Before Saturday's Maryland Ornithological Society Board meeting, Joe Byrnes and Jeff Culler led a number of us on a nice early morning walk at Schooley Mill Park in Howard County.  The clear highlight was a nice flock of ten White-winged Crossbills clearly seen by all of us feeding on cones in pine trees close to the last parking lot by the soccer fields.  We had a total of 36 species including Pine Siskins sharing the same trees with the Crossbills, Cedar Waxwings, Swamp Sparrows, and Field Sparrows, as well as a possible Fox Sparrow (seen only flying away).  A very nice location for us first-time visitors.  I tried to write everything down, but if anyone else had additional species, let me know.

My full report from eBird appears below.

Jim Nelson
Bethesda, Montgomery County

Location:     Schooley Mill Park
Observation date:     3/7/09
Notes:     White-winged Crossbills seen clearly feeding on cones in pines together with Pine Siskins.
Number of species:     39

Canada Goose     13
Mallard     3
Red-shouldered Hawk     1
Ring-billed Gull     1
gull sp.     1
Rock Pigeon     2
Mourning Dove     9
Red-bellied Woodpecker     2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker     1
Downy Woodpecker     3
Hairy Woodpecker     3
Northern Flicker     1
Blue Jay     6
American Crow     5
crow sp.     2
Carolina Chickadee     12
Tufted Titmouse     4
Brown Creeper     1
Carolina Wren     6
Eastern Bluebird     2
American Robin     29
Northern Mockingbird     6
European Starling     2
Cedar Waxwing     8
Eastern Towhee     3
Field Sparrow     3
Song Sparrow     18
Swamp Sparrow     2
White-throated Sparrow     7
Dark-eyed Junco     11
Northern Cardinal     16
Red-winged Blackbird     7
Common Grackle     2
Brown-headed Cowbird     1
blackbird sp.     6
House Finch     8
White-winged Crossbill     10
Pine Siskin     9
American Goldfinch     5