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Annual Bird Sightings in Maryland

2006

Updated Through 2 June 2006
Current Count: 301 (71.0%) + 2 Possible New Species



This is a composite list of Maryland species sightings for the year by all of the Birders of the State of Maryland. Possible new species for the state follow the main listings. To submit new species for the year, send e-mail to the MOS Web Site Director or post to the MDOsprey Discussion List


2006 Maryland Annual Bird Sightings
Species Code Date Seen Person Reporting Locale County
   Ducks, Geese, & Swans
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 2        
Fulvous Whistling-Duck 2        
Greater White-fronted Goose 0 13-Jan DTerry  Carroll Rd. Baltimore
Snow Goose 0 1-Jan DPoet  Rt. 309 Ponds Queen Anne's
Ross's Goose 4E 21-Jan DPoet  Rt. 302 Queen Anne's
Brant 0 1-Jan JBrighton  West Ocean City Worcester
Canada Goose 0 1-Jan D/DWebb  Webster Harford
Cackling Goose 0 1-Jan DPoet  Queenstown Queen Anne's
Mute Swan 0 1-Jan DPoet  Grasonville Queen Anne's
Trumpeter Swan -- X Xp        
Tundra Swan 0 1-Jan JShenot Jug Bay Prince Georges
Wood Duck 0 1-Jan ARipley  SE Calvert Calvert
Gadwall 0 1-Jan KGraff Loch Raven Baltimore
Eurasian Wigeon 0 2-Jan KJenkins  Loch Raven Baltimore
American Wigeon 0 1-Jan KGraff Loch Raven Baltimore
American Black Duck 0 1-Jan JShenot Jug Bay Prince Georges
Mallard 0 1-Jan JShenot Jug Bay Prince Georges
Blue-winged Teal 0 22-Jan HArmistead  Elliot Island Dorchester
Cinnamon Teal 2        
Northern Shoveler 0 1-Jan JBrighton  Berlin Sewage Ponds Worcester
Northern Pintail 0 1-Jan JShenot Jug Bay Prince Georges
Green-winged Teal 0 1-Jan JBrighton  Berlin Sewage Ponds Worcester
Canvasback 0 1-Jan JBrighton  W Ocean City Pond Worcester
Redhead 0 1-Jan KGraff Loch Raven Baltimore
Ring-necked Duck 0 1-Jan KGraff Loch Raven Baltimore
Tufted Duck 2        
Greater Scaup 0 2-Jan SArnold  near Sandy Point State Park Anne Arundel
Lesser Scaup 0 1-Jan MBurchett  Creswell Harford
King Eider 4B 12-Jan DEberly  OC Inlet Worcester
Common Eider 4B 1-Jan JBrighton  OC Inlet Worcester
Harlequin Duck 4B 2-Jan Lwilley Cambridge Yacht Club Dorchester
Surf Scoter 0 1-Jan JBrighton  OC Inlet Worcester
White-winged Scoter 0 15-Jan RHilton  Cambridge Dorchester
Black Scoter 0 1-Jan JBrighton  OC Inlet Worcester
Long-tailed Duck 0 1-Jan JKostenko/TBell  Sandgates St. Mary's
Bufflehead 0 1-Jan JKostenko/TBell  Sandgates St. Mary's
Common Goldeneye 0 1-Jan DPoet  Grasonville Queen Anne's
Barrow's Goldeneye 2        
Hooded Merganser 0 1-Jan KGraff Loch Raven Baltimore
Common Merganser 0 1-Jan JShenot Jug Bay Prince Georges
Red-breasted Merganser 0 1-Jan JBrighton  West Ocean City Worcester
Masked Duck 2        
Ruddy Duck 0 1-Jan SHamilton S Calvert Calvert
   Pheasant, Gouse, & Quail
Ring-necked Pheasant 0 4-Jan MHafner, BHubick, et.al Bestpitch Rd Dorchester
Ruffed Grouse 0 31-Mar NBlizzard  Deep Creek Lake Garrett
