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Howard County Bird Club

A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS)

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Bird Species Seen in Howard County (by Year)

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Calendar Year

Species Name

Years Seen

11

10

09

08

07

06

05

04

03

02

01

00

99

98

97

96

95

94

93

92

91

90

89

88

87

86

85

84

83

82

81

80

79

Greater White-fronted Goose

7

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Snow Goose

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Ross’s Goose

1

X

Cackling Goose

8

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Canada Goose

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Mute Swan

29

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Tundra Swan

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Wood Duck

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Gadwall

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Eurasian Wigeon

4

X

X

X

X

American Wigeon

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

American Black Duck

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Mallard

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Blue-winged Teal

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Northern Shoveler

32

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Northern Pintail

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Green-winged Teal

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Canvasback

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Redhead

30

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Ring-necked Duck

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Greater Scaup

19

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Lesser Scaup

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Surf Scoter

9

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

White-winged Scoter

10

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Black Scoter

8

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Long-tailed Duck

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Bufflehead

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Common Goldeneye

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Hooded Merganser

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Common Merganser

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Red-breasted Merganser

32

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Ruddy Duck

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Ring-necked Pheasant

31

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Wild Turkey

27

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Northern Bobwhite

31

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Red-throated Loon

10

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Common Loon

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Pied-billed Grebe

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Horned Grebe

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Red-necked Grebe

10

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Eared Grebe

1

X

Western Grebe

1

X

Double-crested Cormorant

32

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Anhinga

1

X

American Bittern

28

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Least Bittern

9

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Great Blue Heron

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Great Egret

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Snowy Egret

19

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Little Blue Heron

30

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Tricolored Heron

3

X

X

X

Cattle Egret

26

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Green Heron

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Black-crowned Night-Heron

31

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

19

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

†

White Ibis

4

X

X

X

X

Glossy Ibis

15

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Black Vulture

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Turkey Vulture

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Osprey

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Mississippi Kite

5

X

X

X

X

X

Bald Eagle

31

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Northern Harrier

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Sharp-shinned Hawk

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Cooper's Hawk

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Northern Goshawk

13

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Red-shouldered Hawk

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Broad-winged Hawk

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Red-tailed Hawk

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Rough-legged Hawk

20

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Golden Eagle

9

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

American Kestrel

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Merlin

30

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Peregrine Falcon

30

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

King Rail

4

X

#

X

X

X

Virginia Rail

18

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Sora

22

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Common Moorhen

13

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

American Coot

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Limpkin

1

X

Sandhill Crane

5

X

X

X

X

X

Black-bellied Plover

16

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

American Golden-Plover

15

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Semipalmated Plover

28

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Piping Plover

1

X

Killdeer

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Black-necked Stilt

1

X

American Avocet

5

X

X

X

X

X

Spotted Sandpiper

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Solitary Sandpiper

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Greater Yellowlegs

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Lesser Yellowlegs

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Upland Sandpiper

14

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Whimbrel

1

X

Ruddy Turnstone

2

X

X

Red Knot

1

X

Sanderling

9

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Semipalmated Sandpiper

31

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Western Sandpiper

8

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Least Sandpiper

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

White-rumped Sandpiper

10

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Baird’s Sandpiper

4

X

X

X

X

Pectoral Sandpiper

32

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Dunlin

16

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Stilt Sandpiper

7

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

6

X

X

X

X

X

X

Short-billed Dowitcher

9

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Long-billed Dowitcher

2

X

X

Wilson's Snipe

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

American Woodcock

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Wilson’s Phalarope

2

X

X

Red Phalarope

3

X

X

X

Laughing Gull

31

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Bonaparte's Gull

28

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Ring-billed Gull

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Herring Gull

33

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Thayer’s Gull

4

X

X

X

X

Iceland Gull

11

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Lesser Black-backed Gull

18

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Glaucous Gull

11