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Today, two-thirds of the world's coffee is produced in Central America and the Caribbean. So when coffee growing methods change and threaten bird habitat, that is bad news for birds that breed in North America and winter in the tropics. Ornithologists find that in full-sun coffee plantations, the number of bird species is cut by half, and the number of individual birds is cut by as much as two-thirds. In 1995, Partners in Flight first publicly connected the decrease in the number of migratory birds in the Americas to the increase in sun-grown coffee. Buy Eagle Optics -- MOS Gets 5% Upcoming Major Events Jan 15 -- Conference pin designs due Jan 25 -- Yellowthroat deadline Jan 31 -- Scholarship applications due Jan 31 -- Budget requests due MD/DC Records Committee The MD/DC Records Committee reviews unusual avian sightings that occur in MD and DC, and determines the adequacy of the submitted documentation. It also maintains the official lists for both locales. Many of the Committee's reports and listings are available on line. Breeding Bird Atlas Field work for Maryland's second Breeding Bird Atlas in now in its third year. This project will map in detail the distribution of bird species in Maryland the the District of Columbia, with primarily volunteer help. MOS Sanctuaries The Maryland Ornitholgical Society manages a number of sanctuaries throughout Maryland. MOS sanctuaries encompass areas of unique ecological significance, as well as typical Maryland habitats from the mountains to the coastal plains. They are open to the public.  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster *Not affiliated with MOS ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Voice Mail: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 8 January 2005   Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology");s1[2]=new Array("whatsnew.html","Maryland Ornihological Society -- What's New?","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - What's New? What's New on the MOS Web Site? Date Implemented Item January 8, 2005 DC Annual Sightings List finalized for 2004. First MD Annual Sightings List for 2005 posted.. December 31, 2004 Jan/Feb 05 MD Yellowthroat and field trip/meeting schedule posted. MD and DC Annual Sightings Lists updated. October 30, 2004 New MOS Bird Photo Gallery opened! October 26, 2004 Xmas Count schedule for 2004-2005 has been published. Also, the November/December 2004 field trip and meeting schedule is available. October 23, 2004 November/December 2004 Yellowthroat posted. October 2, 2004 New Speaker's List September 22, 2004 Locality List reporting form for 2004 September 21, 2004 Scholarship information for 2005 September 20, 2004 September/October Yellowthroat September 20, 2004 Field Trip and Meeting Schedule from the September/October Yellowthroat September 8, 2004 Fall Count information for 2004 September 3, 2004 Shade Grown Coffee Primer September 1, 2004 Habitats Page Published September 1, 2004 New design implemented  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Voice Mail: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 31 December 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, what's new, what's new?");s1[3]=new Array("sitemap.html","Maryland Ornihological Society -- Sitemap","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Site Map MOS State Web Site Map Expand All  | Collapse All  Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) Home Page About MOS About the Maryland Ornithological Society Join the Maryland Ornithological Society Mission Statement Application Form MOS Contacts MOS Chapters Chapter Index Allegany County Chapter Anne Arundel County Chapter At-Large Membership Baltimore Bird Club Caroline County Chapter Carroll Chapter Cecil Bird Club Frederick County Chapter Harford Bird Club Howard County Bird Club Kent County Chapter of MOS Montgomery County Chapter Patuxent Chapter Talbot County County Chapter Tri-County Chapter -- Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Washington County Chapter Activities and Events Annual Conference About the Annual Conference Annual Conference Pins of the Maryland Ornithological Society Annual Conference 2004 Conference Pin Contest Birding Festivals in Maryland Youth Birding Programs World Series of Birding Team MD/DC Breeding Bird Atlas Breeding Bird Atlas 2002 Breeding Bird Atlas 2002 Index Introduction Board Coordinators FAQ Forms Insurance Resources Species Notes Coverage Map Workers Atlas Facts Data Entry Donors Handbook Atlasing Owls Safedates Species Distribution List Breeding Bird Atlas 1986 MD and DC Birds Birds of MD Birds of DC Maryland Bird Photo Gallery Checklists Field Checklist of the Birds of Maryland Web Checklist Reporting Bird Sightings Maryland Bird Finder Rare Bird Alerts Locality List Reports List Report Form MD/DC Locality List Report Next Ten New Bird Species in Maryland Annually Occurring Bird Species Winter Bird Species Rarities Conservation Endangered Bird Species in Maryland Rehabilitation Services in MD Earth News--Conservation for Birds in MD Seasonal Species Counts Annual Bird Sightings in MD Annual Bird Sightings in DC Fall Counts in MD NA Migratory Bird Counts (May Counts) in MD Mid-Winter Bird Counts in MD Christmas Bird Counts in MD Education Careers in Bird Study Citizen Science for Birders Ornithology Research Grants Scholarships Scholarship Camps Scholarship Sponsors MOS Scholarships Scholarships Winners -- Maryland Ornithological Society Scholarship Facts MD/DC Records Committee MD/DCRC Index Introduction Bibliography Definitions Goals Members Operations Manual Review Packages Annual Reports 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Skin Study Reports Skin Study 1990 Skin Study 1991 Skin Study 1992 Skin Study 1997 Skin Study 1998 Skin Study 2001 Skin Study 2002 Skin Study 2003 Skin Study 2004 Decision Reports Decision Report One Decision Report Two Kelp Gull Decision Reporting Sightings Sighting Documentation Form (pdf) How to Document Sightings Sighting Documentation Form (doc) Sighting Documentation Form (web) Unaccepted Reports Birds of Maryland Database MD Official List of MD Birds Chonology MD Review List MD Birds of DC Review List DC Official List of DC Birds Database DC Chronology DC MOS Member Resources Bylaws Manual of Operations Officers Privacy Statement MOS Banner and Display MOS Logo Shop MOS License Plates Publications Yellowbook County List Totals Field List of the Birds of Maryland Maryland County Bird Lists 1968 Yellowbook Yellowbook Index Maryland Birdlife The Yellowthroat Sanctuaries Private Sanctuary Signs Private Sanctuary Program Private Sanctuary Registration Form MOS Sanctuaries Introduction Research at MOS Sanctuaries Sanctuary Rules Sanctuary Sites Sanctuary Habitat Survey Sanctuary Research Form MD and DC Birding Sites & Resources ABA Code of Ethics Birding in Maryland and DC (Links) Birding in Washington, D.C. 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Smallwood Hawkwatch Statistics Where to find Shorebirds Birding Habitats in MD MD Travel Resources MOS Web Site Info MOS Web Site Privacy Statement Search This Site Sitemap What's New?  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Voice Mail: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 3 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, sitemap, site map");s1[4]=new Array("contacts.html","Maryland Ornihological Society -- Contacts","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Contacts MOS Contacts What would you like to do? Ask about the web site Report a rare bird sighting Obtain help identifying a bird Ask a question about bird behavior Request help or info on a conservation issue Find out about the Annual Conference Apply for a summer scholarship Propose a research project Make a donation to MOS Join a local chapter Find an MOS officer or committee person   | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Voice Mail: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 3 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, contacts");s1[5]=new Array("mdtravel.html","Maryland Ornihological Society --  MD Travel Resources","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - MD Travel Resources Maryland Travel Resources Travel Weather Tides Tide Tables  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Voice Mail: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 3 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, travel, weather, tide tables, tides");s1[6]=new Array("activities/actindex.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Activities and Events","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Activities and Events Activities and Events Meeting and Field Trip Calendar Youth Birding Annual Conference Annual Conference Pin Contest World Series of Birding Birding and Nature Festivals in MD  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 3 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, field trips, meetings, youth programs, festivals, annual conference, world series of birding");s1[7]=new Array("about/aboutindex.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- About MOS","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Call Notes MD Travel Resources Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - About MOS About MOS Introduction to MOS Mission Statement How to Join MOS MOS Chapters  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 3 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology");s1[8]=new Array("birds/birdsindex.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Birds of MD and DC","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Birds of MD and DC Birds of MD and DC MD Bird Lists Checklist Species List Locality Lists Annually Recurring Species Next Ten State Birds? Winter Rarities DC Bird Lists Checklist Species List Locality Lists Reporting Bird Sightings Rare Bird Alerts and Hotlines MD Bird Photo Gallery  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster *Not affiliated with MOS ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 3 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology");s1[9]=new Array("sites/siteindex.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Birding Sites in MD","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Birding Sites Birding in MD and the District of Columbia ABA Code of Ethics MD and DC Site Links DC Birding Sites MD Birding Sites Habitats for Birding Hawk Watching in MD Where to find shorebirds Regularly Recurring Walks  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 18 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, hawk watching, shorebirds, Washington, DC, birding habitats, recurring walks, ABA code of ethics");s1[10]=new Array("counts/countindex.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Bird Counts in MD and DC","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Bird Counts Bird Counts for MD and DC Annual Maryland Bird Sightings 2004 2005 Annual DC Bird Sightings 2004 2005 (Coming Soon!) Mid-winter Bird Count North American Migratory Bird Count (May Count) Fall Bird Counts Fall Count Info/Reporting Form (pdf file) Fall Count Checklist (pdf file) Christmas Bird Count  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster *Not affiliated with MOS ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 2 October 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, bird counts, bird count, North American Migratory Bird Count, Christmas Bird Count, Xmas Bird Count, Fall Count, Winter Count, Mid-Winter Count");s1[11]=new Array("atlas.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Breeding Bird Atlas of MD and DC","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Breeding Bird Atlas MD and the DC Breeding Bird Atlas 2002-2006 -- Data Entry Breeding Bird Atlas 2002 Introduction Atlas Fact Sheet (pdf file) Board of Directors County Coordinators Data Entry Walk-thru Guide FAQ Forms Handbook (pdf file) Resources Atlas Logoware Coverage Map 2002 Coverage Map 2004 Atlas "Helpers" Donors -- January 2004 Field Workers --January 2004 -- Atlas data management system supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure.  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Voice Mail: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 2 November 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, Breeding Bird Atlas");s1[12]=new Array("publications/pubindex.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Publications","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Publications MOS Publications Maryland Birdlife Field List of the Birds of Maryland (The Yellowbook) Index County Lists County Species Totals 1968 Edition The Yellowthroat  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 16 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, Birdlife, Yellowthroat, Field List, Yellowbook");s1[13]=new Array("members/memindex.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Member Resources","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Member Resources Member Resources Officers Committees Bylaws Manual of Operations Privacy Statement Publicity Materials Banner and Display Brochure Speaker's List Logo Shop MOS License Plates  Miscellaneous Items: EFM Representative Requirements Web Maintenance Requirements  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 3 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, bylaws, manual of operations, logo shop, banner, display, speakers list");s1[14]=new Array("conservation/conservindex.