The Howard County Bird Club conducted a Hawk Watch at Meadowbrook Park,
Ellicott City, Howard County, on October 20, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.,
with some folks wandering about the park before the count.  A total of 13
people dropped in during the day.  The day dawn clear, with increasing
clouds as the day wore on.  The wind was strong from the west, with
occassional chair- and scope-toppling gusts.  Thanks to Kevin who kept
meticulous count of the dickey birds!


Canada Goose -33
Mallard -13
Great Blue Heron -1		
Great Egret - 1
Black Vulture - 38
Turkey Vulture - 59
Osprey - 2
Bald Eagle -1
Northern Harrier -1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 9
Cooper’s Hawk - 3
Accipiter species - 6
Red-shouldered Hawk - 4
Red-tailed Hawk - 21
Buteo species - 4
American Kestrel - 3
Merlin - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 7
Rock Pigeon - 10
Mourning Dove - 8
Chimney Swift - 2
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Red-headed Woodpecker - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 1
Eastern Phoebe - 1
Blue Jay - 81
American Crow - 17
Tree Swallow - 2
Swallow species - 30
Carolina Chickadee - 2
Carolina Wren - 3
Eastern Bluebird - 3
American Robin - 18
Gray Catbird - 2
Northern Mockingbird - 1
Brown Thrasher - 1
European Starling - 82
Cedar Waxwing - 27
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 3
Palm Warbler - 3
Eastern Towhee - 1
Chipping Sparrow - 5
Field Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 6
Swamp Sparrow - 3
White-throated Sparrow - 11
White-crowned Sparrow - 2
Northern Cardinal- 7
Red-winged Blackbird - 3
Common Grackle - 4
Brown-headed Cowbird - 1
Purple Finch - 1
House Finch - 16
American Goldfinch - 26
House Sparrow - 3