Greater Prairie-Chicken -- X Xp        
Wild Turkey 0 2-Jan MBalestri  Lilypons Frederick
Northern Bobwhite 0 7-Jan HArmistead  Ferry Neck Talbot
   Loons & Grebes
Red-throated Loon 0 1-Jan JBrighton  OC Inlet Worcester
Pacific Loon 3        
Common Loon 0 1-Jan JBrighton  OC Inlet Worcester
Pied-billed Grebe 0 1-Jan JShenot Jug Bay Prince Georges
Horned Grebe 0 1-Jan JBrighton  Assateague Island Bayside Worcester
Red-necked Grebe 0 14-Jan KGraff OC Inlet Worcester
Eared Grebe 0 20-Feb BHoffman,BRingler,DTerry OC Convention Center Worcester
Western Grebe 2        
   Oceanic Species
Yellow-nosed Albatross 2        
Northern Fulmar 4A        
Black-capped Petrel 2        
Cory's Shearwater 4A        
Greater Shearwater 4A        
Sooty Shearwater 4A        
Manx Shearwater 4A        
Audubon's Shearwater 4A        
Wilson's Storm-Petrel 4B        
White-faced Storm-Petrel 2        
Leach's Storm-Petrel 4A        
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel 2        
Northern Gannet 4B 1-Jan JBrighton  OC Inlet Worcester
   Pelicans
American White Pelican 0 4-Jan Lwilley Blackwater NWR Dorchester
Brown Pelican 4B 1-Jan ARipley  SE Calvert Calvert
   Cormorants, Anhinga, and Frigatebird
Double-crested Cormorant 0 2-Jan SArnold  Westinghouse Bay Anne Arundel
Great Cormorant 4C 2-Jan SArnold  near Sandy Point State Park Anne Arundel
Anhinga 2 18-Apr LSchindler, et al Lilypons Frederick
Magnificent Frigatebird 2        
   Bitterns, Herons, & Egrets
American Bittern 0 2-Jan GMackiernan S of Lilypons Rd. Frederick
Least Bittern 0 8-Apr DCzaplak  Hughes Hollow Montgomery
Great Blue Heron 0 1-Jan DPoet  Rolling Bridge Rd Queen Anne's
Great Egret 0 7-Jan HArmistead  Elliot Island Dorchester
Snowy Egret 0 19-Mar LStarr/JTurner  Deal Island Somerset
Little Blue Heron 0 1-Jan GScarpula  Hart-Miller Island Baltimore
Tricolored Heron 4D 18-Feb KJenkins  Deal Island Somerset
Reddish Egret 2        
Cattle Egret 0 3-Apr JWilson  Easton Talbot
Green Heron 0 12-Apr RSussman  Centennial Lake Howard
Black-crowned Night-Heron 0 7-Jan D/CBroderick  Deal Island Somerset
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 0 25-Mar TStock  Sligo Creek Montgomery
   Ibis & Spoonbill
White Ibis 0        
Glossy Ibis 0 31-Mar JHubbell  Deal Island Somerset
White-faced Ibis 2 20-May MHoffman  South Point Worcester
Roseate Spoonbill 2        
   Stork & Vultures
Wood Stork 2        
Black Vulture 0 1-Jan MBurchett  White Marsh Baltimore
Turkey Vulture 0 1-Jan KGraff Loch Raven Baltimore
Greater Flamingo 2        
   Kites & Hawks
Osprey 0 20-Jan DKidwell/POsenton  Rt. 13 Somerset
Swallow-tailed Kite 0 24-Apr SRicciardi, et al Fort Smallwood Park Hawkwatch Anne Arundel
Mississippi Kite 0        
Bald Eagle 0 1-Jan DPoet  Centreville Queen Anne's
Northern Harrier 0 1-Jan MBurchett  Creswell Harford
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1-Jan KGraff Loch Raven Baltimore