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Avian Conservation and Protection","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Conservation Avian Conservation and Protection Endangered Species in MD Earth News -- MD Avian Conservation Issues First Aid for Birds -- Wildlife Rehabilitation MOS Research Grants  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster *Not affiliated with MOS ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 28 October 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, endangered species, bird ecology and conservation, wildlife rehabilitation");s1[15]=new Array("education/eduindex.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Education","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Education Programs Education Programs Careers in Bird Study Ornithology Research Grants Citizen Science for Birders MOS Scholarships  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster *Not affiliated with MOS ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 3 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, bird counts, bird count, avian bird study, birding careers, scholarships, research grants, citizen science for birders");s1[16]=new Array("mddcrc/rcindex.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- MD/DC Records Committee","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Records Committee MD/DC Records Committee About the MD/DC Records Committee Reporting Sightings to the MD/DC Records Committee The Birds of Maryland The Birds of the District of Columbia MD/DC Records Committee Business and Operations About the MD/DC Records Committee Introduction -- A brief overview of the Committee Charter -- The role of the Committee from the MOS Manual of Operations Committee Members -- A list of the current Committee members Reporting Sightings to the MD/DC Records Committee Sighting Reporting Forms -- Optional forms for reporting rare sightings (for use only for reports of species on the MD or DC Review Lists) Printable Forms A pdf file A doc file Online Reporting Electronic (html) Sighting Documentation -- Help with preparing sighting reports Sighting Documentation Guide Checklist (included in printable forms above) Documenting Your Sightings -- Tips and Links (html) Not-Accepted Reports -- Some background on "not-accepted" bird sighting reports. The Birds of Maryland MD Species Review List -- List of Species that the Committee will Review Official List of Maryland Birds Chronology of species added to the MD List MD Database -- An abridged version of the Maryland portion of the entire MD/DCRC database, sorted by species and then by start date The Birds of the District of Columbia DC Species Review List -- List of Species that the Committee will Review Official List of the Birds of the District of Columbia Chronology of species added to the DC List DC Database -- An abridged version of the Maryland portion of the entire MD/DCRC database, sorted by species and then by start date MD/DC Records Committee Business and Operations Goals, Policies and Procedures -- The Committee's operating document Annual Meeting Minutes and Reports -- Minutes and annual reports from MD/DCRC Annual Meetings [1985] [1986] [1987] [1988] [1989] [1990] [1991] [1992] [1993] [1994] [1995] [1996] [1997] [1998] [1999] [2000] [2001] [2002] [2003] [2004] Skins Workshop Minutes and Reports -- Notes from MD/DCRC Skins Study Workshops at the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution) [1990] [1991] [1992] [1997] [1998] [2001] [2002] [2003] [2004] Decision Reports -- Copies of MD/DCRC Decision Reports from Maryland Birdlife Number 1 -- Maryland Birdlife 52(1):3-43, 1996 Number 2 -- Maryland Birdlife 54(1):1-26, 1998 Kelp Gull Decision Report Current Review Packages -- A summary of the contents of the MD/DCRC review packages that are currently in circulation Index of Identification Articles -- Identification and reference articles for selected species Except where noted, the files on this page are all Adobe Acrobat pdf files. You will need Acrobat Reader to open them for viewing online or downloading to your computer. Write to the MD/DCRC  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Voice Mail: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 3 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, records committee, rare bird sightings, rare birds");s1[17]=new Array("birds/gallery/gallery.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Photo Gallery of Birds","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Birds - Photo Gallery MOS Bird Photo Gallery Introduction When you enter the gallery, you will see a series of thumbnail pictures. Place your mouse over the thumbnail to see the species name, location, date and photographer. Click on the thumbnail to see a larger version of the photo, where available. Thumbnails are presented in phylogenetic order, so you can skip through them if you are looking for a particular bird. Use the arrows at the bottom of the thumbnail pages to navigate through the gallery. You can move to the next, previous, first and last pages. You can navigate through the gallery using the arrows on the photo pages. Up arrows from full photo pages will return you to the thumbnail index for that photo. From the thumbnail pages you can also return to this page, the gallery entrance, enabling you to navigate through the rest of the MOS web site. Some abbreviations we use are: NP -- National Park NS -- National Seashore NWR -- National Wildlife Refuge RA -- Recreation Area RP -- Regional Park SP -- State Park WMA -- Wildlife Management Area WWTP -- Wastewater Treatment Plant Contact the webmaster (below) if you encounter any problems or wish to contribute photos (from Maryland locations only, please). Contributors should include the following with each image: species, location (place and county), date, photographer. Also indicate whether you wish to copyright your photos. Please also remember that most of the pictures in the gallery are copyrighted. You can contact some of the major contributers below: Mark Hoffman George Jett Bob Mumford Trumpeter Swan? To the Gallery  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 6 November 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, photographs, photos, gallery");s1[18]=new Array("conservation/news/conserv.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Avian Conservation Issues","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Conservation - News Local Avian Conservation and Environmental Issues Committee Letters Web Action Links Communications Towers Sunday Hunting Fention Ban Shade Grown Coffee Conservation Committee Letters Web Action Links To assist MOS members in taking an active role in the conservation of birds and bird habitats, the following list provides links to websites that make it easy to contact appropriate officials. You can also join their mailing lists for timely e-mail alerts. Please keep in mind that the views represented by these websites are not necessarily those of the MOS, MOS Executive Board, or MOS Board of Directors. A description of some of these sites is available. Action Network Hub American Bird Conservancy -- Web Action Links Care2 Environmental Network Center for Environmental Citizenship Environmental Activism Issues Hub Environmental Defense League of Conservation Voters The Petition Site Scorecard Youth-led Environmental Activism Communications Towers and Migrating Birds: Guidelines for Minimizing Bird Mortality at Communication Towers, from the NE PIF Working Group. Sunday Hunting This is the MOS testimony before the Maryland House of Delegates on January 23, 2002, regarding House Bill 9, to extend the firearms deer hunting season and allow hunting on Sundays during that period. Here is a synopsis of the bill, sponsors, also a web site where the complete text and other information can be obtained: HOUSE BILL 9 File Code: Hunting and Fishing Sponsored By: Delegates Owings, Taylor, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Conway, Dewberry, Doory, Hixson, Howard, McIntosh, Menes, Montague, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, and Wood Entitled: Deer Management Plans - Increased Harvest Synopsis: Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to manage the harvest of deer in specified ways; extending the firearms season to at least 21 days, including up to three Sundays; exempting a specified region from Sunday hunting provisions; authorizing specified harvest methods under specified circumstances; requiring the Department to report to specified persons on its deer management plans; etc. The full text can be obtained at: House Bill 9 If you wish to contact your delegates on this legislation, and aren't sure about phone, fax or email, these can be gotten from the web site at: MD Delegates Fenthion Ban Fenthion is currently being considered for re-registration by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It is extremely toxic to birds, but is still used to kill mosquitoes in south Florida by aerial spraying. The campaign is already meeting some success in encouraging EPA and other agencies to more carefully scrutinize the pending re-registration of fenthion. Fenthion is a proven bird killer that has killed birds even when applied according to label instructions. In Collier County, Florida, fenthion has recently killed 16 species of shorebirds, including an endangered Piping Plover, as well as Black Skimmers, Dunlins, Western Sandpipers, and Sanderlings. Fenthion is acutely toxic to aquatic resources as well. Several less damaging alternatives exist and are used around the U.S. If you wish to send your own protest, here is a draft sample sign-on letter you can send to Christine Whitman, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Also send a copy to the Public Docket. I write to protest the continued use of the pesticide fenthion. Fenthion is acutely toxic to birds and other wildlife and according to your agency can also cause harm to humans. Fenthion is sprayed by helicopter on more than two million acres in Florida each year to control mosquitoes, including residential neighborhoods and wildlife areas where it threatens migratory birds that nest throughout the eastern U.S. and Canada. With less harmful alternatives available, it is time to halt the use of fenthion, and prevent irreparable harm to migratory birds, and to Florida's unique and highly diverse ecosystems. We also are concerned that the EPA has authorized fenthion use in Louisiana, although that state has chosen not to use this acutely toxic substance. Shade Grown Coffee is Bird Friendly Coffee -- Find out why and where to buy it! All about shade grown coffee. Where to buy shade grown coffee.  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster *Not affiliated with MOS ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 11 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, avian conservation issues");s1[19]=new Array("sanctuary/sanctuaries.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- MOS Sanctuaries","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Sanctuaries The MOS Sanctuary Program The Maryland Ornitholgical Society manages a number of sanctuaries throughout Maryland. MOS sanctuaries encompass areas of unique ecological significance, as well as typical Maryland habitats from the mountains to the coastal plains. MOS members have the proud distinction of being part owner of this system. The sanctuary system is designed to preserve unique or vanishing ecological areas, to provide wildlife refuges for educational and recreational opportunities, and to maintain suitable wildlife areas for scientific studies. The MOS Sanctuary Committee and local chapters oversee the maintenance and use of these protected areas. Protection, education, and research are the primary goals of the MOS sanctuary program, but the more than 1,500 acres of land available also provide unique birding opportunities. The opportunities are as varied as Maryland's geography. If you like mountains and northern birds, you can go to Carey Run in Western Maryland. Irish Grove, located on Pocomoke Sound, provides the other extreme. Our other sanctuaries cover physiographic areas in between. Toward these ends, MOS currently owns and operates nine sanctuaries located in various biotic regions of the state: Adventure Sanctuary (75 acres) is in Montgomery County. Carey Run Sanctuary(162 acres) is in Garrett County, west of Frostburg. Seymour B. Cooper Sanctuary (14 acres) is in Frederick County. Irish Grove Sanctuary (1,570 acres) is SE of Marion in Somerset County. Mandares Creek Sanctuary (Maynadier) (8 acres) is on the Severn River in Anne Arundel County. Marengo Woods Sanctuary (50 acres) is in Talbot County. Mill Creek Sanctuary (150 acres) is in Talbot County, south of Wye Mills. Myrtle Simon Pelot Sanctuary (60 acres) is NE of Greensboro in Caroline County. Caroline W. Wilson Sanctuary (86 acres) is in Garrett County. Check each sanctuary listing for additional details about each, directions and a map! Hours of Operation and Fees MOS sanctuaries are open to the public during daylight hours without reservations. Carey Run and Irish Grove have farm houses, each with working a kitchen, plumbing, electricity, and some beds. Individuals and groups may stay overnight at these farm houses with advanced reservations. Overnight fees are charged on a per person/per night basis: MOS members at $4.00, nonmembers at $6.00, students and children at $4.00. Reservations must be made by an MOS member. To make reservations for Carey Run, MOS members should contact: Charlotte Folk To make reservations for Irish Grove, MOS members should contact: Shirley Taylor. Regulations for Usage If you decide to visit a sanctuary you will want to read Regulations for Usage of the Sanctuaries of the Maryland Ornithological Society and Ten Rules for a Visit to a MOS Sanctuary. If you wish to conduct research at a sanctuary, please read Regulations for Conducting Research at MOS Sanctuaries. This item also outlines the process for individuals and/or organizations who wish to obtain approval to collect any flora and/or fauna. Flora and fauna may not be collected at any MOS sanctuary without prior approval. >MOS publishes a guide to the sanctuaries, which gives more detailed information concerning each sanctuary, its history, use and location. The current guide is out of date, but is in the process of being updated and expanded. Gifts Ownership of these sanctuaries was made possible by gifts from our benefactors and the contributions of our members. If you wish to make a contribution, send it to the MOS Treasurer. Sanctuary Survey n 2001, the MD Partners in Flight Habitat Management Committee conducted a habitat and land management survey, which you can read online or download, of two MOS sanctuaries: Carey Run and Irish Grove. The map for Carey Run is shown separately. Private Wildlife Sanctuaries Not all lands with MOS signs are MOS owned sanctuaries, however. Many Maryland landowners have chosen to join the Private Wildlife Sanctuary Program. For further information concerning MOS sanctuaries you may contact the MOS Sanctuary Committee Chair, Dotty Mumford, 1900 Generals Highway, Annapolis, MD 21401, 410-849-8336.  