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Ho Co (New Year Birds)

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Bonnie and John Ott

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Bonnie and John Ott

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Sun, 1 Jan 2006 19:21:00 -0500

    This morning a group of Howardbirders+ did our annual "Start Your List" walk. After sorting through a nice group of waterfowl at Centennial and finding a Goldeneye among the Ring-necks, a Snow Goose among the Canada Geese and assorted other ducks and mergansers we headed out to the west. Strangely enough the trip seemed to take us to a variety of sparrowy spots. I think the group took pity on their poor sick and voiceless leader and humored her with little protest as we trekked though field after field. A couple BALD EAGLES as flyovers and  a WILSON'S SNIPE were highlights. And of course there WERE sparrows around with all the expected species- 20+ SWAMP SPARROWS and an AMERICAN TREE SPARROW to finish for the day. 

    Happy new year!

    Bonnie

    Bonnie Ott
Howard County Field Trip Chair
Ellicott City, MD