Cooper's Hawk 0 1-Jan ARipley  SE Calvert Calvert
Northern Goshawk 0 11-Feb KGraff Middletown Frederick
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1-Jan JShenot Jug Bay Prince Georges
Broad-winged Hawk 0 31-Mar SSanford  Henryton Rd Howard
Swainson's Hawk 2        
Red-tailed Hawk 0 1-Jan DWebb  Churchville Harford
Rough-legged Hawk 0 2-Jan BHubick  Leitchs Rd X Stoakley Rd Calvert
Golden Eagle 0 6-Jan ZBaer  Blackwater NWR Dorchester
   Falcons
American Kestrel 0 1-Jan DWebb  Level Harford
Merlin 0 3-Jan JMartin  Dundalk CCBC Baltimore
Gyrfalcon 2        
Peregrine Falcon 0 1-Jan ARipley  SE Calvert Calvert
   Rails, Coots, & Moorhens
Yellow Rail 2        
Black Rail 4C 20-Apr LDavidson,HWierenga  Elliot Island Dorchester
Corn Crake 2        
Clapper Rail 4B 12-Jan JGreen  Elliot Island Dorchester
King Rail 0 13-May FFallon  Lower Patuxent Prince Georges
Virginia Rail 0 7-Jan D/CBroderick  Deal Island Somerset
Sora 0 2-Jan MBalestri  Lilypons Frederick
Purple Gallinule 2        
Common Moorhen 0 31-Mar MHafner  Hughes Hollow Montgomery
American Coot 0 1-Jan KGraff Loch Raven Baltimore
   Limpkin & Crane
Limpkin 2        
Sandhill Crane 0        
   Plovers
Black-bellied Plover 0 23-Apr WEllison Walnut Tree Rd Kent
American Golden-Plover 0        
Wilson's Plover 2        
Semipalmated Plover 0 23-Apr LRoslund  Pickering Creek Talbot
Piping Plover 4B 6-May N/FSaunders Assateague Island ORV Zone Worcester
Killdeer 0 1-Jan JShenot Jug Bay Prince Georges
American Oystercatcher 4B 1-Jan JBrighton  OC Inlet Worcester
Black-necked Stilt 4C 20-Apr LDavidson,HWierenga  Elliot Island Dorchester
American Avocet 0        
   Sandpipers
Greater Yellowlegs 0 5-Jan MBurchett  Blackwater NWR Dorchester
Lesser Yellowlegs 0 5-Jan MBurchett  Blackwater NWR Dorchester
Solitary Sandpiper 0 9-Apr LSpears  Rt. 309 Ponds Queen Anne's
Willet 0 8-Apr PBystrak, et al Irish Grove Sanctuary Somerset
Spotted Sandpiper 0 10-Apr FShaffer  Schoolhouse Pond Prince Georges
Upland Sandpiper 0 22-Apr ---- White Hall Baltimore
Eskimo Curlew 2        
Whimbrel 4D 6-May N/FSaunders Assateague Island ORV Zone Worcester
Long-billed Curlew 3        
Hudsonian Godwit 4D        
Marbled Godwit 4D        
Ruddy Turnstone 0 1-Jan JBrighton  OC Inlet Worcester
Red Knot 0 26-May BSchreitz  Assateague Island Worcester
Sanderling 0 1-Jan ARipley  SE Calvert Calvert
Semipalmated Sandpiper 0 29-Apr GScarpula, MWatson  Hart-Miller Island Baltimore
Western Sandpiper 0 5-Jan MBurchett  Skimmer Island Worcester
Red-necked Stint 2        
Little Stint 2        
Least Sandpiper 0 1-Jan MHafner, et. al Swan Harbor Harford
White-rumped Sandpiper 0 15-May WEllison Chesapeake Farms Kent
Baird's Sandpiper 0        
Pectoral Sandpiper 0 27-Mar LRoslund  Pickering Creek Talbot
Purple Sandpiper 4C 1-Jan JBrighton  OC Inlet Worcester
Dunlin 0 1-Jan JBrighton  West Ocean City Worcester
Curlew Sandpiper 2        
Stilt Sandpiper 0 17-Apr LRoslund  Pickering Creek Talbot