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 12 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, Wildlife Sanctuaries, Carey Run, Irish Grove, Adventure, Mandares Creek, Maynadier, Marengo Woods, Mill Creek, Myrtle Simon Pelot, Seymour B. Cooper, Caroline W. Wilson");s1[20]=new Array("about/chapters/allegany.html","Allegany County Chapter of MOS","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - About MOS - Chapters - Allegany Chapter Allegany County Chapter Officers President J.B. Churchill DirectorBarbara Gaffney Membership Information ContactCharlotte Folk, 179 Mt. Pleasant Street, Frostburg, MD 21532 Individual Dues$14 Household Dues$19 Junior Dues$6 Visit the Allegany Chapter Home Page to find out more about this MOS chapter.  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 31 October 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, chapters, Allegany Chapter");s1[21]=new Array("about/chapters/washington.html","Washington County Chapter of MOS","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - About MOS - Chapters - Washington Chapter Officers President Rotates Monthly Vice President Vacant Secretary Anna Hutzell Treasurer Shirley Ford Director Ann Mitchell Membership Information Contact Shirley Ford, 16909 Eylers Valley Road; Emmitsburg, MD 21727 Individual Dues $25 Household Dues $30 Junior Dues $20 Associate $10 Meetings are the 4th Tuesday of the month, September-May at 7:30 PM at the Mt. Aetna Nature Center on Mt. Aetna road east of Maryland Route 66. Learn more about the Chapter's activities by viewing the online newsletter containing upcoming field trips, meetings and other events.  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 31 October 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, chapters, Washington Chapter");s1[22]=new Array("about/chapters/frederick.html","Frederick County Chapter of MOS","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - About MOS - Chapters - Frederick Chapter Frederick County Chapter of MOS Officers Officers President Marcia Balestri Vice-president Linda Keller Recording Secretary Helen Horrocks Treasurer Nancy Parker Director Mike Welch Membership Information Contact Nancy Parker, 9014 Mountainberry Circle, Frederick, MD 21702 Individual Dues $25 Household Dues $30 Junior Dues $5 Committee Chairs Scholarships Linda Keller Conservation Lois Kauffman Sanctuary Doug Parker May Count Mike Welch Fall Count Doug Parker Christmas Count Mike Welch Sugarloaf Count Helen Horrocks Atlas Coordinator David Smith Sanctuaries Seymour B. Cooper Sanctuary 14.3 acres of unimproved mountain woodland, no trails established, on Eylers Valley Flint Rd. in the northern part of Frederick County. Audrey Carroll Audubon Sanctuary 130+ acres of rolling Piedmont hills, partly wooded, and partly old farm returning to grasslands, with some lowland marshy area as well. Very diverse habitats, and great variety of birds to be seen year round. Located on Old Annapolis Road in the eastern part of the County. Contact us for more information. Other Birding Hotspots in Frederick County Lily Pons Fish Hatchery... on Lily Pons Road just west of Sugarloaf Mountain. Year round good habitat for shorebirds, wading birds, and songbirds as well. C&O Canal trail... along the Potomac River. Various access points along the canal. Great year round birding and hiking. Fountain Rock Park... on Fountain Rock Rd. in Walkersville. Nature Center, children's programs. Contact: Alice Nemitsas at the Center at: 301-898-1460. Visit the Frederick County Chapter Home Page to find out more about this MOS chapter.  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 6 November 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, chapters, Frederick Chapter");s1[23]=new Array("about/chapters/carroll.html","Carroll County Chapter of MOS","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - About MOS - Chapters - Carroll Chapter Carroll County Chapter of MOS Officers President Tammy Schwaab (410-857-4913) Vice PresidentDon Jewell (410-346-7738) SecretaryLaura Tarbell (410-857-1109) TreasurerGregory Klein (410-840-9384) DirectorRoxanne Yeager (410-795-8997)  Membership Information ContactGregory Klein, 1107 Jeffra's Court, Westminster, MD 21157 Individual Dues$25 Household Dues$30 Junior Dues$10 Other Chapter Member$5 The Carroll County Bird club (CCBC) holds monthly meetings at the Carroll County Community Senior Activities Center, on the first Wednesday of the month at 7:30 PM, September through December and February through May. The Senior Center is located at 125 Stoner Avenue, adjacent to the Carroll County General Hospital. Each meeting features a guest speaker. There is no charge for attending these informative programs and refreshments are provided. The CCBC also holds guided bird walks throughout the year and publishes a quarterly newsletter. For more information on the CCBC please call the President (above), or the Carroll County Times Lines (410-848-6661 code 4063) for a recorded message that is changed monthly.  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 17 December 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, chapters, Carroll Chapter");s1[24]=new Array("about/chapters/baltimore.html","Baltimore County Chapter of MOS","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - About MOS - Chapters - Baltimore Chapter Baltimore County Chapter The Baltimore Bird Club Officers President Pete Webb Director Jeanne Bowman Director Mary Chatelat Director Helene Gardel Director John Landers Membership Information Contact Dot Gustafson - 3801 York Rd, L-9, Cockeysville, MD 21030 Individual Dues $40 Household Dues $50 Junior Dues $10 Visit the Baltimore Bird Club Home Page to find out more about this MOS chapter.  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 31 October 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, chapters, Baltimore Chapter");s1[25]=new Array("about/chapters/harford.html","Harford County Chapter of MOS","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - About MOS - Chapters - Harford Chapter Officers President Jeanne Wheeler Director Thomas Congersky Director Randy Robertson Membership Information Contact Joyce E. Gorsuch, 726 Loveville Road, #409, Hockessin, DE 19707-1508 Individual Dues $21 Household Dues $27 Junior Dues $10 Visit the Harford Bird Club Home Page to find out more about this MOS chapter.  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 31 October 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, chapters, Harford Chapter");s1[26]=new Array("about/chapters/cecil.html","CecilCounty Chapter of MOS","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - About MOS - Chapters - Cecil Chapter Cecil County Chapter The Cecil Bird Club Officers President Rick Lee Vice President Deborah Allen Secretary Candi Lee Treasurer Ken Drier Director Marcia Watson-Whitmyre Membership Information Contact Ken Drier, 64 Codjus Drive, Rising Sun, MD 21911 Individual Dues $25 Household Dues $35 Sustaining $65 Junior Dues $10 Additional information COUNTY RECORDS -- Marcia Watson Whitmyre 410-392-9236 or mww@udel.edu MAY COUNT CO-ORDINATOR -- Parke John (pjohn@wlgore.com) or (410)287-6037 TURKEY POINT HAWK WATCH -- Leslie Fisher -- Coordinator 410-658-2427 or gonbrdn@dol.net MID-WINTER COUNT CO-ORDINATOR -- Sean McCandless 410-392-3407 Visit the Cecil Bird Club Home Page to find out more about this MOS chapter.  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 31 October 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, chapters, Cecil Chapter");s1[27]=new Array("about/chapters/montgomery.html","Montgomery County Chapter of MOS","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - About MOS - Chapters - Montgomery Chapter Officers President Hugh Mahanes; 301-564-0780; Vice President Helen Patton Past President Sam Freiberg Secretary Tricia Tice Treasurer Howard Lefkowitz State Director Don Messersmith State Director Don Simonson State Director Rick Sussman State Director Ann Weeks Chapter Director Mike Dixon Chapter Director Clive Harris Chapter Director Dave Powell Chapter Director Karen Stewart Membership Information Contact MCC/MOS, P.O. Box 59639, Potomac, MD 20859-9639 Individual Dues $30 Household Dues $40 Junior Dues $6 Visit the Montgomery County Chapter Home Page to find out more about this MOS chapter.  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 31 October 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, chapters, Montgomery Chapter");s1[28]=new Array("about/chapters/howard.html","Howard County Chapter of MOS","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - About MOS - Chapters - Howard Chapter Howard County Chapter The Howard Bird Club Officers President Jeffrey Friedhoffer (hcbc-at-mdbirds.org) Vice President Kevin Heffernan (kjheff-at-aol.com) Secretary Chuck Stirrat (ccharles.stirrat-at-jhuapl.edu) Treasurer Emy Holdridge (Holdridge-at-erols.com) Chapter Director Tracy Eve (tracyeve-at-comcast.net) Chapter Director Tom Miller (tmiller778-at-aol.com) State Director Mary-Jo Betts State Director Karen Darcy State Director Kate Tufts Membership Information Contact Emy Holdridge (Holdridge-at-erols.com), 5812 Harness Court, Columbia MD 21044 Individual Dues $30 Household Dues $45 Junior Dues $9 Sustaining $90 If you belong to another chapter $10 Visit the Howard Bird Club Home Page to find out more about this MOS chapter.  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 31 October 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, chapters, Howard Chapter");s1[29]=new Array("about/chapters/caroline.html","Caroline County Chapter of MOS","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - About MOS - Chapters - Caroline Chapter Caroline County Chapter of MOS Officers President Bill Scudder Director Danny Poet Membership Information Contact Steve Westre, 25346 Smith Landing Road, Denton, MD 21629, 410-479-0338, swestre26@comcast.net Alternate Debby Bennett, P.O. Box 404, Denton, MD 21629, 410-479-1343, ext. 152, dbennett@caro.lib.md.us Individual Dues $25 Household Dues $30 Junior Dues $10 Visit the Caroline County Chapter Home Page to find out more about this MOS chapter.  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 31 October 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, chapters, Caroline Chapter");s1[30]=new Array("about/chapters/talbot.html","Talbot County Chapter of MOS","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - About MOS - Chapters - Talbot Chapter Talbot County Chapter of MOS Officers President Mark Scallion Vice President Shirley Bailey Treasurer Les Roslund Secretary Susanna Scallion Director Shirley Bailey Director William Novak Membership Information Contact Les Roslund, 26329 Martingdale Lane, Easton, MD 21601 Individual Dues $25 Household Dues $35 Junior Dues $5 Affiliate $5 A printed schedule of evening meetings and bird walks may be obtained by sending a note to the e-mail addresses listed above. Visit the Talbot County Chapter Home Page to find out more about this MOS chapter.  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 31 October 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, chapters, Talbot Chapter");s1[31]=new Array("about/chapters/tricounty.html","Tri-County Chapter of MOS","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - About MOS - Chapters - Tri-County Chapter Tri-County Chapter of MOS Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester Counties Officers President Samuel Dyke Director Elizabeth Pitney Membership Information Contact Margaret Laughlin, 11 Stacy Court, Berlin MD 21811 Individual Dues $15 Household Dues $22 Junior Dues $7  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 31 October 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, chapters, Tri-County Chapter");s1[32]=new Array("about/chapters/patuxent.html","Patuxent Chapter of MOS","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - About MOS - Chapters - Patuxent Chapter Patuxent Chapter of MOS Officers President Fred Shaffer (410-721-1744) State Director Fred Fallon Membership Information Contact Tom Loomis, 11502 Allview Drive, Beltsville, MD 20705. Phone: 301-937-2257. Individual Dues $13 Household Dues $19 Junior Dues $6 Monthly Meetings Day: 2th Tuesday of the Month Months: September - May Additional Information: Contact the President  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 31 October 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, chapters, Patuxent Chapter");s1[33]=new Array("about/chapters/annearundel.html"," At-Large Membership in MOS","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - About MOS - Chapters - Anne Arundel Chapter Anne Arundel Chapter Officers President Larry Zoller 1st Vice President-- Field Trip Chair Al Haury 2nd Vice President -- Program Chair Gerald Weingrad Treasurer Harry Zoller Corresponding Secretary Pat Tate Recording Secretary Bobbi Reichwein 1st Year State Director Paul Speyser 2nd Year State Director Linda Baker Membership Information Contact Harry Zoller, 307 Darlene Ave., Linthicum, MD 21090; 410-859-3176 Club Dues Individual Dues $28 Household Dues $35 Sustaining Member Dues $60 Junior (under age 18) Dues $6 As with all other chapter, membership in the Anne Arundel Bird Club, and all chapters, includes membership in the Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) and subscriptions to the MOS publications. General Information Contact: Al Haury, 410-923-0881, cactuswren@erols.com Meetings Club meetings are on the first Friday of the month from October through May in the DNR Conference Room, Tawes Building, Rowe Blvd and Taylor Ave, Annapolis. These meetings feature an illustrated nature program by qualified professional and amateur speakers. Checklist A Checklist of the Birds of Anne Arundel County is available below. Single sheet hard copies can be obtained by contacting Al Haury at 410-923-0881 or cactuswren@erols.com. