An excellent day of birding. Among many nice birds were 3 American Tree Sparrows at the Howard Conservancy. 

I returned home to find a dozen Pine Siskins on my feeders after quite an absence.

Ringing in the new year with the B-C Chickadee continuing in Ellicott City.

http://flic.kr/p/96w4Nc

One of my 3 county birds of last year :)

Bonnie Ott
Ellicott City