Buff-breasted Sandpiper 0        
Ruff 5C 29-Jan SDavies Griffith Neck Rd Dorchester
Short-billed Dowitcher 0 17-Apr LRoslund  Pickering Creek Talbot
Long-billed Dowitcher 0 4-Feb MHafner, BHubick, et.al Griffith Neck Rd Dorchester
Wilson's Snipe 0 1-Jan JShenot Jug Bay Prince Georges
American Woodcock 0 8-Jan DPowell  south of Vienna Dorchester
Wilson's Phalarope 0 23-May MLutmerding  PPG Ponds Allegheny
Red-necked Phalarope 0 22-May DPowell  Chesapeake Farms Kent
Red Phalarope 4D        
   Skuas, Gulls, & Terns
Great Skua 2        
South Polar Skua 2        
Pomarine Jaeger 4B        
Parasitic Jaeger 4B        
Long-tailed Jaeger 2        
Laughing Gull 4D 6-Jan KGraff Rt. 50 Queen Anne's
Franklin's Gull 4E        
Little Gull 4C 29-Mar GMackiernan Back River Baltimore
Black-headed Gull 4C 11-Mar FShaffer  Sandy Point State Park Anne Arundel
Bonaparte's Gull 0 1-Jan ARipley  SE Calvert Calvert
Black-tailed Gull 2        
Mew Gull 2        
Ring-billed Gull 0 1-Jan JKostenko/TBell  Sandgates St. Mary's
California Gull 2 8-Jan unknown Potomac River at Hunting Creek Prince Georges
Herring Gull 0 1-Jan JKostenko/TBell  Sandgates St. Mary's
Yellow-legged Gull 2        
Thayer's Gull 4D        
Iceland Gull 4D 6-Jan BRingler/KGraff  Beulah Landfill Dorchester
Lesser Black-backed Gull 4D 2-Jan BHubick, JBrighton  North Beach Calvert
Glaucous Gull 4D 6-Jan BRingler/KGraff  Cambridge Dorchester
Great Black-backed Gull 4D 1-Jan JKostenko/TBell  Sandgates St. Mary's
Kelp Gull 2        
Sabine's Gull 2        
Black-legged Kittiwake 4A        
Ross's Gull 2        
Gull-billed Tern 4B        
Caspian Tern 0 1-Jan GScarpula  Hart-Miller Island Baltimore
Royal Tern 4C 7-Apr MHoffman  Skimmer Island Worcester
Sandwich Tern 4B        
Roseate Tern 4A        
Common Tern 0 7-Apr N/FSaunders Assateague ORV Zone Worcester
Arctic Tern 2        
Forster's Tern 0 8-Mar LRoslund  Black Walnut Point Talbot
Least Tern 4C 18-Apr SRicciardi  Fort Smallwood Park Hawkwatch Anne Arundel
Bridled Tern 4A        
Sooty Tern 2        
Black Tern 0 8-May AMartin  Riley's Lock Montgomery
Black Skimmer 4C        
   Alcids
Dovekie 4A        
Common Murre 2        
Thick-billed Murre 2        
Razorbill 4A 18-Jan D/CBroderick  OC Inlet Worcester
guillemot, species 2        
Atlantic Puffin 4A        
   Doves & Pigeons
Rock Pigeon 0 1-Jan DWebb  Webster Harford
Eurasian Collared Dove 2 19-Apr MHoffman  ---- Worcester
White-winged Dove 32        
Mourning Dove 0 1-Jan DWebb  Churchville Harford
Passenger Pigeon -- X Xt        
Common Ground-Dove 2        
   Parakeet & Cuckoos
Carolina Parakeet -- X Xt        
Black-billed Cuckoo 0 5-May MGrey  Weinberg Park Anne Arundel
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 0 24-Apr DSmall  Chino Farms Queen Anne's
Groove-billed Ani 2        
   Owls
Barn Owl 0 5-Jan ARipley  --- Calvert
Eastern Screech-Owl 0 1-Jan DWebb  Nobles Mill Harford
Great Horned Owl 0 1-Jan DWebb  Glenville Harford