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 31 October 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, chapters, Anne Arundel Chapter");s1[34]=new Array("about/chapters/kent.html","Kent County Chapter of MOS","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - About MOS - Chapters - Kent Chapter Kent County Chapter of MOS Officers Co-President Peter Mann Co-President Nancy Martin Treasurer Glenn Dulmage Director Walter Ellison Membership Information Contact Glenn Dulmage, 207 Valley Rd, Chestertown, MD 21620 Individual Dues $15 Household Dues $25 Junior Dues $10 Visit the Kent County Chapter Home Page to find out more about this MOS chapter.  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 31 October 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, chapters, Kent Chapter");s1[35]=new Array("privacy.html","Maryland Ornihological Society --  Privacy","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Contacts MOS Contacts Part I: For Visitors Cookies and data collection The MOS web site does not use cookies and not does collect your name, email address or other personal information about you unless you give it to us. Information sent via forms Visitors who complete the electronic sighting report for the MD/DC Records Committee (MD/DCRC) provide a variety of information, including personal contact data. Information collected by the Records Committee in this manner is used for recording and evaluating rare bird sightings in Maryland. The MD/DCRC maintains a database of submissions. Personal information provided is not used for any other purpose or given to any person or group without the consent of the individual making the report. Orders from the Online Nature Store MOS receives a copy of the receipt you receive from the Online Nature Store, which is run by Without Bricks, Inc, and to which MOS is an affiliate member. This information includes your name, address, and the nature of your order. It does not include any credit card data. MOS maintains these receipts for accounting purposes. Personal information provided is not used for any purpose or given to any person or group, although MOS may analyze the non-personal information in the order to help us more effectively manage the store. Use of Email We encourage your comments and requests via email and read every one we receive. We do not sell or share email with other organizations. We may share your email within the organization to ensure that your request or comment receives the attention of the appropriate officer or committee chair. Photo Gallery The names of individuals who provide photos for the MOS Bird Gallery are used to protect the owner's copyright, but are not used for any other purpose and will be withheld at the owner's request. Review of visitor logs From time to time MOS conducts a statistical analysis of web site use. Statistical logs contain information about pages accessed, date and time visited, and other technical information. Data collected is usually not identifiable with an individual, but in any event personal information is not collected or compiled. Any data collected from the visitor logs is used solely to study web site usage. Linked Sites Links and pointers to non-MOS sites and pages are provided for information only. They operate independently of MOS and may have their own privacy policies. Although we believe you will enjoy the sites we link, the availability of a link on the MOS site does not imply endorsement. Part II: For Members One of the purposes of the MOS State Web Site is to advertise the existence of the various local MOS Chapters, including contact information for those interested in gaining more information with regard to those chapters. Another purpose is to make available to the general public the current schedule of MOS Chapter meetings and field trips, along with contact information should someone wish further information regarding those activities. With regard to the MOS State and Chapter web sites, it is the policy of MOS that: 1. Addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, or other identifying items relating to MOS members shall not be published on any web site of the organization without the explicit written consent of the individual in question. Such consent or lack thereof shall be maintained as part of the above-mentioned electronic database and it shall be the responsibility of the local Chapters to gather that information and forward it to the MOS mailing list coordinator each year. 2. Each Chapter must provide the MOS State Webmaster with the name, telephone number, and e-mail address of a representative of that Chapter in order to provide a point of contact for individuals seeking further information about the Chapter. This may be an officer of the chapter or anyone else who has consented to represent the Chapter in this manner. These contacts shall be reviewed and renewed annually by each Chapter.  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Voice Mail: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 3 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, privacy");s1[36]=new Array("sanctuary/sancindex.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- MOS Sanctuaries","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Sanctuaries MOS Sanctuaries Introduction to MOS Sanctuaries Rules Research at MOS Santuaries Research Registration Form Sanctuary Habitat Survey Carey Run Map Private Sanctuary Program Registration Form  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 18 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, Wildlife Sanctuaries, Carey Run, Irish Grove, Adventure, Mandares Creek, Maynadier, Marengo Woods, Mill Creek, Myrtle Simon Pelot, Seymour B. Cooper, Caroline W. Wilson");s1[37]=new Array("counts/annual/comp04dc.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Annual Bird Sightings in DC","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Counts - Annual Sightings/DC 2004 Annual Bird Sightings in the District of Columbia 2004 Updated Through December 31, 2004 Current Count: 214 + 3 Possible New Species (66.5%) This is a composite list of DC species sightings for the year by all of the birders of the District. Possible new species 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 2004 District of Columbia Comprehensive Bird Sighting List Species Code Date Person Reporting Location    Loons & Grebes Red-throated Loon 0    Pacific Loon 3    Common Loon 0 27-Mar R Hilton/P Pisano Anacostia Park Pied-billed Grebe 0 1-Jan M Bowen Washington Channel Horned Grebe 0 6-Mar T Ewert Tidal Basin Red-necked Grebe 0 6-Mar P Pisano Georgetown Reservoir Eared Grebe 0 6-Mar T Ewert Tidal Basin    Oceanic Species Leach's Storm-Petrel 5A    Band-rumped Storm-Petrel 3      Pelicans     American White Pelican 3       Cormorants, Anhinga, & Frigatebird Double-crested Cormorant 0 1-Jan M Bowen Tidal Basin Great Cormorant 5C    Anhinga 3    Frigatebird, species 3  Not counted in total     Bitterns, Herons, & Egrets American Bittern 0    Least Bittern 0    Great Blue Heron 0 1-Jan J Hubbell Roosevelt Island Great Egret 0 20-Apr M Paul Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Snowy Egret 0 26-Jul J Beetham Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Little Blue Heron 0 11-Aug M Paul Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Tricolored Heron 5D    Cattle Egret 0 9-Aug D Ryan Memorial Bridge Green Heron 0 17-Apr J Hubbell Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Black-crowned Night-Heron 0 1-Jan M Bowen Washington Channel Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 0       Ibis, Stork, & Vultures Glossy Ibis 0 17-Aug M Bowen Hains Point Wood Stork 3    Black Vulture 0 1-Jan J Hubbell Fletcher's Boathouse Turkey Vulture 0 1-Jan J Hubbell Fletcher's Boathouse    Ducks, Geese, & Swans Greater White-fronted Goose 0 28-Dec P Pisano Anacostia Park Snow Goose 0 22-Mar W Kornack Kenilworth Park Canada Goose 0 1-Jan M Bowen Georgetown Reservoir Cackling Goose 0    Brant 0    Mute Swan 0    Tundra Swan 0 4-Mar D Holmes E Capitol St Wood Duck 0 12-Jan G Gough National Zoo Gadwall 0 6-Jan M Paul Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Eurasian Wigeon 0    American Wigeon 0 31-Oct J Beetham Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens American Black Duck 0 1-Jan J Hubbell Chain Bridge Mallard 0 1-Jan M Bowen Hains Point Blue-winged Teal 0 14-Mar R Hilton Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Northern Shoveler 0 12-Jan G Gough National Zoo Northern Pintail 0 19-Jan J Waanders Hains Point Green-winged Teal 0 12-Jan G Gough National Zoo Canvasback 0    Redhead 0 1-Jan M Bowen Georgetown Reservoir Ring-necked Duck 0 1-Jan M Bowen Georgetown Reservoir Greater Scaup 0    Lesser Scaup 0 15-Feb P Pisano Washington Channel Surf Scoter 0 11-Apr P Pisano Hains Point White-winged Scoter 0 19-Mar M Bowen Potomac River, FDR Black Scoter 0    Long-tailed Duck 0 9-Mar J Beetham Washington Channel Bufflehead 0 1-Jan M Bowen Hains Point Common Goldeneye 0 19-Jan J Waanders Hains Point Hooded Merganser 0 1-Jan J Hubbell Chain Bridge Common Merganser 0 1-Jan J Hubbell Fletcher's Boathouse Red-breasted Merganser 0 1-Jan M Bowen Tidal Basin Ruddy Duck 0 17-Mar J Felley Tidal Basin    Kites & Hawks Osprey 0 4-Mar P Pisano 14th St RR bridge Bald Eagle 0 6-Jan M Paul Kingman Lake Northern Harrier 0 5-Feb M Paul Kingman Lake Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 12-Jan G Gough National Zoo Cooper's Hawk 0 1-Jan M Bowen Georgetown Reservoir Northern Goshawk 0    Red-shouldered Hawk 0 6-Jan M Paul Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Broad-winged Hawk 0 17-Apr D Ryan Rock Creek Park Red-tailed Hawk 0 1-Jan M Bowen Anacostia Park Rough-legged Hawk 0    Golden Eagle 0       Falcons American Kestrel 0 1-Jan M Bowen Hains Point Merlin 0 1-Jan M Bowen Anacostia Park Peregrine Falcon 0 4-Jan P Pisano 14th St RR bridge    Pheasant, Grouse, & Quail Ruffed Grouse -- X 0    Greater Prairie-Chicken -- X 0    Wild Turkey 0    Northern Bobwhite 0       Rails, Moorhens, & Coot Yellow Rail 3    Black Rail 5C    Clapper Rail 5B    King Rail 0    Virginia Rail 0    Sora 0 11-Oct P Pisano Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Purple Gallinule 3    Common Moorhen 0    American Coot 0 1-Jan M Bowen Georgetown Reservoir    Plovers Black-bellied Plover 0    American Golden-Plover 0    Semipalmated Plover 0 15-May P Pisano Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Piping Plover 5B    Killdeer 0 1-Jan H Patton Anacostia Park Black-necked Stilt 5C    American Avocet 0       Sandpipers Greater Yellowlegs 0 16-Apr P Pisano Hains Point Lesser Yellowlegs 0 15-Apr W Kornack Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Solitary Sandpiper 0 28-Apr P Pisano Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Willet 0    Spotted Sandpiper 0 17-Apr P Pisano Hains Point Upland Sandpiper 0    Whimbrel 5D    Long-billed Curlew 3    Hudsonian Godwit 5D    Ruddy Turnstone 0    Red Knot 0    Sanderling 0    Semipalmated Sandpiper 0 11-Aug M Paul Kingman Western Sandpiper 0 11-Aug M Paul Kingman Least Sandpiper 0 28-Apr R Weiner Constitution Gardens White-rumped Sandpiper 0    Baird's Sandpiper 0    Pectoral Sandpiper 0 15-Aug P Pisano Anacostia Park Dunlin 0    Stilt Sandpiper 0    Buff-breasted Sandpiper 0    Ruff 5C    Short-billed Dowitcher 0 10-Jul J Hubbell Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Long-billed Dowitcher 0    Wilson's Snipe 0 5-Feb M Paul Kingman Lake American Woodcock 0 4-Mar T Marko National Arboretum Wilson's Phalarope 0    Red-necked Phalarope 0    Red Phalarope 5D       Jaegers, Gulls, & Terns Parasitic Jaeger 5B    Laughing Gull 5D 20-Mar B Cooper / G Mackiernan Potomac River, Georgetown Franklin's Gull 5E    Little Gull 5C    Black-headed Gull 5C    Bonaparte's Gull 0 26-Mar J Felley Hains Point Ring-billed Gull 0 1-Jan M Bowen Georgetown Reservoir California Gull 3    Herring Gull 0 1-Jan M Bowen Georgetown Reservoir Yellow-legged Gull 3    Iceland Gull 5D    Lesser Black-backed Gull 5D 13-Jan M Bowen Georgetown Reservoir Glaucous Gull 5D 15-Feb D Czaplak Washington Channel Great Black-backed Gull 5D 1-Jan M Bowen Georgetown Reservoir Gull-billed Tern 5B    Caspian Tern 0 3-Apr M Bowen Anacostia Park Royal Tern 5C    Common Tern 0 19-Jul M Bowen Anacostia Park Forster's Tern 0 10-Jul J Hubbell Anacostia Park Least Tern 5C 24-Jul J Hubbell Anacostia Park Sooty Tern 3    Black Tern 0    Black Skimmer 5C       Alcids Thick-billed Murre 3       Doves & Pigeons Rock Pigeon 0 1-Jan M Bowen Georgetown Reservoir Mourning Dove 0 1-Jan J Hubbell Rock Creek Park Passenger Pigeon -- X 0    