egret X X
Western Cattle Egret X X
Green Heron X X X X
Great Egret X X X X
Great Blue Heron X X X X
Black Vulture X X X X
Turkey Vulture X X X X
Osprey X X X
Golden Eagle X
Northern Harrier X X X
Sharp-shinned Hawk X X X
Cooper’s Hawk X X X X
Northern Goshawk X
Bald Eagle X X X X
Red-shouldered Hawk X X X X
Broad-winged Hawk X X X
Red-tailed Hawk X X X X
Rough-legged Hawk X
Eastern Screech-Owl X X X X
Great Horned Owl X X X X
Barred Owl X X X X
Belted Kingfisher X X X X
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker X X X
Red-headed Woodpecker X X
Red-bellied Woodpecker X X X X
Downy Woodpecker X X X X
Hairy Woodpecker X X X X
Pileated Woodpecker X X X X
Northern Flicker X X X X
American Kestrel X X X X
Merlin X X X
Peregrine Falcon X X X
Olive-sided Flycatcher X
Eastern Wood-Pewee X X X
Acadian Flycatcher X X X
Willow Flycatcher X X
Least Flycatcher X X X
Name Sp Su F W
Great Crested Flycatcher X X X
Eastern Kingbird X X X
Blue-headed Vireo X X
Philadelphia Vireo X
Warbling Vireo X X X
Red-eyed Vireo X X X
Blue Jay X X X X
American Crow X X X X
Fish Crow X X X X
Common Raven X X X X
Carolina Chickadee X X X X
Tufted Titmouse X X X X
Bank Swallow X X X
Tree Swallow X X X
Purple Martin X X X
N. Rough-winged Swallow X X X
Barn Swallow X X X
Cliff Swallow X X X
Ruby-crowned Kinglet X X X
Golden-crowned Kinglet X X X
White-breasted Nuthatch X X X X
Red-breasted Nuthatch X X X
Brown Creeper X X X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher X X X
House Wren X X X
Winter Wren X X X
Marsh Wren X X
Carolina Wren X X X X
European Starling X X X X
Gray Catbird X X X X
Brown Thrasher X X X
Northern Mockingbird X X X X
Eastern Bluebird X X X X
Veery X X
Gray-cheeked Thrush X X
Swainson’s Thrush X X
Hermit Thrush X X X
Wood Thrush X X X
American Robin X X X X
Cedar Waxwing X X X X
House Sparrow X X X X
American Pipit X X
House Finch X X X X
Purple Finch X X X
Common Redpoll X
Pine Siskin X X X
American Goldfinch X X X X
Snow Bunting X
Chipping Sparrow X X X X
Clay-colored Sparrow X
Field Sparrow X X X X
American Tree Sparrow X X X
Fox Sparrow X X X
Dark-eyed Junco X X X
White-crowned Sparrow X X X
White-throated Sparrow X X X X
Savannah Sparrow X X X
Song Sparrow X X X X
Lincoln’s Sparrow X X
Swamp Sparrow X X X
Eastern Towhee X X X X
Yellow-breasted Chat X X X
Bobolink X X
Eastern Meadowlark X X X X
Orchard Oriole X X X
Baltimore Oriole X X X X
Red-winged Blackbird X X X X
Brown-headed Cowbird X X X X
Rusty Blackbird X X X
Brewer’s Blackbird X
Common Grackle X X X X
Ovenbird X X X
Worm-eating Warbler X X
Louisiana Waterthrush X X X
Northern Waterthrush X X
Golden-winged Warbler X X
Blue-winged Warbler X X X
Black-and-white Warbler X X X
Prothonotary Warbler X X
Tennessee Warbler X X
Orange-crowned Warbler X
Nashville Warbler X X
Connecticut Warbler X
Mourning Warbler X X
Kentucky Warbler X X X
Common Yellowthroat X X X
Hooded Warbler X X X
American Redstart X X X
Cape May Warbler X X
Cerulean Warbler X X
Northern Parula X X X
Magnolia Warbler X X
Bay-breasted Warbler X X
Blackburnian Warbler X X
Yellow Warbler X X X
Chestnut-sided Warbler X X
Blackpoll Warbler X X
Black-throated Blue Warbler X X
Palm Warbler X X X
Pine Warbler X X X
Yellow-rumped Warbler X X X
Yellow-throated Warbler X X
Prairie Warbler X X X
Black-throated Green Warbler X X
Canada Warbler X X
Wilson’s Warbler X X
Summer Tanager X X
Scarlet Tanager X X X
Northern Cardinal X X X X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak X X
Blue Grosbeak X X X
Indigo Bunting X X X
Dickcissel X X

BUTTERFLIES

For a list of butterfly species in the greater Lake Elkhorn area,
see Elkhorn Garden Plot species list.

DRAGONFLIES

  • Ebony Jewelwing
  • Great Spreadwing
  • Southern Spreadwing
  • Blue-fronted Dancer
  • Violet (Variable) Dancer
  • Azure Bluet
  • Familiar Bluet
  • Skimming Bluet
  • Orange Bluet
  • Slender Bluet
  • Lilypad Forktail
  • Fragile Forktail
  • Eastern Forktail
  • Shadow Darner
  • Common Green Darner
  • Comet Darner
  • Unicorn Clubtail
  • Stream Cruiser
  • Prince Baskettail
  • Calico Pennant
  • Halloween Pennant
  • Banded Pennant
  • Common Pondhawk
  • Bar-winged Skimmer
  • Spangled Skimmer
  • Slaty Skimmer
  • Widow Skimmer
  • Twelve-spotted Skimmer
  • Great Blue Skimmer
  • Hyacinth Glider
  • Roseate Skimmer
  • Blue Dasher
  • Wandering Glider
  • Spot-winged Glider
  • Eastern Amberwing
  • Common Whitetail
  • Ruby Meadowhawk
  • Autumn Meadowhawk
  • Carolina Saddlebags
  • Black Saddlebags

Contributors: Jo Solem, Bob Solem.

MAMMALS

  • Eastern Mole
  • Eastern Red Bat
  • Common Raccoon
  • Northern River Otter
  • Striped Skunk
  • Red Fox
  • Woodchuck
  • Eastern Chipmunk
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel
  • Southern Flying Squirrel
  • American Beaver
  • Muskrat
  • Eastern Cottontail
  • White-tailed Deer

Contributors: Chris Ludwig, Sue Neri, Jo Solem, Michelle Stewart, Jim Wilkinson.

AMPHIBIANS

  • American Bullfrog
  • American Toad
  • Pickerel Frog
  • Spring Peeper
  • Wood Frog
  • Contributors: Sue Neri, Michelle Stewart, Jim Wilkinson, Jo Solem, Emmalyn Holdridge.

REPTILES

  • E. Snapping Turtle
  • E. Painted Turtle
  • Red-eared Slider
  • E. Ratsnake
  • N. Watersnake
  • Contributors: Sue Neri, Jo Solem, Michelle Stewart.