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Howard County Bird Club

A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS)

Howard County Bird Club's Photo Gallery
featuring birds seen in Howard County

1. Goose – Vulture

2. Osprey –Cuckoo

3. Owl – Gnatcatcher

4. Bluebird – Chat

5. Towhee – House Sparrow

There are two ways to view the bird photos:

Below is a list of all birds seen in Howard County. To see the photo, click on the name.
At the top of each column below, there is the word "Thumbnails" in aqua. To see thumbnail photos for that column, click on the column number.

Birds photographed in Howard County show the location, date, and photographer’s name.
Birds photographed elsewhere show only the photographer’s name.
If the name of the bird is on a yellow background, there is no photograph.

1. Goose – Vulture (to see photo, click on name)

1-A Thumbnails

Greater White-fronted Goose *

Snow Goose *

Ross’s Goose *

Brant

Cackling Goose *

Canada Goose *

Mute Swan

Tundra Swan *

Wood Duck *

Gadwall *

Eurasian Wigeon

American Wigeon *

American Black Duck *

Mallard *

Blue-winged Teal *

Northern Shoveler *

Northern Pintail *

Green-winged Teal *

Canvasback *

Redhead *

Ring-necked Duck *

Greater Scaup *

Lesser Scaup *

1-B Thumbnails

Surf Scoter *

White-winged Scoter *

Black Scoter *

Long-tailed Duck *

Bufflehead *

Common Goldeneye *

Hooded Merganser *

Common Merganser *

Red-breasted Merganser *

Ruddy Duck *

Ring-necked Pheasant

Wild Turkey *

Northern Bobwhite

Red-throated Loon *

Common Loon *

Pied-billed Grebe *

Horned Grebe *

Red-necked Grebe *

Eared Grebe *

Western Grebe

* Photos taken in Howard County

1-C Thumbnails

Double-crested Cormorant *

Anhinga

American Bittern *

Least Bittern

Great Blue Heron *

Great Egret *

Snowy Egret

Little Blue Heron *

Tricolored Heron

Cattle Egret *

Green Heron *

Black-crowned Night-Heron *

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron *

White Ibis *

Glossy Ibis *

Black Vulture *

Turkey Vulture *

2.Osprey – Cuckoo (to see photo, click on name)

