Species Lists for Western Regional Park

BIRDS

The list below is based on early records plus those in eBird. The the most complete seasonal and habitat records, see Howard county Annotated Records on the drop-down menu “Birding.”

Snow Goose
Ross’s Goose
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
American Black Duck
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Ring-necked Duck
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Northern Bobwhite
Wild Turkey
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Black-billed Cuckoo
Common Nighthawk
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Virginia Rail
Killdeer *
Short-billed Dowitcher
Wilson’s Snipe
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Greater Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Caspian Tern
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
American Bittern
Green Heron
Western Cattle Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Eastern Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Barn Owl
Barred Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker

Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
White-eyed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Common Raven
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Horned Lark
Bank Swallow
Tree Swallow
Tufted Titmouse
Horned Lark
Bank Swallow
Tree Swallow
Purple Martin
N. Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
House Wren
Winter Wren
Sedge Wren
Marsh Wren
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Eastern Bluebird
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson’s Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
American Pipit
House Finch
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Grasshopper Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Nelson’s Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Yellow-breasted Chat
Bobolink
Eastern Meadowlark
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Rusty Blackbird
Common Grackle
Ovenbird
Worm-eating Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Northern Waterthrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Connecticut Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
American Redstart
Cape May Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Canada Warbler
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Dickcissel
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Brewster’s Warbler

Contributors: Bill Hill, Rod Burley, Scott Berglund, Lisa Colangelo, Ralph Cullison, David Cummings, Karen Darcy, Sue Earp, Wesley Earp, Tom Feild, Harry Fink, Joe Hanfman, Elaine Hendricks, Gayle Hill, Hans Holbrook, Emmalyn Holdridge, Bill Hubick, Nancy Magnusson, Bonnie Ott, Robert Ringler, Bob Solem, Jo Solem, Jim Stasz, Kate Tufts, June Tveekrem, Jim Wilkinson, Karen Heffernan, Howard Patterson, Kurt Schwarz.

BUTTERFLIES

Silver-spotted Skipper
Horace’s Duskywing
Common Checkered-Skipper
Least Skipper
Peck’s Skipper
Tawny-edged Skipper
Sachem
Black Swallowtail
Zabulon Skipper
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Spicebush Swallowtail
Cabbage White

Clouded Sulphur
Orange Sulphur
Sleepy Orange
Juniper Hairstreak
Eastern Tailed-Blue
American Copper
Banded Hairstreak
Summer Azure
Variegated Fritillary
Great Spangled Fritillary
Pearl Crescent
Question Mark

Eastern Comma
Mourning Cloak
Americann Lady
Painted Lady
Red Admiral
Common Buckeye
Red-spotted Purple
Viceroy
Appalachian Brown
Monarch

Contributors: Howard County Butterfly Survey, Linda Hunt, Kathy Litzinger, Jeff Culler, Nancy Magnusson, Richard Orr, Russ Ruffing, Jim Wilkinson, Jo Solem, Sue Muller.

DRAGONFLIES

Ebony Jewelwing
Great Spreadwing
Slender Spreadwing
Azure Bluet
Double-striped Bluet
Familiar Bluet
Skimming Bluet
Orange Bluet
Fragile Forktail
Eastern Forktail
Citrine Forktail
Common Green Darner

Comet Darner
Fawn Darner
Unicorn Clubtail
Ashy Clubtail
Dragonhunter
Brown Spiketail
Tiger Spiketail
Slender Baskettail
Calico Pennant
Halloween Pennant
Common Pondhawk
Blue Corporal

Spangled Skimmer
Slaty Skimmer
Widow Skimmer
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Painted Skimmer
Blue Dasher
Wandering Glider
Spot-winged Glider
Eastern Amberwing
Common Whitetail
Carolina Saddlebags
Black Saddlebags

Contributors: Rod Burley, Jerry Persall, Joanne Solem, Bob Solem, June Tveekrem, Jim Wilkinson, Richard Orr, Bonnie Ott.

AMPHIBIANS

Spotted Salamander
E. Red-backed Salamander
N. Two-lined Salamander
American Toad

Spring Peeper
E. Cricket Frog
Gray Treefrog

Wood Frog
N. Green Frog
American Bullfrog

Contributors: Howard County Frogwatch, Sue Muller (MARA data)

REPTILES

E. Box Turtle
E. Painted Turtle
E. Snapping Turtle

N. Brownsnake
E. Gartersnake

N. Ring-necked Snake
E. Ratsnake

Contributors: Sue Muller (MARA data), June Tveekrem, Nico Sarbanes, Richard Orr, Bonnie Ott.