Snowy Owl 0 19-Feb reported by JShenot Annapolis Anne Arundel
Burrowing Owl 2        
Barred Owl 0 1-Jan ARipley  SE Calvert Calvert
Long-eared Owl 0 16-Jan ASpears  Centreville Queen Anne's
Short-eared Owl 0 7-Jan D/CBroderick  Deal Island Somerset
Northern Saw-whet Owl 0 30-Jan JGreen  Gaithersburg Montgomery
   Nightjars & Swifts
Common Nighthawk 0 10-May CHarris  Cabin John Montgomery
Chuck-will's-widow 0 23-Apr HArmistead  Ferry Neck Talbot
Whip-poor-will 0 8-Apr MHoffman  Pocomoke SF Worcester
Chimney Swift 0 24-Mar LFullerton  Sykesville Carroll
   Hummingbirds & Kingfisher
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 0 9-Jan --- Silver Spring Montgomery
Rufous Hummingbird 0 1-Jan --- --- Frederick
Belted Kingfisher 0 1-Jan JShenot Jug Bay Prince Georges
   Woodpeckers
Red-headed Woodpecker 0 7-Jan SHenyon  Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary Prince Georges
Red-bellied Woodpecker 0 1-Jan DWebb  Churchville Harford
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 0 1-Jan DWebb  Glenville Harford
Downy Woodpecker 0 1-Jan KGraff Loch Raven Baltimore
Hairy Woodpecker 0 1-Jan JShenot Jug Bay Prince Georges
Red-cockaded Woodpecker 2        
Northern Flicker 0 1-Jan DWebb  Glenville Harford
Pileated Woodpecker 0 1-Jan KGraff Loch Raven Baltimore
   Flycatchers
Olive-sided Flycatcher 0 13-May KECostley Patapsco Valley State Park Baltimore
Eastern Wood-Pewee 0 30-Apr DPoet Wye Research Center Queen Anne's
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 0 18-May SSanford  Soldier's Delight Baltimore
Acadian Flycatcher 0 23-Apr G/LTarbell  Jug Bay Anne Arundel
Alder Flycatcher 0 6-May SMcCandless  Fair Hill Cecil
Willow Flycatcher 0 6-May RSussman  Blue Mash Nature Trail Montgomery
Least Flycatcher 0 29-Apr JHubbell  ---- Garrett
Hammond's Flycatcher 2        
Eastern Phoebe 0 4-Jan W/LStrobel  Schoolhouse Pond Prince Georges
Vermilion Flycatcher 2        
Ash-throated Flycatcher 2        
Great Crested Flycatcher 0 23-Apr JHubbell, HPatton  Doncaster State Forest Charles
Western Kingbird 0 25-Apr Two park rangers Fort McHenry Baltimore
Eastern Kingbird 0 30-Mar HPatton  Harper's Ferry Rd Washington
Gray Kingbird 2        
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 2        
Fork-tailed Flycatcher 2        
   Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike 2        
Northern Shrike 0        
   Vireos
White-eyed Vireo 0 8-Apr MHoffman  Pocomoke SF Worcester
Yellow-throated Vireo 0 16-Apr GJett, GBrewer  Douglass Point Charles
Blue-headed Vireo 0 31-Mar SSanford  Liberty Dam Trail Baltimore
Warbling Vireo 0 13-Apr JBChurchill, GJett  North Branch Allegheny
Philadelphia Vireo 0 20-May GJett  Fort Smallwood Park Hawkwatch Anne Arundel
Red-eyed Vireo 0 23-Apr JHubbell, HPatton  Doncaster State Forest Charles
   Jays & Crows
Blue Jay 0 1-Jan DWebb  Churchville Harford
American Crow 0 1-Jan DWebb  Churchville Harford