2-A Thumbnails

Osprey *

Mississippi Kite

Bald Eagle *

Northern Harrier *

Sharp-shinned Hawk *

Cooper’s Hawk *

Northern Goshawk *

Red-shouldered Hawk *

Broad-winged Hawk *

Red-tailed Hawk *

Rough-legged Hawk

Golden Eagle

American Kestrel *

Merlin *

Peregrine Falcon *

King Rail

Virginia Rail *

Sora

Common Moorhen *

American Coot *

Limpkin *

Sandhill Crane *

2-B Thumbnails

Black-bellied Plover *

American Golden-Plover *

Semipalmated Plover *

Piping Plover *

Killdeer *

Black-necked Stilt

American Avocet *

Greater Yellowlegs *

Lesser Yellowlegs *

Solitary Sandpiper *

Spotted Sandpiper *

Upland Sandpiper *

Whimbrel

Ruddy Turnstone

Red Knot

Sanderling *

Semipalmated Sandpiper *

Western Sandpiper

Least Sandpiper *

White-rumped Sandpiper *

Baird’s Sandpiper *

Pectoral Sandpiper *

Dunlin *

* Photos taken in Howard County

2-C Thumbnails

Stilt Sandpiper *

Buff-breasted Sandpiper *

Short-billed Dowitcher *

Long-billed Dowitcher

Wilson’s Snipe *

American Woodcock *

Wilson’s Phalarope

Red Phalarope *

Laughing Gull *

Bonaparte’s Gull *

Ring-billed Gull *

Herring Gull *

Thayer’s Gull

Iceland Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Glaucous Gull

Great Black-backed Gull *

Caspian Tern *

Common Tern *

Forster’s Tern *

Black Tern *

Rock Pigeon *

Eurasian Collared-Dove *

Mourning Dove *

Black-billed Cuckoo *

Yellow-billed Cuckoo *

3. Owl – Gnatcatcher (to see photo, click on name)

3-A Thumbnails

Barn Owl *

Eastern Screech-Owl *

Great Horned Owl *

Snowy Owl

Barred Owl *

Long-eared Owl *

Short-eared Owl *

Northern Saw-whet Owl *

Common Nighthawk

Chuck-will’s-widow

Whip-poor-will

Chimney Swift *

Ruby-throated Hummingbird *

Rufous Hummingbird *

Belted Kingfisher *

Red-headed Woodpecker *

Red-bellied Woodpecker *

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker *

Downy Woodpecker *

Hairy Woodpecker *

Northern Flicker *

Pileated Woodpecker *

3-B Thumbnails

Olive-sided Flycatcher *

Eastern Wood-Pewee *

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Acadian Flycatcher *

Alder Flycatcher

Willow Flycatcher *

Least Flycatcher *

Eastern Phoebe *

Great Crested Flycatcher *

Eastern Kingbird *

Loggerhead Shrike

Northern Shrike

White-eyed Vireo *

Yellow-throated Vireo *

Blue-headed Vireo *

Warbling Vireo *

Philadelphia Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo *

Blue Jay *

American Crow *

Fish Crow *

Common Raven

* Photos taken in Howard County

3-C Thumbnails

Horned Lark *

Purple Martin

Tree Swallow *

Northern Rough-winged Swallow *

Bank Swallow *

Cliff Swallow *

Barn Swallow *

Carolina Chickadee *

Black-capped Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse *

Red-breasted Nuthatch *

White-breasted Nuthatch *

Brown Creeper *

Carolina Wren *

Bewick's Wren

House Wren *

Winter Wren *

Sedge Wren *

Marsh Wren *

Golden-crowned Kinglet *

Ruby-crowned Kinglet *

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher *

4. Bluebird – Chat (to see photo, click on name)

4-A Thumbnails

Eastern Bluebird *

Veery *

Gray-cheeked Thrush *

Bicknell’s Thrush

Swainson's Thrush *

Hermit Thrush *

Wood Thrush *

American Robin *

Varied Thrush

Gray Catbird *

Northern Mockingbird *

Brown Thrasher *

European Starling *

American Pipit *

Cedar Waxwing *

Blue-winged Warbler *

Golden-winged Warbler

Tennessee Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler *

4-B Thumbnails

Nashville Warbler *

Northern Parula *

Yellow Warbler *

Chestnut-sided Warbler *

Magnolia Warbler *

Cape May Warbler *

Black-throated Blue Warbler *

Yellow-rumped Warbler *

Black-throated Green Warbler *

Blackburnian Warbler *

Yellow-throated Warbler *

Pine Warbler*

Prairie Warbler *

Palm Warbler*

Bay-breasted Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

Cerulean Warbler *

* Photos taken in Howard County

4-C Thumbnails

Black-and-white Warbler *

American Redstart *

Prothonotary Warbler *

Worm-eating Warbler *

Ovenbird *

Northern Waterthrush

Louisiana Waterthrush *

Kentucky Warbler *

Connecticut Warbler *

Mourning Warbler *

Common Yellowthroat *

Hooded Warbler

Wilson’s Warbler

Canada Warbler *

Yellow-breasted Chat *

5. Towhee – House Sparrow (to see photo, click on name)

5-A Thumbnails

Eastern Towhee *

Bachman’s Sparrow

American Tree Sparrow *

Chipping Sparrow *

Clay-colored Sparrow *

Field Sparrow *

Vesper Sparrow *

Lark Sparrow *

Savannah Sparrow *

Grasshopper Sparrow *

Henslow's Sparrow

Nelson's Sparrow *

Fox Sparrow *

Song Sparrow *

Lincoln’s Sparrow *

Swamp Sparrow *

White-throated Sparrow *

5-B Thumbnails

Harris’s Sparrow *

White-crowned Sparrow *

Dark-eyed Junco *

Lapland Longspur *

Snow Bunting *

Summer Tanager

Scarlet Tanager *

Northern Cardinal *

Rose-breasted Grosbeak *

Blue Grosbeak *

Indigo Bunting *

Painted Bunting *

Dickcissel *

Bobolink *

Red-winged Blackbird *

Eastern Meadowlark *

Yellow-headed Blackbird

* Photos taken in Howard County

5-C Thumbnails

Rusty Blackbird *

Brewer’s Blackbird

Common Grackle *

Brown-headed Cowbird *

Orchard Oriole *

Baltimore Oriole *

Purple Finch *

House Finch *

Red Crossbill

White-winged Crossbill *

Common Redpoll *

Pine Siskin *

American Goldfinch *

Evening Grosbeak *

House Sparrow *

This is an on-going project!

Where possible, photographs taken in Howard County are used. (Birds photographed in Howard County show the location, date, and photographer’s name. Birds photographed elsewhere show only the photographer’s name.) We still need more photos. Here is a list of photos needed.

Some of these photographs may be copyrighted by the photographer. Before reproducing or using any of these photographs, contact the photographer for permission. If you are unable to contact the photographer directly, send an email to the Howard Bird Club with the necessary information, and we will forward it to the photographer.

The fine print:

With the advent of digital photography, new opportunities to show off bird pictures are available to bird watchers with cameras.
Howard County Bird Club's Photo Page is provided so that birders have a visual reference for species recorded in Howard County. It is also a medium for photographers in the Howard County Bird Club to display their work. Pictures are selected to be representative of birds of Howard County, show field marks that help with identification, and are esthetically pleasing. The pictures may show habitat, action, or groups of birds. Photographers represented have given the Howard County Bird Club permission to display the photographs on the web page, but the photographers retain all rights (including copyright) of the images themselves. Contact the photographer about reproduction rights (through the photo page if desired).
Where possible, photographs taken in Howard County are used. All photographs must be sponsored by a Howard County Bird Club member.
The photo page is dynamic, and images displayed will change over time, but there is no requirement to change the display after a set time period. Additional pictures of a species may be added (or substituted) if they show something different. There is a practical limit of having all photographs of one species fit on a single web page. The size of the photographs may be changed by the webmaster so they fit on a single web page.
If you have photos you want considered for inclusion, email the webmaster with information about the photos and about you. Photographs with a minimum of intervention (except cropping) through use of electronic photo processing are preferred. The webmaster may edit what is submitted for consistency of image quality among the photographs displayed.
It comes down to this: If you have digital photographs you want considered, send them in. We can't display the photographs we have never seen!

Howard County Bird Club

A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS)