Howard County Bird Club

A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society

Species Lists for Western Regional Park

Birds

Butterflies

Dragonflies

Mammals

Amphibians

Reptiles

Lichens

BIRDS

They include many earlier records not included 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
Snow Goose X
Greater White-fronted Goose X
Cackling Goose X
Canada Goose X X X X
Tundra Swan X X
Wood Duck X
Blue-winged Teal X
Northern Shoveler X
Gadwall X
Mallard X X X X
Green-winged Teal X
Redhead X
Ring-necked Duck X X
Bufflehead X X
Common Goldeneye X
Hooded Merganser X
Common Merganser X X
Ruddy Duck X
Wild Turkey X X
Pied-billed 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
Common Nighthawk X
Chimney Swift X X X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird X X X
Sora X
American Golden-Plover X
Killdeer X X X X
Semipalmated Plover X X X
Short-billed Dowitcher X
Wilson’s Snipe X X X X
Red Phalarope X
Spotted Sandpiper X X X
Solitary Sandpiper X X X
Lesser Yellowlegs X X X
Greater Yellowlegs X X X
Stilt Sandpiper X
Buff-breasted Sandpiper X
Sanderling X
Dunlin X X
Baird’s Sandpiper X
White-rumped Sandpiper X X X
Least Sandpiper X X X
Pectoral Sandpiper X X X
Western Sandpiper X
Semipalmated Sandpiper X X X
Bonaparte’s Gull X
Laughing Gull X X
Ring-billed Gull X X X
Herring Gull X
Caspian Tern X X
Common Loon X
Double-crested Cormorant X
Green Heron X X X
Great Egret X X
Great Blue Heron X X X X
Black Vulture X X X X
Turkey Vulture X X X X
Osprey X X
Northern Harrier X X X
Sharp-shinned Hawk X X X
Cooper’s Hawk X X X X
Bald Eagle X X X X
Red-shouldered Hawk X X X X
Broad-winged Hawk X X
Red-tailed Hawk X X X X
Eastern Screech-Owl X X X
Great Horned Owl X X
Barred Owl X X X X
Belted Kingfisher 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
Olive-sided Flycatcher X
Eastern Wood-Pewee X X X
Acadian Flycatcher X X X
Willow Flycatcher X X
Least Flycatcher X X
Eastern Phoebe X X X
Great Crested Flycatcher X X X
Eastern Kingbird X X X
White-eyed Vireo X X X
Yellow-throated Vireo X X X
Blue-headed Vireo X X
Philadelphia Vireo X
Warbling Vireo 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
Carolina Chickadee X X X X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Name Sp Su F W
Tufted Titmouse X X X X
Horned Lark X X X X
Bank Swallow X
Tree Swallow X X X
Purple Martin X X X
N. Rough-winged Swallow X
Barn Swallow X X X
Ruby-crowned Kinglet X X X
Golden-crowned Kinglet X X X
Red-breasted Nuthatch X X
White-breasted Nuthatch X X X X
Brown Creeper X X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher X X X
House Wren X X X
Winter Wren X X X
Sedge Wren 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 X
Northern Mockingbird X X X X
Eastern Bluebird X X X X
Veery X 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 X
House Finch X X X X
Purple Finch X X
Pine Siskin X
American Goldfinch X X X X
Grasshopper Sparrow X X X
Chipping Sparrow X X X X
Clay-colored Sparrow X
Field Sparrow X X X X
Lark Sparrow X
American Tree Sparrow X X X
Fox Sparrow X X
Dark-eyed Junco X X X
White-crowned Sparrow X X X
White-throated Sparrow X X X
Vesper Sparrow X X X
Nelson’s Sparrow 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
Red-winged Blackbird X X X X
Brown-headed Cowbird X X X X
Rusty Blackbird X
Common Grackle X X X X
Ovenbird X X X
Worm-eating Warbler X
Louisiana Waterthrush X
Northern Waterthrusg X
Blue-winged Warbler X X
Black-and-white Warbler X X X
Tennessee Warbler X X
Orange-crowned Warbler X
Nashville Warbler X X
Connecticut Warbler X
Mourning Warbler X
Kentucky Warbler X X
Common Yellowthroat X X X
Hooded Warbler X X
American Redstart X X X
Cape May Warbler X X
Cerulean Warbler X
Northern Parula X X X
Magnolia Warbler X X
Bay-breasted Warbler X X
Blackburnian Warbler X X
Yellow Warbler 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
Yellow-rumped Warbler X X X
Yellow-throated Warbler X
Prairie Warbler X X X
Black-throated Green Warbler X X
Canada Warbler X
Summer Tanager 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 X
Dickcissel X X X
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Brewster’s Warbler X

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
  • 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.

MAMMALS

  • Black Bear
  • Common Raccoon
  • Mink
  • Coyote
  • Red Fox
  • Woodchuck
  • Eastern Chipmunk
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel
  • Eastern Cottontail
  • White-tailed Deer

Contributors: Jo Solem, Nancy Magnusson, June Tveekrem, Sue Muller, Bonnie Ott, Richard Orr.

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.

LICHENS

CRUSTOSE

  • Tiny button lichen
  • Powdery goldspeck lichen
  • Crater lichen
  • Common script lichen
  • Mealy rim lichen
  • Mapledust lichen
  • Fluffy dust lichen
  • Rock wart lichen
  • Texas wart lichen
  • Rimmed wart lichen
  • Smoky-eye boulder lichen
  • Black stone lichen

FOLIOSE

  • Candleflame lichen
  • Sea storm lichen
  • Rock greenshield lichen
  • Common greenshield lichen
  • Southern powdered ruffle lichen
  • Powdered ruffle lichen
  • Orange-cored shadow lichen
  • Powdery rosette lichen
  • Mealy rosette lichen
  • Rough speckled shield lichen

FRUITICOSE

  • British Soldiers
  • Common powderhorn

Contributor: Richard Orr.