Elusive and cryptically colored, a cooperative bird asleep on Savage Mill Trail on May 9, 2020 provided the first photos of the bird from Howard County.



Savage Mill Trail
May 9, 2020
Richard Peters

Richard Peters

Savage Mill Trail
May 9, 2020
Richard Peters

Richard Peters

Savage Mill Trail
May 9, 2020
Richard Peters

Richard Peters

Savage Mill Trail
May 9, 2020
Kurt Schwarz

Kurt Schwarz

Savage Mill Trail
May 9, 2020
Kurt Schwarz

Kurt Schwarz

Savage Mill Trail
May 9, 2020
Joe Hanfman

Joe Hanfman

Savage Mill Trail
May 9, 2020
John Harris

John Harris

Savage Mill Trail
May 9, 2020
Kristin Trouton

Kristin Trouton

Savage Mill Trail
May 9, 2020
Richard Peters

Richard Peters

Eden Brook Drive, Columbia May 1, 2022 Kathy Litzinger

Unfortunately, the bird never moved and was in the same position the next day when more birders showed up for a look. Dead birds should not be counted on a person’s life list.