Fish Crow 0 1-Jan DRichardson  Lake Artemesia Prince Georges
Common Raven 4E 7-Jan JHubbell  Monocacy Aquaduct Montgomery
   Larks & Swallows
Horned Lark 0 1-Jan DWebb  Aldino Harford
Purple Martin 0 28-Mar JGreen  Seneca Montgomery
Tree Swallow 0 1-Jan SHamilton Soloman's Island Calvert
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0 13-Mar DSmith  Kirshner's Pond Frederick
Bank Swallow 0 10-Apr BHubick  Riley's Lock Montgomery
Cliff Swallow 0 8-Apr JStasz Rocky Gap SP Allegheny
Barn Swallow 0 29-Mar SRicciardi  Fort Smallwood Park Hawkwatch Anne Arundel
   Chickadees, Titmouse, Nuthatches, & Creeper
Carolina Chickadee 4E 1-Jan DWebb  Glenville Harford
Black-capped Chickadee 0 1-Jan DWebb  Glenville Harford
Boreal Chickadee 2        
Tufted Titmouse 0 1-Jan DWebb  Glenville Harford
Red-breasted Nuthatch 0 1-Jan JSpeicher  Rockville Montgomery
White-breasted Nuthatch 0 1-Jan DWebb  Glenville Harford
Brown-headed Nuthatch 4E 5-Jan MBurchett  Elliot Island Dorchester
Brown Creeper 0 1-Jan DWebb  Glenville Harford
   Wrens
Rock Wren 2        
Carolina Wren 0 1-Jan DWebb  Glenville Harford
Bewick's Wren 2        
House Wren 0 2-Jan BHubick  Myrtle Grove WMA Charles
Winter Wren 0 1-Jan DWebb  Glenville Harford
Sedge Wren 0 12-Jan JGreen  Elliot Island Dorchester
Marsh Wren 0 5-Jan MBurchett  Elliot Island Dorchester
   Kinglets & Gnatcatcher
Golden-crowned Kinglet 0 1-Jan KGraff Loch Raven Baltimore
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 0 1-Jan KGraff Loch Raven Baltimore
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0 27-Mar SRicciardi  Fort Smallwood Park Hawkwatch Anne Arundel
   Thrushes
Northern Wheatear 2        
Eastern Bluebird 0 1-Jan DWebb  Glenville Harford
Mountain Bluebird 2        
Townsend's Solitaire 2        
Veery 0 24-Apr DSmall  Chino Farms Queen Anne's
Gray-cheeked Thrush 0 5-May PO'Brien Upper Watts Branch Park Montgomery
Bicknell's Thrush 4D 18-May Po'Brien Upper Watts Branch Park Montgomery
Swainson's Thrush 0 3-May SArnold  Middle Patuxent River Howard
Hermit Thrush 0 1-Jan DWebb  Glenville Harford
Wood Thrush 0 15-Apr BKlick  Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary Prince Georges
American Robin 0 1-Jan DWebb  Churchville Harford
Varied Thrush 2 18-Feb ---- ---- Anne Arundel
   Mimids
Gray Catbird 0 1-Jan JShenot Jug Bay Prince Georges
Northern Mockingbird 0 1-Jan DWebb  Glenville Harford
Sage Thrasher 2        
Brown Thrasher 0 1-Jan ARipley  SE Calvert Calvert
   Starling, Pipit, and Waxwings
European Starling 0 1-Jan DWebb  Churchville Harford
American Pipit 0 4-Jan KGraff Adamstown Frederick
Bohemian Waxwing 2        
Cedar Waxwing 0 1-Jan JShenot Jug Bay Prince Georges
   Wood Warblers
Blue-winged Warbler 0 23-Apr MEanes  La Vale Allegheny
Golden-winged Warbler 0 2-May CComeau  Beltsville Prince Georges
Tennessee Warbler 0 12-May PO'Brien Upper Watts Branch Park Montgomery
Orange-crowned Warbler 0 2-Apr MHafner, JStasz  Eastern Neck NWR Kent
