Several good birds today at Underwood Rd, Howard County. The highlights were Lapland Longspur, Cackling Goose, Peregrine Falcon, and American Pipit. 

Note: There is not a good place to park. Do not block the travel lanes. I suggest you park on Underwood Rd, immediately south of Rt 99. Then walk about 1/2 - 3/4 mile north on Underwood Rd and look for the Horned Lark flock. I left about 1:45 pm and several people were trying to re-find the longspurs but they have not been seen since about 12:30 pm. My complete list is below. 



Happy New Year, 

Joe Hanfman 

Columbia, MD 



Location:     Underwood Rd area 
Observation date:     12/31/09 
Number of species:     21 

Cackling Goose     1 (With Canada Geese off Underwood Rd about 1 mile north of Rt 99.) 
Canada Goose     125 
Black Vulture     7 
Turkey Vulture     8 
Red-tailed Hawk     1 
Peregrine Falcon     1 (Flew west, coming from the Jones Farm area, just north of Rt 99.) 
Killdeer     2 
Rock Pigeon     60 
Mourning Dove     1 
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)     1 
Blue Jay     4 
American Crow     75 
Horned Lark     60 
White-breasted Nuthatch     1 
European Starling     20 
American Pipit     2 (S ame field as the Cackling Goose) 
Savannah Sparrow     1 
White-throated Sparrow     6 
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)     2 
Lapland Longspur     2 (off Underwood Rd, north of Rt 99 and south of the Jones Farm entrance) 
Red-winged Blackbird     1 

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