Common Ground-Dove 3       Cuckoos Black-billed Cuckoo 0 30-Apr T Marko Rock Creek Park Yellow-billed Cuckoo 0 22-Apr R Hilton Rock Creek Park    Owls Barn Owl 0    Eastern Screech-Owl 0 18-Apr R Hilton Rock Creek Park Great Horned Owl 0 29-Jan G Mackiernan/B Cooper National Arboretum Snowy Owl 0    Barred Owl 0 15-May D Ryan Rock Creek Park Long-eared Owl 0    Short-eared Owl 0    Northern Saw-whet Owl 0       Nightjars & Swift Common Nighthawk 0 5-May J Haire Rock Creek Park Chuck-will's-widow 0    Whip-poor-will 0    Chimney Swift 0 10-Apr B Cooper / G Mackiernan Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens    Hummingbirds & Kingfisher Ruby-throated Hummingbird 0 29-Apr J Hubbell Rock Creek Park Selasphorus, Rufous/Allen's 3 1-Jan M Bowen Ripley Garden Selasphorus, species 3  Not included in total  Belted Kingfisher 0 1-Jan J Hubbell Chain Bridge    Woodpeckers Red-headed Woodpecker 0 22-Jan M Paul Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Red-bellied Woodpecker 0 1-Jan J Hubbell Rock Creek Park Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 0 1-Jan J Hubbell Rock Creek Park Downy Woodpecker 0 1-Jan J Hubbell Anacostia Park Hairy Woodpecker 0 1-Jan J Hubbell Rock Creek Park Northern Flicker 0 6-Jan M Paul Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Pileated Woodpecker 0 1-Jan J Hubbell Rock Creek Park    Flycatchers Olive-sided Flycatcher 0 6-Aug B Cooper / G Mackiernan Rock Creek Park Eastern Wood-Pewee 0 15-Apr W Kornack Rock Creek Park Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 0 23-Aug B Cooper / G Mackiernan Rock Creek Park Acadian Flycatcher 0 29-Apr J Hubbell Rock Creek Park Alder Flycatcher 0 19-May O Janni Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Willow Flycatcher 0 15-May P Pisano Anacostia Park Least Flycatcher 0 23-Aug B Cooper / G Mackiernan Rock Creek Park Eastern Phoebe 0 7-Mar J Beetham National Arboretum Great Crested Flycatcher 0 22-Apr R Hilton Rock Creek Park Western Kingbird 0    Eastern Kingbird 0 17-Apr P Pisano National Arboretum    Shrike & Vireos Loggerhead Shrike 0    White-eyed Vireo 0 17-Apr P Pisano National Arboretum Yellow-throated Vireo 0 22-Apr R Hilton Rock Creek Park Blue-headed Vireo 0 16-Apr C Harris Rock Creek Park Warbling Vireo 0 23-Apr M Paul Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Philadelphia Vireo 0 1-Oct B Cooper / G Mackiernan Rock Creek Park Red-eyed Vireo 0 23-Apr J Hubbell Rock Creek Park    Jays, Crows, & Raven Blue Jay 0 1-Jan M Bowen Ripley Garden American Crow 0 1-Jan J Hubbell NW DC Fish Crow 0 1-Jan M Bowen Georgetown Reservoir Common Raven 5E       Lark & Swallows Horned Lark 0 18-Dec B Ringler Anacostia Park Purple Martin 0 7-May D Kluza WWII Memorial Tree Swallow 0 7-Mar M Paul Kingman Lake Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0 23-Mar M Bowen Fletcher's Boathouse Bank Swallow 0 10-Jul P Pisano Kenilworth Park Cliff Swallow 0 16-May M Paul Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Barn Swallow 0 9-Apr W Kornack Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens    Chickadees, Titmouse, Nuthatch & Creeper Carolina Chickadee 0 1-Jan J Hubbell Rock Creek Park Black-capped Chickadee 0    Tufted Titmouse 0 1-Jan J Hubbell Rock Creek Park Red-breasted Nuthatch 0 17-Jan C Tumer National Arboretum White-breasted Nuthatch 0 1-Jan J Hubbell Rock Creek Park Brown Creeper 0 1-Jan J Hubbell Rock Creek Park    Wrens Carolina Wren 0 1-Jan J Hubbell Rock Creek Park Bewick's Wren 3    House Wren 0 15-Mar T Marko Roosevelt Island Winter Wren 0 29-Jan M Paul Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Sedge Wren 0    Marsh Wren 0 23-Apr M Paul Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens    Kinglets & Gnatcatcher Golden-crowned Kinglet 0 14-Feb P Pisano National Arboretum Ruby-crowned Kinglet 0 1-Jan D Ryan Roosevelt Island Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0 5-Apr W Kornack Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens    Thrushes Eastern Bluebird 0 19-Jan W Strobel Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Veery 0 19-Apr C Kankel Roosevelt Island Gray-cheeked Thrush 0 9-May B Cooper / G Mackiernan Rock Creek Park Swainson's Thrush 0 28-Apr R Weiner Mall Hermit Thrush 0 10-Jan P Pisano National Arboretum Wood Thrush 0 18-Apr R Hilton Rock Creek Park American Robin 0 1-Jan M Bowen Lincoln Memorial    Mimids Gray Catbird 0 4-Jan S Wilson National Zoo Northern Mockingbird 0 1-Jan M Bowen Ripley Garden Brown Thrasher 0 6-Jan M Paul Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens    Starling, Pipit, & Waxwings European Starling 0 1-Jan J Hubbell NW DC American Pipit 0 20-Mar D Czaplak / P Pisano Hains Point Bohemian Waxwing 3    Cedar Waxwing 0 2-Jan G Gough National Zoo    Wood Warblers Blue-winged Warbler 0 24-Apr D Richardson Rock Creek Park Golden-winged Warbler 0 23-Aug B Cooper / G Mackiernan Rock Creek Park Tennessee Warbler 0 9-May B Cooper / G Mackiernan Rock Creek Park Orange-crowned Warbler 0 10-Jan P Pisano National Arboretum Nashville Warbler 0 10-Jan P Pisano National Arboretum Northern Parula 0 11-Apr J Hubbell Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Yellow Warbler 0 17-Apr P Pisano National Arboretum Chestnut-sided Warbler 0 27-Apr J Haire Rock Creek Park Magnolia Warbler 0 23-Apr J Hubbell Rock Creek Park Cape May Warbler 0 30-Apr J Hubbell Rock Creek Park Black-throated Blue Warbler 0 27-Apr J Haire Rock Creek Park Yellow-rumped Warbler 0 28-Feb P Pisano National Arboretum Black-throated Green Warbler 0 16-Apr C Harris Rock Creek Park Blackburnian Warbler 0 27-Apr J Haire Rock Creek Park Yellow-throated Warbler 0 28-Mar W Kornack C&O Canal Pine Warbler 0 14-Mar D Mozurkewich National Arboretum Prairie Warbler 0 28-Apr M Bowen National Zoo Palm Warbler 0 10-Apr P Pisano Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Bay-breasted Warbler 0 5-May J Haire Rock Creek Park Blackpoll Warbler 0 28-Apr M Bowen National Zoo Cerulean Warbler 0 21-Apr B Cooper / G Mackiernan Rock Creek Park Black-and-white Warbler 0 14-Apr W Kornack Rock Creek Park American Redstart 0 30-Apr P Pisano Battery Kemble Prothonotary Warbler 0 28-Apr M Bowen Dupont Circle Worm-eating Warbler 0 19-Apr B Cooper / G Mackiernan Rock Creek Park Ovenbird 0 4-Jan P Pisano Ripley Garden Northern Waterthrush 0 23-Apr J Waanders National Mall Louisiana Waterthrush 0 3-Apr D Ryan Rock Creek Park Kentucky Warbler 0 4-May T Margevicius Ft Bunker Hill Park Connecticut Warbler 0 29-Sep B Cooper / G Mackiernan Rock Creek Park Mourning Warbler 0 9-Aug G Gough National Zoo Common Yellowthroat 0 23-Apr M Paul Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Hooded Warbler 0 22-Apr R Hilton Rock Creek Park Wilson's Warbler 0 9-May B Cooper / G Mackiernan Rock Creek Park Canada Warbler 0 7-May D Kluza WWII Memorial Yellow-breasted Chat 0       Tanagers Summer Tanager 0 1-May M Bowen Rock Creek Park Scarlet Tanager 0 19-Apr B Cooper / G Mackiernan Rock Creek Park    Sparrows Eastern Towhee 0 1-Jan J Hubbell Rock Creek Park Bachman's Sparrow 3    American Tree Sparrow 0 13-Jan M Bowen Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Chipping Sparrow 0 29-Jan M Paul Kingman Lake Clay-colored Sparrow 0    Field Sparrow 0 10-Jan P Pisano Kenilworth Park Vesper Sparrow 0    Lark Sparrow 0    Savannah Sparrow 0 23-Apr J Waanders National Mall Grasshopper Sparrow 0    Henslow's Sparrow 5E    Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow 0    Seaside Sparrow 5C    Fox Sparrow 0 1-Jan J Hubbell Rock Creek Park Song Sparrow 0 1-Jan J Hubbell NW DC Lincoln's Sparrow 0 10-May J Lemert Rock Creek Park Swamp Sparrow 0 19-Jan J Waanders Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens White-throated Sparrow 0 1-Jan J Hubbell Rock Creek Park White-crowned Sparrow 0 4-May P Pisano Hains Point Dark-eyed Junco 0 1-Jan J Hubbell Rock Creek Park Lapland Longspur 0    Snow Bunting 0       Cardinal, Grosbeaks, & Bunting Northern Cardinal 0 1-Jan J Hubbell Rock Creek Park Rose-breasted Grosbeak 0 27-Apr J Haire Rock Creek Park Black-headed Grosbeak 3    Blue Grosbeak 0 28-Apr P Pisano Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Indigo Bunting 0 20-Apr R Stone RFK Dickcissel 0    Bobolink 0 2-May R Hilton Kenilworth Park    Blackbirds & Orioles Red-winged Blackbird 0 1-Jan D Ryan Roosevelt Island Eastern Meadowlark 0 14-Mar R Hilton Kenilworth Park Yellow-headed Blackbird 5D 22-Aug R Hilton Rock Creek Park Rusty Blackbird 0 20-Mar R Ringler Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Common Grackle 0 1-Jan M Bowen Smithsonian Brown-headed Cowbird 0 1-Jan J Hubbell FDR Memorial Orchard Oriole 0 23-Apr M Paul Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Baltimore Oriole 0 22-Apr R Hilton Rock Creek Park    Winter Finches Purple Finch 0 10-Jan P Pisano National Arboretum House Finch 0 1-Jan M Bowen Ripley Garden Red Crossbill 0    White-winged Crossbill 0    Common Redpoll 0    Pine Siskin 0    American Goldfinch 0 1-Jan J Hubbell Rock Creek Park Evening Grosbeak 0       Weaver Finch House Sparrow 0 1-Jan J Hubbell NW DC    Species New to DC List: Rufous Hummingbird  1-Jan M Bowen Ripley Garden Thayer's Gull  15-Feb D Czaplak Washington Channel Brown Pelican  20-Mar R Hilton / L Shannon Tidal Basin                          (X) -- Extinct or extirpated in Maryland         MD/DC Records Committee Review Codes:    0 Non-reviewable species 3 Reviewable anywhere in Maryland or DC 5A-5E Reviewable if found in certain specified ranges in Maryland or DC (see the MD/DCRC Review List)  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 8 January 2005  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, annual sightings, composite list, comp list");s1[38]=new Array("counts/annual/comp04md.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Annual Bird Sightings in MD","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Counts - Annual Sightings/MD 2004 Annual Bird Sightings in Maryland 2004 Updated Through December 31, 2004 Current Count: 350 + 3 Possible New Species (82.9%) 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 2004 Maryland Annual Bird Sightings Species Code Date Person Reporting Locale County    Ducks, Geese, & Swans Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 2     Fulvous Whistling-Duck 2     Greater White-fronted Goose 0 5-Jan D Bystrak Jug Bay Anne Arundel Snow Goose 0 1-Jan D Poet Centreville Queen Anne's Ross's Goose 4E 13-Jan K Graff Rt. 113 and Basket Switch Worcester Brant 0 1-Jan F/N Saunders Yard (flyover) Worcester Cackling Goose 2 11-Jan C Harris Black Hills Regional Park Montgomery Canada Goose 0 1-Jan A Ripley Jug Bay Anne Arundel Mute Swan 0 1-Jan D Poet Behind Holly's Rt 50 Queen Anne's Trumpeter Swan -- X Xp     Tundra Swan 0 1-Jan A Ripley Yard Calvert Wood Duck 0 1-Jan M Balestri Lilypons Frederick Gadwall 0 1-Jan E Kirschbaum Loch Raven Baltimore Eurasian Wigeon 0 5-Jan D Powell Deal Island Somerset American Wigeon 0 1-Jan E Kirschbaum Loch Raven Baltimore American Black Duck 0 1-Jan J Shenot Jug Bay Prince George's Mallard 0 1-Jan J Shenot Jug Bay Prince George's Blue-winged Teal 0 17-Jan S McCandless Elliott Island Road Dorchester Cinnamon Teal 2     Northern Shoveler 0 1-Jan J Shenot Jug Bay Prince George's Northern Pintail 0 1-Jan J Shenot Jug Bay Prince George's Green-winged Teal 0 1-Jan R Ringler Piney Run Park Carroll Canvasback 0 1-Jan R Ringler Piney Run Park Carroll Redhead 0 1-Jan E Kirschbaum Loch Raven Baltimore Ring-necked Duck 0 1-Jan E Kirschbaum Loch Raven Baltimore Tufted Duck 2     Greater Scaup 0 1-Jan F/N Saunders Bayside 26th Street, OC Worcester Lesser Scaup 0 1-Jan R Ringler Piney Run Park Carroll King Eider 4B 5-Jan D Powell OC Inlet Worcester Common Eider 4B 1-Jan F/N Saunders OC Inlet Worcester Harlequin Duck 4B 28-Feb R Kiddy OC Inlet Worcester Surf Scoter 0 1-Jan D Poet Kent Narrows Queen Anne's White-winged Scoter 0 3-Jan S Crabtree Deal Island Somerset Black Scoter 0 3-Jan D Bystrak Pt. Lookout St. Mary's Long-tailed Duck 0 1-Jan S Hamilton South Beach Calvert Bufflehead 0 1-Jan S Hamilton South Beach Calvert Common Goldeneye 0 1-Jan D Poet Kent Narrows Queen Anne's Barrow's Goldeneye 2     Hooded Merganser 0 1-Jan E Kirschbaum Loch Raven Baltimore Common Merganser 0 1-Jan J Shenot Jug Bay Prince George's Red-breasted Merganser 0 1-Jan F/N Saunders Hooper's, OC Worcester Masked Duck 2     Ruddy Duck 0 1-Jan D Poet Reed's Creek Queen Anne's    Pheasant, Gouse, & Quail Ring-necked Pheasant 0 1-Feb S Arnold Southwest Area Park Baltimore Ruffed Grouse 0 16-Apr F Pope Mt. Nebo WMA Garrett Greater Prairie-Chicken -- X Xp     Wild Turkey 0 1-Jan D Poet Centreville Queen Anne's Northern Bobwhite 0 31-Jan D Poet Sparks Road Caroline    Loons & Grebes Red-throated Loon 0 1-Jan F/N Saunders OC Inlet Worcester Pacific Loon 3 6-Mar Z Baer* OC Inlet Worcester Common Loon 0 1-Jan S Hamilton South Beach Calvert Pied-billed Grebe 0 1-Jan J Shenot Jug Bay Prince George's Horned Grebe 0 1-Jan E Kirschbaum Loch Raven Baltimore Red-necked Grebe 0 4-Feb E Kirschbaum Ft. McHenry Baltimore Eared Grebe 0 26-Nov D Czaplak Black Hill SP Montgomery Western Grebe 2        Oceanic Species Yellow-nosed Albatross 2     Northern Fulmar 4A 28-Feb P Guris Pelagic Zone Worcester Black-capped Petrel 2     Cory's Shearwater 4A 5-Jun H Holbrook, et. Al. Assateague ORV Worcester Greater Shearwater 4A 5-Jun H Holbrook, et. Al. Assateague ORV Worcester Sooty Shearwater 4A 3-Apr P Guris Pelagic Zone Worcester Manx Shearwater 4A 11-Dec M Hawkins Pelagic Zone Worcester Audubon's Shearwater 4A 3-Jul M Iliff Pelagic Zone Worcester Wilson's Storm-Petrel 4B 5-Jun H Holbrook, et. Al. Assateague ORV Worcester White-faced Storm-Petrel 2 28-Aug P Guris Pelagic Zone Worcester Leach's Storm-Petrel 4A 5-Jun Stasz/Burchett/Powell Assateague ORV Worcester Band-rumped Storm-Petrel 2 3-Jul M Iliff Pelagic Zone Worcester Northern Gannet 4B 1-Jan F/N