This morning we held a "rarity search". Since there were few reports of interest we decided to try to find our own. 
    A very successful outing and beautiful day.
    Centennial Park had a nice collection of waterfowl. (COMMON MERGANSERS, BUFFLEHEAD, CANVASBACKS, RING-NECKED and RUDDY DUCKS, AMERICAN COOTS and LESSER SCAUP).
    We then headed to the farm fields and found 12+ HORNED LARKS, 3 SAVANNAH SPARROWS and a KESTREL.
    Mount Pleasant had a busy spot near the newly installed bird feeders. FOX and AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS were in the hedgerows and fields. A BROWN CREEPER, TOWHEE and second KESTREL were nice to see. All the expected woodland and feeder birds were swarming around the feeders.

    Bonnie

    Bonnie Ott
Howard County Field Trip Chair
Ellicott City, MD