It was a good day at Font Hill wetland park in Howard County. Decent
variety of birds, including some that were FOY for me. Also added a new
odonate species for this park. So-so for butterflies.
Birds seen (besides the usual suspects):
Kingfisher
Fish Crow
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Catbird
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER (nice to be able to still hear them)
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Bird behavior:
Mallard leading 10 ducklings
Red-shouldered Hawk carrying freshly-caught snake
Carolina Chickadee going in and out of nest hole
Red-winged Blackbird bringing food to nest
Odonates:
Fragile Forktail
Eastern Forktail
Common Green Darner
Common Baskettail
Common Whitetail
Blue Corporal (new species for this park)
Painted Skimmer (ties Ho Co early date)
Butterflies:
Cabbage White
Clouded Sulfur
Meadow Fritillary
Pearl Crescent
Reptiles:
Eastern Painted Turtle
Northern Water Snake
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June Tveekrem
Columbia, Maryland
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