Saunders OC Inlet Worcester    Pelicans American White Pelican 2 14-Jan A Smith Blackwater NWR Dorchester Brown Pelican 4B 13-Jan J Reese Poplar Island Talbot    Cormorants, Anhinga, and Frigatebird Double-crested Cormorant 0 2-Jan D Bystrak Upper Marlboro Prince George's Great Cormorant 4C 11-Jan K Graff OC Inlet Worcester Anhinga 2 16-Apr T Bell Mackall/Cage Roads Calvert Magnificent Frigatebird 2        Bitterns, Herons, & Egrets American Bittern 0 3-Jan S Crabtree Deal Island Somerset Least Bittern 0 20-Apr S Ricciardi Ft. Smallwood Park Anne Arundel Great Blue Heron 0 1-Jan E Kirschbaum Loch Raven Baltimore Great Egret 0 1-Jan D Bystrak Upper Marlboro Prince George's Snowy Egret 0 3-Jan J Hubbell Blackwater NWR Dorchester Little Blue Heron 0 18-Apr F/N Saunders George's Island Landing Worcester Tricolored Heron 4D 1-Jan F/N Saunders Hooper's, OC Worcester Reddish Egret 2     Cattle Egret 0 8-Apr W Ellison Chesapeake Landing Kent Green Heron 0 2-Jan F Shaffer Schoolhouse Pond Prince George's Black-crowned Night-Heron 0 1-Jan F/N Saunders West Pond, OC Worcester Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 0 26-Mar T Stock Sligo Creek Montgomery    Ibis & Spoonbill White Ibis 0 12-Aug H Holbrook Pemberton Farms Pond Queen Anne's Glossy Ibis 0 2-Apr D Bystrak Dunkirk Calvert White-faced Ibis 2     Roseate Spoonbill 2        Stork & Vultures Wood Stork 2     Black Vulture 0 1-Jan A Ripley Dunkirk Calvert Turkey Vulture 0 1-Jan A Ripley Yard Calvert    Kites & Hawks Osprey 0 8-Feb C/D Broderick Choptank Bridge Dorchester Swallow-tailed Kite 2 9-Apr J Fallon/B Dowell Blackwater NWR Dorchester Mississippi Kite 0 5/8, 5/12 Graff/Ricciardi/Gueder Maple Dam Rd/Ft Smallwood Dorchester/AA Bald Eagle 0 1-Jan J Shenot Jug Bay Prince George's Northern Harrier 0 1-Jan A Ripley/S Hamilton Hall Creek WMA Calvert Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1-Jan S Hamilton Route 2 Flyover Calvert Cooper's Hawk 0 1-Jan A Ripley Yard Calvert Northern Goshawk 0 6-Mar D Eberly Downs Park Anne Arundel Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1-Jan J Shenot Jug Bay Prince George's Broad-winged Hawk 0 16-Apr S McCandless NE MD Cecil/Harford? Swainson's Hawk 2     Red-tailed Hawk 0 1-Jan A Ripley Dunkirk Calvert Rough-legged Hawk 0 3-Jan S Crabtree Deal Island Somerset Golden Eagle 0 16-Jan L Willey Fork Neck/Decoursey Br. Dorchester    Falcons American Kestrel 0 1-Jan A Ripley Dunkirk Calvert Merlin 0 18-Jan R Sussman ACE Tree Nursery Montgomery Gyrfalcon 2     Peregrine Falcon 0 4-Jan G Jett/G Brewer Mockley Point Prince George's    Rails, Coots, & Moorhens Yellow Rail 2     Black Rail 4C Unk H. Armistead Unknown Unknown Corn Crake 2     Clapper Rail 4B 19-Apr S Stiles Pt. Lookout St. Mary's King Rail 0 15-Apr Z Baer Tanyard Caroline Virginia Rail 0 30-Jan J Peters Ft. McHenry Baltimore Sora 0 18-Apr S Stiles Pt. Lookout St. Mary's Purple Gallinule 2 6-May P Woodward Hughes Hollow Montgomery Common Moorhen 0 25-Apr H Holbrook/J Brighton Elliott's Island Dorchester American Coot 0 1-Jan E Kirschbaum Loch Raven Baltimore    Limpkin & Crane Limpkin 2     Sandhill Crane 0 10-Feb C/C Rowsom White Marsh Baltimore    Plovers Black-bellied Plover 0 1-Jan F/N Saunders Hooper's, OC Worcester American Golden-Plover 0 28-Aug Fide The Voice Hurlock Dorchester Wilson's Plover 2 May fide H Armistead Assateague Island Worcester Semipalmated Plover 0 24-Jan C/D Broderick South Point Worcester Piping Plover 4B 15-Feb H Holbrook/J Brighton Across fm Eagle's Nest Worcester Killdeer 0 1-Jan S Hamilton North Beach Calvert American Oystercatcher 4B 1-Jan F/N Saunders Hooper's, OC Worcester Black-necked Stilt 4C 30-Apr D Powell Blackwater NWR Dorchester American Avocet 0 10-Jul Stasz/Hafner/Holbrook Hart-Miller Island Baltimore    Sandpipers Greater Yellowlegs 0 1-Jan F/N Saunders Hooper's, OC Worcester Lesser Yellowlegs 0 1-Jan G Lovelace Oak Grove Road Caroline Solitary Sandpiper 0 10-Apr Jett/Brewer/Stasz Allen's Fresh Prince George's Willet 0 9-Mar J/M Bowen Assateague  Worcester Spotted Sandpiper 0 14-Apr R Sussman Ashton Montgomery Upland Sandpiper 0 17-Apr M Cribb Longneck Road St. Mary's Eskimo Curlew 2     Whimbrel 4D 12-May D Powell Assateague ORV Worcester Long-billed Curlew 3     Hudsonian Godwit 4D 31-Jul G Scarpulla Hart-Miller Island Baltimore Marbled Godwit 4D 1-Jan M Todd/D Czaplak Bayside 25th Street, OC Worcester Ruddy Turnstone 0 1-Jan F/N Saunders Bayside 26th Street, OC Worcester Red Knot 0 9-May H Holbrook Spring Road Talbot Sanderling 0 1-Jan F/N Saunders Hooper's, OC Worcester Semipalmated Sandpiper 0 2-May S McCandless Court House Point Cecil Western Sandpiper 0 1-Jan F/N Saunders Bayside 26th Street, OC Worcester Red-necked Stint 2     Little Stint 2     Least Sandpiper 0 15-Apr Z Baer Tanyard Caroline White-rumped Sandpiper 0 1-May H Armistead So. Dorchester Co. Dorchester Baird's Sandpiper 0 9-May D/C Broderick Rt 50 Borrow Pit Wicomico Pectoral Sandpiper 0 17-Apr Z Baer Tanyard Caroline Purple Sandpiper 4C 1-Jan F/N Saunders OC Inlet Worcester Dunlin 0 1-Jan F/N Saunders Hooper's, OC Dunlin Curlew Sandpiper 2 10-Aug D Czaplak Assateague Island Worcester Stilt Sandpiper 0 17-Jul G Scarpulla Hart-Miller Island Baltimore Buff-breasted Sandpiper 0 25-Aug B Ringler Assateague Worcester Ruff 5C 8-Apr J Shenot Jug Bay Anne Arundel Short-billed Dowitcher 0 25-Apr H Holbrook/J Brighton Blackwater NWR Dorchester Long-billed Dowitcher 0 7-Aug G Scarpulla Hart-Miller Island Baltimore Wilson's Snipe 0 1-Jan M Balestri Lilypons Frederick American Woodcock 0 2-Jan F Shaffer Q. Anne's Bridge Road Prince George's Wilson's Phalarope 0 3-May W Ellison Great Oak Pond Kent Red-necked Phalarope 0 19-May fide R Ringler Mason-Dixon Farm Frederick Red Phalarope 4D 3-Apr P Guris Pelagic Zone Worcester    Skuas, Gulls, & Terns Great Skua 5A     South Polar Skua 2     Pomarine Jaeger 4B     Parasitic Jaeger 4B 17-Sep P Mann Rock Hall Harbor Kent Long-tailed Jaeger 2     Laughing Gull 4D 4-Mar C Harris Ironshire Road Worcester Franklin's Gull 4E 8-Apr M Hafner Jug Bay Anne Arundel Little Gull 4C 20-Mar M Hafner/Z Baer Unknown Harford/Cecil Black-headed Gull 4C 18-Jan S Dyke OC Inlet Worcester Bonaparte's Gull 0 4-Jan D Bystrak Greenbury Point Anne Arundel Black-tailed Gull 2     Mew Gull 2 24-Dec S Suter Schoolhouse Pond Prince George's Ring-billed Gull 0 1-Jan A Ripley Yard Calvert California Gull 2     Herring Gull 0 1-Jan E Kirschbaum Loch Raven Calvert Yellow-legged Gull 2     Thayer's Gull 4D 24-Jan J Stasz Salisbury Landfill Wicomico Iceland Gull 4D 18-Jan H Armistead Fishing Creek Dorcester Lesser Black-backed Gull 4D 6-Jan F Shaffer Schoolhouse Pond Prince George's Glaucous Gull 4D 23-Jan G Jett Charles Co. Landfill Charles Great Black-backed Gull 4D 1-Jan D Poet Kent Narrows Queen Anne's Kelp Gull 2 1-Jan J Kostenko/T Bell Sandgate St. Mary's Sabine's Gull 2     Black-legged Kittiwake 4A     Ross's Gull 2     Gull-billed Tern 4B 24-Apr N Saunders/M Hoffman Sinepuxent Bay Worcester Caspian Tern 0 3-Apr C Carroll Fishing Creek Dorchester Royal Tern 4C 27-Mar M Cribb Rt 5, St. Mary's City St. Mary's Sandwich Tern 4B 27-Jun M Hafter, J Baer Eagle's Nest Area Worcester Roseate Tern 4A 8-Jul F Saunders Assateague ORV Worcester Common Tern 0 25-Apr VON Violette's Lock Montgomery Arctic Tern 2 5-Jun H Holbrook, et. Al. Assateague ORV Worcester Forster's Tern 0 11-Jan K Graff OC Inlet Worcester Least Tern 4C 25-Apr H Holbrook/J Brighton Blackwater NWR Dorchester Bridled Tern 4A 28-Aug P Guris Pelagic Zone Worcester Sooty Tern 2 9-Sep Lisa Assateague SP Worcester Black Tern 0 22-May B Gearhart Harney Road Ponds Frederick Black Skimmer 4C 14-May F/N Saunders Berlin Worcester    Alcids Dovekie 4A 12-Feb D Broderick OC Inlet Worcester Common Murre 2 22-Feb C Comeau* OC Inlet Worcester Thick-billed Murre 2 19-Feb P Craig* OC Inlet Worcester Razorbill 4A 12-Feb C/D Broderick OC Inlet Worcester guillemot, species 2     Atlantic Puffin 4A 28-Feb P Guris Pelagic Zone Worcester    Doves & Pigeons Rock Pigeon 0 1-Jan S Hamilton North Beach Calvert White-winged Dove 32 4-Dec G Lovelace West Ocean City Worcester Mourning Dove 0 1-Jan S Hamilton North Beach Calvert Passenger Pigeon -- X Xt     Common Ground-Dove 2        Parakeet & Cuckoos Carolina Parakeet -- X Xt     Black-billed Cuckoo 0 20-Apr E Boyd Westminster Carroll Yellow-billed Cuckoo 0 24-Apr F/J Fallon Walker Mill Park Prince George's Groove-billed Ani 2        Owls Barn Owl 0 1-Jan M Balestri Rt. 550 Frederick Eastern Screech-Owl 0 1-Jan M Balestri Yard Frederick Great Horned Owl 0 1-Jan A Ripley Yard Calvert Snowy Owl 0 16-Nov K Rambo Patuxent NAS St. Mary's Burrowing Owl 2     Barred Owl 0 1-Jan M Balestri Nolan's Ferry Frederick Long-eared Owl 0 3-Jan R Sussman Pine Stand Montgomery Short-eared Owl 0 2-Jan M Todd/D Czaplak George's Island Landing Worcester Northern Saw-whet Owl 0 28-Feb B Hubick Assateague  Worcester    Nightjars & Swifts Common Nighthawk 0 6-May J Waanders Camden Yards Baltimore Chuck-will's-widow 0 25-Apr H Armistead Rigby's Folly Talbot Whip-poor-will 0 4-Apr M Hoffman Laws Road Worcester Chimney Swift 0 9-Apr G Jett/M Callahan Nanjemoy Charles    Hummingbirds & Kingfisher Ruby-throated Hummingbird 0 16-Apr J Picot Yard - St. Inigoes St. Mary's Rufous Hummingbird 2 1-Jan M Balestri* Yard Frederick Belted Kingfisher 0 1-Jan E Kirschbaum Loch Raven Baltimore    Woodpeckers Red-headed Woodpecker 0 1-Jan A Ripley Hall Creek WMA Calvert Red-bellied Woodpecker 0 1-Jan S Hamilton Am Chestnut Land Trust Calvert Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 0 1-Jan A Ripley Yard Calvert Downy Woodpecker 0 1-Jan A Ripley Yard Calvert Hairy Woodpecker 0 1-Jan A Ripley Hall Creek WMA Calvert Red-cockaded Woodpecker 2     Northern Flicker 0 1-Jan S Hamilton Am Chestnut Land Trust Calvert Pileated Woodpecker 0 1-Jan S Hamilton Am Chestnut Land Trust Calvert    Flycatchers Olive-sided Flycatcher 0 16-May C Harris Hughes Hollow Montgomery Eastern Wood-Pewee 0 7-May F Shaffer Merkle Prince George's Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 0 10-May J Green, D Young Poolesville Montgomery Acadian Flycatcher 0 30-Apr C Comeau S. of Pilgrim Hill Park Montgomery Alder Flycatcher 0 8-May W Pope Snaggy Mt. Road Garrett Willow Flycatcher 0 11-May P Woodward McKee Beshers Montgomery Least Flycatcher 0 1-May F Pope Oakland Garrett Hammond's Flycatcher 2     Eastern Phoebe 0 1-Jan A Ripley/S Hamilton Hall Creek WMA Calvert Vermilion Flycatcher 2     Ash-throated Flycatcher 2     Great Crested Flycatcher 0 19-Apr T Bell Patterson Park Calvert Western Kingbird 0 10-May M Lynch/G Frantz Ft. McHenry Baltimore Eastern Kingbird 0 5-Mar M Grey Lake Roland` Baltimore Gray Kingbird 2     Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 2     Fork-tailed Flycatcher 2        Shrikes Loggerhead Shrike 2 27-Dec H Mahanes Shaffer Road Washington Northern Shrike 0 3-Jan M Todd/D Czaplak Assateague SP Worcester    Vireos White-eyed Vireo 0 14-Apr P Craig Yard - Dameron St. Mary's Yellow-throated Vireo 0 18-Apr H Holbrook Burtonsville Montgomery Blue-headed Vireo 0 17-Apr T Marko/R Sussman Blue Mash Trail Montgomery Warbling Vireo 0 20-Apr R Ringler Mumma Ford Frederick Philadelphia Vireo 0 12-May J Peters/K Graff Ft. McHenry Baltimore Red-eyed Vireo 0 18-Apr P Craig Dameron Yard St. Mary's    Jays & Crows Blue Jay 0 1-Jan S Hamilton Am Chestnut Land Trust Calvert American Crow 0 1-Jan S Hamilton Am Chestnut Land Trust Calvert Fish Crow 0 1-Jan C Carroll Herring Run Park Baltimore Common Raven 4E 1-Jan M Balestri Lilypons Frederick    Larks & Swallows Horned Lark 0 1-Jan M Balestri New Design Rd/Oland Rd Frederick Purple Martin 0 6-Apr S Ricciardi Ft. Smallwood Park Anne Arundel Tree Swallow 0 14-Feb G Smyle Blackwater NWR Dorchester Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0 20-Mar K Graff Rumsey Island Harford Bank Swallow 0 24-Apr S Ricciardi Ft. Smallwood Park Anne Arundel Cliff Swallow 0 18-Apr R Sussman Brighton Dam Montgomery Barn Swallow 0 22-Mar M Hafner Diamond Point Road Baltimore    Chickadees, Titmouse, Nuthatches, & Creeper Carolina Chickadee 4E 1-Jan S Hamilton Am Chestnut Land Trust Calvert Black-capped Chickadee 0 1-Jan F Pope Mt. Lake Park Garrett Boreal Chickadee 2     Tufted Titmouse 0 1-Jan S Hamilton Am Chestnut Land Trust Calvert Red-breasted Nuthatch 0 1-Jan E Kirschbaum Loch Raven Baltimore White-breasted Nuthatch 0 1-Jan A Ripley Yard Calvert Brown-headed Nuthatch 4E 1-Jan F/N Saunders Yard Worcester Brown Creeper 0 1-Jan A Ripley/S Hamilton Hall Creek WMA Calvert    Wrens Rock Wren 2     Carolina Wren 0 1-Jan A Ripley Yard Calvert Bewick's Wren 2     House Wren 0 4-Jan D Bystrak Greenbury Point Anne Arundel Winter Wren 0 1-Jan C Carroll Herring Run Park Baltimore Sedge Wren 0 28-Apr S McCandless Elkton Marsh Cecil Marsh Wren 0 4-Jan F Fallon Beard's Creek Anne Arundel    Kinglets & Gnatcatcher Golden-crowned Kinglet 0 1-Jan S Hamilton Am Chestnut Land Trust Calvert Ruby-crowned Kinglet 0 1-Jan S Hamilton Am Chestnut Land Trust Calvert Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0 27-Mar Mozurkewich/Fullerton Fran Uhler Natural Area Prince George's    Thrushes Northern Wheatear 2     Eastern Bluebird 0 1-Jan A Ripley/S Hamilton Hall Creek WMA Calvert Mountain Bluebird 2     Townsend's Solitaire 2     Veery 0 17-Apr S McCandless ? Cecil Gray-cheeked Thrush 0 11-May P O'Brien Upper Watts Branch Park Montgomery Bicknell's Thrush 4D 24-Oct Fide L Roslund Hope House Talbot Swainson's Thrush 0 27-Apr S Arnold/B Hubick Curtis Bay Anne Arundel Hermit Thrush 0 1-Jan S Hamilton Am Chestnut Land Trust Calvert Wood Thrush 0 17-Apr J Kostenko/T Bell California Yard St.Mary's American Robin 0 1-Jan A Ripley Hall Creek WMA Calvert Varied Thrush 2        Mimids Gray Catbird 0 3-Jan D Mozurkewich Milltown Landing Prince George's Northern Mockingbird 0 1-Jan E Kirschbaum Loch Raven Baltimore Sage