A nice turnout and nice weather for our annual start your new year's list. We visited Centennial Park, Wilde Lake, Rockburn Branch Park and Triadelphia Reservoir during the course of the day. Most notable was a count of 7 BALD EAGLES scattered throughout our locations. Trip list for attendees follows-
    
Pied-billed grebe
Great Blue heron
Black Vulture'
Turkey Vulture
Canada Goose
Cackling Goose
American Black Duck
Mallard
Canvasback
Ring-necked duck
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common merganser
Ruddy Duck
Bald eagle
(Northern Harrier)- seen while driving
Sharp-shinned hawk
Red-shouldered hawk
Red-tailed hawk
Ring-billed gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied woodpecker
Downey
Hairy
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted titmouse
WB nuthatch
Carolina Wren
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
Starling
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow (5!!)
Field sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Junco
Cardinal
Red-wing blackbird
Common Grackle
House Finch
Goldfinch

Bonnie Ott
Howard County Field Trip Chair
Ellicott City, MD