Nashville Warbler 0 25-Jan JWilkinson  Carroll Park Baltimore
Northern Parula 0 10-Apr FShaffer  Schoolhouse Pond Prince Georges
Yellow Warbler 0 19-Apr JTveekrem Centennial Lake Howard
Chestnut-sided Warbler 0 4-May SSanford  Milford Mill Baltimore
Magnolia Warbler 0 4-May SSanford  Milford Mill Baltimore
Cape May Warbler 0 1-May PZucker  ---- Howard
Black-throated Blue Warbler 0 14-Apr CComeau  Beltsville Montgomery
Yellow-rumped Warbler 0 4-Jan W/LStrobel  Schoolhouse Pond Prince Georges
Black-throated Gray Warbler 2        
Black-throated Green Warbler 0 15-Apr KDodge  Landfill Garrett
Blackburnian Warbler 0 19-Apr KDodge  Grantsville Garrett
Yellow-throated Warbler 0 7-Jan N/FSaunders West Ocean City Worcester
Pine Warbler 0 5-Jan LRoslund  Blackwater NWR Dorchester
Prairie Warbler 0 8-Apr MHoffman  Pocomoke SF Worcester
Palm Warbler 0 25-Feb JStasz, et. Al OC Convention Center Worcester
Bay-breasted Warbler 0 6-May BHartman  Patuxent North Tract Anne Arundel
Blackpoll Warbler 0 29-Apr SArnold  Ferndale Anne Arundel
Cerulean Warbler 0 16-Apr GJett  Waldorf Charles
Black-and-white Warbler 0 31-Mar CBurns  Lake Roland Howard
American Redstart 0 14-Apr TBell  California St. Mary's
Prothonotary Warbler 0 14-Apr JKeller  Riley's Lock Montgomery
Worm-eating Warbler 0 16-Apr GJett, GBrewer  Douglass Point Charles
Swainson's Warbler 4E        
Ovenbird 0 8-Apr MHoffman  Pocomoke SF Worcester
Northern Waterthrush 0 24-Apr AMartin  Hughes Hollow Montgomery
Louisiana Waterthrush 0 30-Mar JMaggio  Little Bennett Montgomery
Kentucky Warbler 0 24-Apr WEllison  Chestertown Kent
Connecticut Warbler 0        
Mourning Warbler 0 5-May WEllison  Chestertown Kent
Common Yellowthroat 0 7-Jan WEllison  Eastern Neck NWR Kent
Hooded Warbler 0 23-Apr G/LTarbell  Jug Bay Anne Arundel
Wilson's Warbler 0 4-May SSanford  Milford Mill Baltimore
Canada Warbler 0 3-May HHolbrook  Cylburn Arboretum Baltimore
Yellow-breasted Chat 0 24-Apr DSmall  Chino Farms Queen Anne's
   Tanagers
Summer Tanager 0 15-Apr BKlick  Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary Prince Georges
Scarlet Tanager 0 16-Apr SMcCandless  Elk Neck SF Cecil
Western Tanager 2        
   Sparrows
Green-tailed Towhee 2        
Spotted Towhee 2        
Eastern Towhee 0 1-Jan DWebb  Churchville Harford
Bachman's Sparrow 2        
American Tree Sparrow 0 1-Jan TMarko  Blue Mash Nature Trail Montgomery
Chipping Sparrow 0 2-Jan CHarris  W Offutt Rd. Montgomery
Clay-colored Sparrow 0        
Field Sparrow 0 1-Jan DWebb  Aldino Harford
Vesper Sparrow 0 31-Mar RSussman  Ashton Montgomery
Lark Sparrow 0        
Lark Bunting 2        
Savannah Sparrow 0 1-Jan JShenot Jug Bay Prince Georges
Grasshopper Sparrow 0 15-Apr JWilkinson  Meadowbrook Park Howard
Baird's Sparrow 2        
Henslow's Sparrow 4E 1-Jun SSanford  Old Legislative Rd Allegheny
Le Conte's Sparrow 2        
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow 0 25-Feb MHafner, et. Al Ferry Landing Worcester
