Our last FeederWatch count of the season was this past 
weekend.  Below is a summary of what came to our West Laurel 
yard (under the FeederWatch protocol), showing the highest 
count for each species.  Legend: (*) indicates the species 
was seen during only one (2-day) FeederWatch; (#) indicates 
the species was seen during EVERY FeederWatch; (!) indicates 
a new species for our FeederWatch.  We did 14 2-day counts 
between Nov 14 and Apr 4, inclusive.

Black Vulture(*) 1
Turkey Vulture(*)(!) 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk(*) 1
Mourning Dove(#) 21
Red-bellied Woodpecker(#) 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker(#) 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Phoebe(*)(!) 1
Blue Jay(#) 9
American Crow 3
Carolina Chickadee(#) 5
Tufted Titmouse(#) 6
White-breasted Nuthatch(#) 3
Brown Creeper(*) 1
Carolina Wren 2
Winter Wren(*)(!) 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet(*) 2
Eastern Bluebird 4
American Robin 8
Northern Mockingbird 1
Brown Thrasher(*)(!) 1
European Starling 30
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Eastern Towhee 2
Chipping Sparrow(*) 1
Fox Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow(#) 22
Dark-eyed Junco(#) 14
Northern Cardinal(#) 24
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 120
Brown-headed Cowbird 20
House Finch(#) 6
American Goldfinch(#) 12
House Sparrow(#) 16

40 species, no new yard birds.

Species counted in previous years (2006-2007, 2007-2008, 
2008-2009), but not this year: Red-breasted Nuthatch, 
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush (once), Cedar Waxwing, 
White-crowned Sparrow (once), Rusty Blackbird (once), Purple 
Finch, Pine Siskin.

Species observed from the yard this past FeederWatch season 
but that weren't counted (including flyovers, birds seen on 
non-count days, birds that were heard only, etc.): Canada 
Goose, Ring-billed Gull, Pileated Woodpecker, Fish Crow, 
Common Raven, American Tree Sparrow.

Enjoy!

-Derek

-- 
Derek C. Richardson, Laurel, PG County, MD
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