Thrasher 2     Brown Thrasher 0 1-Jan S Hamilton South Beach Calvert    Starling, Pipit, and Waxwings European Starling 0 1-Jan A Ripley Dunkirk Calvert American Pipit 0 1-Jan G Jett/G Brewer Turkey Tayak Lane Charles Bohemian Waxwing 2 7-Feb J Stasz* Tuckahoe Nursery Queen Anne's Cedar Waxwing 0 1-Jan F/N Saunders Yard Worcester    Wood Warblers Blue-winged Warbler 0 23-Apr A Ripley Flag Ponds Calvert Golden-winged Warbler 0 8-May F Pope Hubbard Road Garrett Tennessee Warbler 0 5-May G Jett Smith Pt. Rd and Rt 224 Charles Orange-crowned Warbler 0 17-Apr D Harvey ? Howard Nashville Warbler 0 24-Apr L Fullerton Patuxent North Tract Anne Arundel Northern Parula 0 16-Apr S Noyes ? Prince George's Yellow Warbler 0 17-Apr Z Baer Tuckahoe Caroline Chestnut-sided Warbler 0 3-May S Arnold Patapsco Valley SP Howard Magnolia Warbler 0 24-Apr J Hubbell Jennings-Randolph Res. Garrett Cape May Warbler 0 5-May P O'Brien Upper Watts Branch Park Montgomery Black-throated Blue Warbler 0 25-Apr D Burgraff Paper Mill Road Baltimore Yellow-rumped Warbler 0 1-Jan A Ripley/S Hamilton Hall Creek WMA Calvert Black-throated Gray Warbler 2     Black-throated Green Warbler 0 18-Apr K Caldwell Knoxville Washington Blackburnian Warbler 0 24-Apr J Hubbell   Yellow-throated Warbler 0 26-Mar S Hamilton Yard Calvert Pine Warbler 0 23-Jan C/D Broderick Yard Wicomico Prairie Warbler 0 4-Jan A Ripley Cove Point Road Calvert Palm Warbler 0 1-Jan G Lovelace Oak Grove Road Caroline Bay-breasted Warbler 0 10-May C Carroll Patuxent Research Refuge Anne Arundel Blackpoll Warbler 0 27-Apr J Miller Gaithersburg Montgomery Cerulean Warbler 0 22-Apr A Martin Pennyfield Lock Montgomery Black-and-white Warbler 0 4-Apr M Hoffman Old Beech Road Worcester American Redstart 0 27-Mar Z Baer Colbourne Mill Rd Worcester Prothonotary Warbler 0 17-Apr Z Baer Tuckahoe  Caroline Worm-eating Warbler 0 17-Apr Z Baer Tuckahoe  Caroline Swainson's Warbler 4E     Ovenbird 0 13-Apr G Jett Yard Charles Northern Waterthrush 0 19-Apr C Carroll Cylburn Arboretum Baltimore Louisiana Waterthrush 0 27-Mar Z Baer Colbourne Mill Rd Worcester Kentucky Warbler 0 24-Apr N Saunders/M Hoffman Mt. Olive Church Road Worcester Connecticut Warbler 0 20-Sep H Holbrook Terrapin Park Kent Mourning Warbler 0 3-Jun P Craig Dameron Yard St. Mary's Common Yellowthroat 0 3-Jan D Mozurkewich Milltown Landing Prince George's Hooded Warbler 0 17-Apr B Hartman Little Bennett SP Montgomery Wilson's Warbler 0 8-May F Pope Mt. Lake Park Garrett Canada Warbler 0 6-May F Pope Savage River State Forest Garrett Yellow-breasted Chat 0 6-Jan J Paul Chancellor's Point Road Talbot    Tanagers Summer Tanager 0 22-Apr S Hamilton Am Chestnut Land Trust Calvert Scarlet Tanager 0 19-Apr S Hamilton Am Chestnut Land Trust Calvert Western Tanager 2        Sparrows Green-tailed Towhee 2     Spotted Towhee 2 19-May J Peters* Ft. McHenry Baltimore Eastern Towhee 0 1-Jan S Hamilton Am Chestnut Land Trust Calvert Bachman's Sparrow 2     American Tree Sparrow 0 1-Jan A Ripley Dunkirk Calvert Chipping Sparrow 0 1-Jan E Kirschbaum Loch Raven Baltimore Clay-colored Sparrow 0 20-Apr G Radko, J Green Pt. Lookout St.Mary's Field Sparrow 0 1-Jan S Hamilton Am Chestnut Land Trust Calvert Vesper Sparrow 0 27-Mar R Sussman Tucker Lane, Ashton Montgomery Lark Sparrow 0 29-Aug M Hafner et. al. Assateague Island Worcester Lark Bunting 2 24-Oct Brighton/Holbrook/Hubbell Vessey Orchard Somerset Savannah Sparrow 0 1-Jan A Ripley Dunkirk Calvert Grasshopper Sparrow 0 19-Feb K Graff Patapsco WWTP Baltimore Baird's Sparrow 2     Henslow's Sparrow 4E 8-May F Pope Hubbard Road Garrett Le Conte's Sparrow 2 13-Nov M Hafner Vaughn  Worcester Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow 0 22-May Stasz/Powell/Burchett Hart-Miller Island Baltimore Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow 4C 1-May H Armistead S. Dorchester Dorchester Seaside Sparrow 4C 17-Apr B Ringlelr, B Ellis Diamond Point Road Baltimore Fox Sparrow 0 1-Jan J Shenot Jug Bay Prince George's Song Sparrow 0 1-Jan S Hamilton South Beach Calvert Lincoln's Sparrow 0 24-Mar VON Lake Needwood Montgomery Swamp Sparrow 0 1-Jan F/N Saunders Yard Worcester White-throated Sparrow 0 1-Jan A Ripley Yard Calvert Harris's Sparrow 2     White-crowned Sparrow 0 1-Jan A Ripley Dunkirk Calvert Dark-eyed Junco 0 1-Jan A Ripley Yard Calvert Lapland Longspur 0 18-Jan P Webb Oland/New Design Rds Frederick Smith's Longspur 2     Chestnut-collared Longspur 2     Snow Bunting 0 24-Jan J Stasz, et. al. Salisbury Landfill Wicomico    Cardinals, Grosbeaks, & Buntings Northern Cardinal 0 1-Jan S Hamilton Am Chestnut Land Trust Calvert Rose-breasted Grosbeak 0 21-Apr M Callahan Nanjemoy Charles Black-headed Grosbeak 2     Blue Grosbeak 0 21-Apr D Olsen Brown's Bridge Montgomery Lazuli Bunting 2 24-Oct Brighto/Holbrook/Hubbell Vessey Orchard Somerset Indigo Bunting 0 22-Apr B Butler Bolton Hill Baltimore Painted Bunting 2 8-May J Boxwell/P Craig Dameron Yard St.Mary's Dickcissel 0 18-May P Craig Longneck Road St.Mary's Bobolink 0 3-May M Callahan BARC Prince George's    Blackbirds, Grackles, & Orioles Red-winged Blackbird 0 1-Jan S Hamilton North Beach Calvert Eastern Meadowlark 0 1-Jan F/N Saunders Ironshire Sta Road Worcester Yellow-headed Blackbird 4D 24-Jan F/N Saunders Five Mile Branch Worcester Rusty Blackbird 0 8-Jan G Jett Yard Charles Brewer's Blackbird 4D 18-Jan M Walsh Pinehurst Village Wicomico Common Grackle 0 2-Jan F/N Saunders Rt 50, OC Worcester Boat-tailed Grackle 4B 11-Jan K Graff Assateague SP Worcester Brown-headed Cowbird 0 1-Jan M Tice Glenn Dale Prince George's Orchard Oriole 0 20-Apr W Strobel Sandy Point SP Anne Arundel Baltimore Oriole 0 24-Jan G Jett Waldorf Charles Bullock's Oriole 2        Finches Pine Grosbeak 2     Purple Finch 0 1-Jan A Ripley Yard Calvert House Finch 0 1-Jan D Bystrak Yard Anne Arundel Red Crossbill 0     White-winged Crossbill 0     Common Redpoll 0 11-Jan W Ellison Chesapeake Landing Kent Hoary Redpoll 2     Pine Siskin 0 7-Jan J Fry Pylesville Harford American Goldfinch 0 1-Jan S Hamilton Am Chestnut Land Trust Calvert Evening Grosbeak 0 15-Jan fide A Smith Hancock  Washington    Weaver Finches House Sparrow 0 1-Jan S Hamilton North Beach Calvert          Species New to the MD List*: Brown Shrike 2 1-Jul P Benton Harwood Anne Arundel Great White Heron (subspecies) 2 3-Oct fide P Davis Violette's Lock Montgomery Calliope Hummingbird 2 13-Nov M Gustafson Bowie Prince Georges Cave Swallow 2 26-Nov Stas/Hafner/Burchette Lilypons Frederick  2      2     *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  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 31 December 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, annual sightings, composite list, comp list");s1[39]=new Array("publications/yellowthroat/yellowthroat.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- The Yellowthroat","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Publications - The Yellowthroat The Yellowthroat The Yellowthroat, the newsletter of the Maryland Ornithological Society, is published bi-monthy, except during July/August, and contains columns and articles about the Maryland birding community. Edited by Lydia Schindler, The Yellowthroat is free to all MOS members as part of their membership package. Join MOS today to receive your subscription. MOS members and chapters may send articles for publication directly to the editor. Each issue of The Yellowthroat contains newsworthy items as well as the following regular columns and features: DNR Reports, highlighting on the activities of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources that impact birds and birders. The Conservation Corner, with the latest from the US and Maryland State capitols on conservation measures. Chapter Chatter, with news from the various MOS chapters. The MOS Calendar, a listing of meetings and field trips scheduled by all MOS chapters. The latest information on the progress of the Breeding Bird Atlas. The President's report on organizational items of interest. ...and many other informative articles. Take a look at some of the other articles included in recent issues and you will likely find several of interest to you.  Volume 25, Number 1 January/February 2005 Volume 24, Number 5 November/December 2004 Volume 24, Number 4 September/October 2004 Volume 24, Number 3 May/June 2004 Volume 24, Number 2 March/April 2004 Volume 24, Number 1 January/February 2004 Volume 23, Number 5 November/December 2003 Volume 23, Number 4 September/October 2003 Volume 23, Number 3 May/June 2003 Volume 23, Number 2 March/April 2003 Volume 23, Number 1 January/February 2003 Volume 22, Number 5 November/December 2002 Volume 22, Number 4 September/October 2002 Volume 22, Number 3 May/June 2002 Volume 22, Number 2 March/April 2002 Volume 22, Number 1 January/Februrary 2002  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 31 December 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, The Yellowthroat");s1[40]=new Array("activities/schedule/schedule.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Field Trips, Meetings, and Club Activities","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Activities - Trips/Meetings MOS Field Trips, Meetings, and Club Activities Meetings are open to members and some chapters welcome guests. Field trips may be restricted to members and may require reservations. Special instructions and restrictions are usually noted in the item summary. MOS members should check The Yellowthroat for additional information on any scheduled activity, including contact information for field trip leaders. Other interested individuals may leave a message for the MOS State Web Site Director. Chapter additions and revisions should be sent to Candi Lee, the MOS schedule editor. Items are forwarded to The Yellowthoat by Les after all chapter activities have been compiled for publication and, therefore, should not be sent directly to The Yellowthroat editor, Norm Saunders. The deadline for submissions is listed on each copy of The Yellowthroat. Field Trip Committee Chairpersons are strongly urged to ensure that trip and activity schedules are forwarded to Les so that chapter events can be reported. Schedules that are submitted too late for inclusion in The Yellowthroat may be sent to the webmaster for the web version. Check the listings from the Yellowthroat below for the lastest schedule; last minute additions and revisions also will be posted here. September-October 2004 November-December 2004 January-February 2005 Revisions: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 -- Baltimore. 6:30 - 7:30 PM. CHIMNEY SWIFTS AT DUSK IN HAMPDEN. See migrating Chimney Swifts as they pour into chimneys at the Bookbindery and/or the Mill Center. Come a bit early if the weather is cloudy or gray. Cancelled if raining. Last year 3,000 Swifts were counted. For directions, go to Trip Schedule http://www.BaltimoreBirdClub.org. Co-leaders: Carol Schreter, (410) 664-5151 and Joan Cwi, cwijs@battelle.org. The Annapolis-Gibson Island Christmas Bird Count is scheduled for January 2, 2005. The Anne Arundel County Mid-winter Bird Count is February 6th, 2005. Regarding, the Anne Arundel field trip to Annapolis Neck and Thomas Point for waterfowl on January 23rd, the meeting place listed in the January/February Maryland Yellowthroat is incorrect. We will be meeting at 12 Noon at the Bay Ridge Plaza Shopping Center parking lot at the corner of Forest Drive/Bay Ridge Road and Hillsmere Drive across from the entrance to Quiet Waters Park. If you plan to attend and stay for soup at Gerald Winegrad's home, please RSVP Gerald at 410-280-8956.  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 31 December 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, activities, meetings, field trips");s1[41]=new Array("counts/xmas/xmas.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Christmas Bird Counts in MD","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Counts - Xmas Christmas Bird Counts in MD Click on the count circle in the area where you live or wish to count for dates and compiler information.  