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Howard Co warblers and more

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June Tveekrem

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June Tveekrem

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Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:31:52 -0400

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

-- 
June Tveekrem
Columbia, Maryland
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