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow 4C 25-Feb MHafner, et. Al Ferry Landing Worcester
Seaside Sparrow 4C 12-Apr DMumford  Irish Grove Sanctuary Somerset
Fox Sparrow 0 1-Jan LRoslund  Easton Talbot
Song Sparrow 0 1-Jan JBrighton  94th St. Woods, OC Worcester
Lincoln's Sparrow 0 27-Mar BSykes  Halethorpe Baltimore
Swamp Sparrow 0 1-Jan JKostenko/TBell  Sandgates St. Mary's
White-throated Sparrow 0 1-Jan DWebb  Glenville Harford
Harris's Sparrow 2        
White-crowned Sparrow 0 1-Jan DWebb  Level Harford
Dark-eyed Junco 0 1-Jan DRichardson  Lake Artemesia Prince Georges
Lapland Longspur 0 2-Jan CHarris  River Rd. Montgomery
Smith's Longspur 2        
Chestnut-collared Longspur 2        
Snow Bunting 0 4-Mar GScarpula  Hart-Miller Island Baltimore
   Cardinals, Grosbeaks, & Buntings
Northern Cardinal 0 1-Jan DWebb  Nobles Mill Harford
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 0 7-Apr DNewman  California St. Mary's
Black-headed Grosbeak 2        
Blue Grosbeak 0 19-Apr Jpicot  St. Inigoes St. Mary's
Lazuli Bunting 2        
Indigo Bunting 0 7-Apr N/FSaunders Assateague ORV Zone Worcester
Painted Bunting 2        
Dickcissel 0 29-May BRingler  Grimes Rd Frederick
Bobolink 0 20-Apr ALucy  Cabin John Montgomery
   Blackbirds, Grackles, & Orioles
Red-winged Blackbird 0 1-Jan DWebb  Aldino Harford
Eastern Meadowlark 0 2-Jan SArnold  Old Annapolis Landfill Anne Arundel
Yellow-headed Blackbird 4D        
Rusty Blackbird 0 2-Jan PO'brien  Lilypons Frederick
Brewer's Blackbird 4D 4-Jan MHafner, BHubick, et.al Griffith Neck Rd Dorchester
Common Grackle 0 1-Jan DWebb  Churchville Harford
Boat-tailed Grackle 4B 21-Jan WEllison  Skimmer Island Worcester
Brown-headed Cowbird 0 1-Jan DWebb  Aldino Harford
Orchard Oriole 0 20-Apr GMcDonald  Towson Baltimore
Baltimore Oriole 0 7-Jan SSuter  Scientists' Cliffs Calvert
Bullock's Oriole 2        
   Finches
Pine Grosbeak 2        
Purple Finch 0 1-Jan DWebb  Webster Harford
House Finch 0 1-Jan DWebb  Level Harford
Red Crossbill 0        
White-winged Crossbill 0        
Common Redpoll 0        
Hoary Redpoll 2        
Pine Siskin 0 9-Jan DWebb  Webster Harford
American Goldfinch 0 1-Jan DWebb  Glenville Harford
Evening Grosbeak 0 9-Feb DSmall, MGimpel  Chino Farms Queen Anne's
   Weaver Finches
House Sparrow 0 1-Jan F Saunders West Ocean City Worcester
           
   Species New to the MD List:
Townsend's Warbler 2 2-Jan Lydia Schindler et al. C&O Canal Frederick
Barnacle Goose 2 19-Jan W/NEllison  Great Oak Pond Kent
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*Pending Records Cmte Review          
 
MD/DC Records Committee Review Codes:
0 Non-reviewable species
2 Reviewable anywhere in Maryland
4A-4E Reviewable if found in certain specified ranges in Maryland (see MD/DCRC Review List)
Xp Extirpated in Maryland
Xt Extinct



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