Out sparrowing this morning at the Howard Conservancy....numbers continue to be strong! A “flock” of hermit thrushes with 5 in the small woodland patch. Just gorgeous!

http://flic.kr/p/aB386M

Canada Goose  65
Black Vulture  1
Turkey Vulture  8
Cooper's Hawk  1
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk (Eastern)  1
Herring Gull (American)  4
Rock Pigeon  1
Mourning Dove  9
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  3
Pileated Woodpecker  2
Eastern Phoebe  1
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  175
Fish Crow  2
Carolina Chickadee  1
Tufted Titmouse  3
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Carolina Wren  2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  3
Eastern Bluebird  16
Hermit Thrush  5
American Robin  22
Northern Mockingbird  2
European Starling  12
Cedar Waxwing  26
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  3
Eastern Towhee  2
Chipping Sparrow  34
Field Sparrow  12     Close estimate
Savannah Sparrow (Eastern)  60     Probably a low count. Most on the west side of the property.
Song Sparrow  120
Swamp Sparrow  40     Close estimate
White-throated Sparrow  120
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  6
Northern Cardinal  4
Red-winged Blackbird  12
Eastern Meadowlark  1
Common Grackle  1
Brown-headed Cowbird  18
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  10

Bonnie Ott

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