Howard County
Bird Club
A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS)
Field Trip: Saturday, October 18, 2008
Trip Leader: Ott, Bonnie
Date of Trip: Saturday, October 18, 2008
Location: Sparrow BIG DAY
Details: None
Number on trip: 11
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Dickcissel
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Marsh Wren
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Palm Warbler (Western) taken at dawn
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Vesper Sparrow
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Swamp Sparrow
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Photos by Kevin Heffernan
Six sites were visited. The species recorded at each site are shown
in the table below. Each column is a different site:
1 = Alpha Ridge Park, 2 = Alpha Ridge Landfill, 3 = Mount Pleasant, 4 =
UMDCF, 5 = Waterford Farm, 6 = Western Regional Park,
(Numbers of individuals are shown for Emberizidae—and Dickcissel.)
| Name |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| Canada Goose |
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|
X |
X |
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| Wood Duck |
|
|
|
|
X |
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| American Black Duck |
|
|
|
X |
|
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| Mallard |
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
| Great Blue Heron |
|
|
|
X |
X |
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| Great Egret |
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Black Vulture |
|
|
X |
|
X |
|
| Turkey Vulture |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
| Bald Eagle |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
| Northern Harrier |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
| Sharp-shinned Hawk |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
X |
| Cooper's Hawk |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
| Red-shouldered Hawk |
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
| Red-tailed Hawk |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
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| Killdeer |
|
|
|
X |
|
X |
| Wilson's Snipe |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
| Rock Pigeon |
|
|
|
X |
|
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| Mourning Dove |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
X |
| Belted Kingfisher |
|
|
|
|
X |
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| Red-bellied Woodpecker |
X |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Downy Woodpecker |
|
|
X |
X |
X |
|
| Hairy Woodpecker |
|
|
|
|
X |
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| Northern Flicker |
|
X |
|
X |
|
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| Eastern Phoebe |
|
X |
|
|
|
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| Blue Jay |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| American Crow |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Horned Lark |
|
|
|
X |
|
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| Carolina Chickadee |
X |
|
X |
X |
X |
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| Tufted Titmouse |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
| Carolina Wren |
X |
X |
|
X |
|
|
| House Wren |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
| Marsh Wren |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
| Golden-crowned Kinglet |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
| Name |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
|
X |
X |
|
|
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| Eastern Bluebird |
X |
|
X |
X |
X |
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| Hermit Thrush |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
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| American Robin |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
X |
| Northern Mockingbird |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
| European Starling |
|
X |
|
X |
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| Black-throated Blue Warbler |
|
X |
|
|
|
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| Yellow-rumped Warbler |
|
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Palm Warbler |
|
XE |
XE |
XW |
|
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| Common Yellowthroat |
|
X |
|
|
|
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| Eastern Towhee |
|
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
| Chipping Sparrow |
2 |
12 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
|
| Field Sparrow |
3 |
15 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
| Vesper Sparrow |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Savannah Sparrow |
|
22 |
|
76 |
25 |
14 |
| Grasshopper Sparrow |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Song Sparrow |
29 |
117 |
41 |
84 |
51 |
18 |
| Lincoln's Sparrow |
|
1 |
|
|
2 |
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| Swamp Sparrow |
1 |
34 |
26 |
37 |
60 |
10 |
| White-throated Sparrow |
4 |
21 |
15 |
7 |
4 |
8 |
| White-crowned Sparrow |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
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| Dark-eyed Junco |
1 |
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|
2 |
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| Northern Cardinal |
|
X |
X |
X |
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| Indigo Bunting |
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|
|
X |
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| Dickcissel |
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|
1 |
|
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| Red-winged Blackbird |
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|
X |
X |
X |
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| Common Grackle |
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|
|
X |
X |
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| Purple Finch |
|
|
X |
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| House Finch |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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|
| American Goldfinch |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| House Sparrow |
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|
|
X |
|
X |
| EEastern WWestern |
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