Saturday, December 18 Allegany County -- John B. Churchill(301) 689-8344; jchurchi@wvu.edu. Tally will be at the Frostburg United Methodist Church SocialHall, 48 W. Main St. at 7 PM. Bring a covered dish to share. Baltimore Harbor -- Peter Webb (Baltimore), 410-486-1217; pete_webb@juno.com (home, after 6:30pm and weekends) and pew@niroinc.com (work, 8:30 am to 5 pm, M-F). Tally rally at Gene Scarpulla's. Denton -- Steve Westre (Denton), 410-479-0338. Oakland -- Connie Skipper (Oakland), 301-387-5227, connieskipper@hohnet.com Triadelphia Reservoir -- Jay and Diane Jones (Derwood), 301-670-0516, jayrjones@juno.com. Novices and experienced birders welcome. Tally follows catered buffet at Meadowsider on Muncaster Mill Rd, Derwood. Washington, DC -- Larry Cartwright, assisted by John Bjerke. New participants call the Audubon Naturalist Society (Chevy Chase), call 301-652-9188 during normal business hours for details. Sunday, December 19 Catoctin Mountain -- Mike Welch (Frederick), 301-874-5828; mdjvwelch@aol.com. ally Rally at the Smyles’. Call Gary Smyle, 301-663-0055, for directions. All eyes and ears needed. Elkton -- Laura Balascio, 302-456-0914 for details. Jug Bay -- Sam Droege (Laurel), 301-390-7759 (H) & 301-497-5840 (O); sam_droege@usgs.gov. Lower Kent County -- Paul Toulson (Chestertown), 410-778-4123. Full day followed by countdown at the library. Port Tobacco -- Gwen Brewer, 301-843-3524. Salisbury -- Sam Dyke (Salisbury), 410-742-5497. Seneca -- TBA. St. Michaels -- Bill Novak, Frank Lawlor, Wayne Bell, 410-820-6002. Compilation dinner at Christ Church, St. Michaels. Sunday, December 26 Southern Dorchester County (Blackwater) -- Chan Robbins (Laurel), 301-725-1176; chan_robbins@usgs.gov. Central Loudoun -- Joe Coleman (VA), 540-554-2542; jandkcoleman@erols.com. The MD section includes White's Ferry & a portion of the C&O Canal. Sector is directly West of McKee Beshers (Hughes Hollow). Monday, December 27 Crisfield-- Charlie Vaughn. Point Lookout - Bob Boxwell (Dameron), bobboxwell@hotmail.com, 410-610-5124. Food provided for Tally Rally in Dameron. Rock Run -- Jean Wheeler (Bel Air), 410-879-7424. Washington County -- David Weesner (Boonsboro), 301-432-7718. Tuesday, December 28 Ocean City -- Jay Sheppard (Laurel) 301-725-5559; JMSheppar@aol.com. Friday, December 31 Bowie -- Fred Fallon (Bowie), 301-249-1518; fwfallon@earthlink.net. Sunday, January 2 Annapolis/Gibson Island -- Sue Ricciardi (Arnold), susier@starpower.net, 410-647-9513 or Hal Wierenga & Lynn Davidson (Arnold), hal.lynn@erols.com, 410-647-7439. Fort Belvoir -- Carol Ghebelian, Maryland Coordinator (Indian Head), 301-753-6754; gheb@bellatlanic.net. Patuxent River -- Doug Lister (St. Mary's), 301-994-2582 (H) before 9 pm or 301-342-3670 (O) and Andy Brown (Calvert), brownaj@co.cal.md.us, 410-535-5327 (O). Sugarloaf Mountain -- Janet Millenson (Montgomery), 301-983-9337, janet@twocrows.com, and Helen Horrocks (Frederick)., 301-831-6315 Click the CBC logo to see results that have been submitted electronically  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 7 November 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, Christmas Bird Count, CBC, Xmas Bird Count");s1[42]=new Array("publications/yellowthroat/pdf/yt2405.pdf","yt2405.pdf","","President's Corner Come Out and Play! by Janet Millenson sk MOS members how far they travel to A look at birds and you'll get answers ranging from "across the room" to "around the world." Whether you're planning a trip to Columbia in Howard County or Colombia in South America, you can bet there's someone in the Society who'll recommend the best spots to visit.Yet people who happily go birding in Attu or Australia can be surprisingly shy about joining a field trip to an unfamiliar part of Maryland. Remember, your local bird club is a chapter within a statewide organization. Flip to the back pages of this newsletter and you'll see dozens of upcoming activities open to all MOS members. Because Maryland is blessed with an exceptional variety of habitats in a relatively small space, you can often scratch your personal birding itch without leaving the state. Carpool with a birding buddy and explore somewhere new--I promise the natives are friendly! Our new Statewide Educational Activities Committee, chaired by Mike Bowen, is (President's Corner continues on page 2) M aryland Y ellowthroat Newsletter of the Maryland Ornithological Society NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2004 VOL. 24, NO. 5 CACKLING GOOSE: A NEW SPECIES FOR MARYLAND In the 45th Supplement to the Checklist of North American Birds (2004), the AOU split the small-bodied "Cackling Goose" from the largebodied "Canada Goose" into two separate and distinct species. From DNA studies, the AOU concludes that these two species are more closely related to other species of Branta geese than they are to each other. The AOU follows the Delacour (1956) treatment of the former Canada Goose subspecies and separates the newly defined species into the following taxa: Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsi) (the "small-bodied forms") includes the following Delacour Canada Goose subspecies: Taverner's Cackling Goose (B. h. taverneri) Vancouver Cackling Goose (B. h. fulva) Dusky Cackling Goose (B. h. occidentalis) Aleutian Cackling Goose (B. h. leucopareia) Bering Cackling Goose (B. h. asiatica) [extinct] Cackling Cackling Goose (B. h. minima) Richardson's Cackling Goose (B. h. hutchinsi) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) (the "large-bodied forms") includes the following Delacour Canada Goose subspecies: Atlantic Canada Goose (B. c. canadensis) Todd's Canada Goose (B. c. interior) Giant Canada Goose (B. c. maxima) Moffitt's Canada Goose (B. c. moffitti) Lesser Canada Goose (B. c. parvipes) The 45th AOU Supplement also reordered the Branta geese. In taxonomic order, Cackling Goose precedes Canada Goose. The complete new Branta order is now: Brant Barnacle Goose Cackling Goose Canada Goose Hawaiian Goose There are some issues associated with the naming and identification of these new taxa; however, that discussion is beyond the scope of this brief note. The AOU also telegraphed that additional splits in this Cackling/Canada Goose complex may be forthcoming. The "Richardson's" form of the Cackling Goose (B. h. h.) is, however, a common winter visitor to Maryland. Its winter range includes Mexico, the Gulf Coast, and the Atlantic Coast south to South Carolina. Because of relative size differences of the various species and subspecies in this complex, as well as the possibility of hybridization, small size alone is not sufficient to identify a Cackling Goose. Local birders should look for the distinctive field marks that separate Cackling from Canada Geese. In addition to smaller size, these include bill shape (short and stubby), head shape (flat, almost square), and neck length (short). Some field guides, such as The Sibley Guide to Birds, depict Richardson's Goose along with the minima form (the latter shown as "Cackling" on his Canada Goose plate). The Inside this Issue: President's Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Cackling Goose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 DNR Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Changes in Turkey Distribution . . . . .3 Golden Eagles at Blackwater . . . . . . 4 105th Annual Christmas Bird Count . 5 Conservation Connection . . . . . . . . . 6 Board Bulletins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Hart-Miller Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Do You List? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Summer Camp Scholarships . . . . . . . 9 Telling Tales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Locality List Reporting Form . . . . .10 Garrett County in November . . . . . 11 Attention MOS Artists . . . . . . . . . .11 MOS Board Minutes . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Chapter Chatter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Clay Sutton Update . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 MOS Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Illumination in the Flatwoods . . . . .20 Last Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 (Cackling Goose continues on page 3) 2 President's Corner The Maryland Yellowthroat (continued from page 1) planning even more outings, workshops, and programs for 2005 to tempt you out of your home territory. Maybe you'd like to return to an area you first birded at an MOS annual conference, or you've always wanted to learn more about shorebirds, or you're curious about our sanctuaries. I encourage you to take advantage of the state's natural resources and the Society's knowledgeable members. Now for a seasonal note. As you read this, fall migration is ending, trees are turning bare, and Christmas Bird Count compilers are emerging from their cocoons and starting their hunt for participants. If you've never been on a Christmas Count, let this be the year you try it. (See schedule on page 5.) You don't have to be an expert to join in. Contribute to science as you make new friendships, enjoy a day of intensive birding, and work off those fruitcake calories in the fresh air. Your help will be welcomed. DNR Reports...by T Glen Therres he development of Maryland's first Wildlife Diversity Conservation Plan is well under way. The purpose is to identify The Maryland Yellowthroat Newsletter of the Maryland Ornithological Society, Inc. Editor: Layout: Lydia Schindler paulydia@erols.com 301-977-5252 Suzanne Probst sprobst@comcast.net 410-992-3489 Calendar Editor: Candi Lee Cleerlee@comcast.net 410-287-0415 Proofreader: Mailing list: MOS website: Webmaster: Ann Weeks annweeks@erols.com Bill Guion bguion@comcast.net 301-490-0444 http://www.mdbirds.org Frances C. Saunders fcsaunders@att.net Anyone is welcome to contribute articles or ideas that would be of interest to other birders. Copy may be mailed or e-mailed to Lydia Schindler by November 25, 2004 for the January/February 2005 issue. Illustrations on pages 1, 13, 14 and 19 © M. Suzanne Probst the wildlife species of greatest conservation need, their key habitats, and the conservation actions necessary to sustain them in Maryland over the next 10 years. The plan will be completed by October 2005. The first step in the process was to identify the species of greatest conservation need. That has been completed and the list of more than 500 species is posted on our website (www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/wldivplan). The list contains 136 species of birds. These include threatened and endangered species, colonial waterbirds, marshbirds, forest interior breeding birds, and high-priority Partners in Flight species. The next step in the process was to identify the key habitats utilized by all 500plus species of greatest conservation need. Since we need to map these habitats statewide and develop conservation actions for them, we decided to consolidate the habitats into 28 general types. This macro approach is much more manageable and appropriate at the statewide scale than a very detailed micro approach. The proposed key habitats are as follows: · Coastal beaches, dunes, and mudflats · Maritime forests and shrublands · Tidal marshes · Tidal shrub wetlands · Tidal forested wetlands · Nontidal emergent wetlands · Nontidal shrub wetlands · Bog and fen wetland complexes · Upland depressional wetlands · Seepage wetland complexes · Floodplain forests · Northern conifer forests · Northern hardwood forests · Basic forests · Dry acidic forests · Old growth forests · Early successional forests · Barrens and glades · Grasslands · Rock outcrops, cliffs and bluffs · Caves, mines and springs · Marine open water · Estuarine open water · Fresh tidal large streams and rivers · Freshwater medium to large rivers · Freshwater large streams and small streams · Freshwater headwater streams We are now developing descriptions of these key habitats and compiling lists of the species of greatest conservation need associated with each of them. In addition, threats to these key habitats will be identified. In January, we will convene a public workshop to solicit input on the conservation actions needed for these key habitats. We will post an announcement concerning this workshop in late 2004. Your input is welcomed! November/December 2004 3 CHANGES IN WILD TURKEY DISTRIBUTION SINCE ATLAS I BY WALTER G. ELLISON This map displays the apparent changes in distribution of the Wild Turkey between the two Maryland/D.C. atlas projects by combining data from both of them. Triangles represent the turkey's 1983-1987 Maryland/ D.C. breeding range: Right-side-up dark triangles show where the symbol of Thanksgiving has been seen in both projects; Upside-down pale triangles show where turkeys were found in the 1980s but have yet to be reported online by 2002-2004 atlas observers. Circles show blocks where Wild Turkeys were not found in the first atlas but have been found in 2002-2004. As the map illustrates, most blocks that have "lost" turkeys are in western Maryland; it is likely that most of these blocks still host turkeys but need more searching. On the other hand, turkeys have clearly enjoyed a dramatic increase over the years in eastern and southern Maryland. Turkeys, in spite of their large size, are shy and prefer forest to open places, making them hard to find during brief visits to the block. Atlassers should make an effort to talk to landowners in their blocks to find out if they know of any local turkey flocks. Cackling Goose (continued from page 1) Also, since to the AOU has announced the possibility of future splits, observers should attempt to separate and identify observed Cackling Goose forms. Besides the more expected "Richardson's" Cackling Goose, other forms could theoretically be found in the local area, including the even smaller and darker minima form. The MD/DC Records Committee is evaluating previous Maryland reports and museum specimens related to this split, and expects to make any appropriate changes to the Official List of the Birds of Maryland before the end of 2004. No reviewable reports of Cackling Goose for the District of Columbia have yet been located. Watch the MD/DC Records Committee web pages (http://www.mdbirds.org/mddcrc/rcindex.html) or the MDOsprey listserver for updates. Phil Davis, Secretary, MD/DC Records Committee 2549 Vale Court Davidsonville, MD 21035 pdavis@ix.netcom.com Don Simonson says that Cackling Geese are the ones you'll find on Miniature Golf Courses. 4 The Maryland Yellowthroat GOLDEN EAGLES AT BLACKWATER AND ENVIRONS our or more Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) have spent at least part of the last several winters at GOLDEN EAGLES IN BLACKWATER AREA Abbreviations in the table are as follows: "a"--adult; "i"--immature (hatch year bird); "s (11/2)"--subadult that is one and a half years old; and "s (21/2)"--subadult that is two and a half years old. I have not been able to distinguish subadult birds older than two and a half years from adults (birds older than five years), so the "adult" cohort probably includes a few older subadult birds. F Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge and surrounding Dorchester County. I have seen Golden Eagles over an area of more than 60 square miles, from the intersection of Buttons Neck Road and Route 16 on the northwest, Hip Roof Road on the southwest, the intersection of Ravenwood and New Bridge Roads on the northeast, and Steele's Neck Road between Lecompte WMA and Drawbridge on the southeast. Within this area, certain refuge and private properties are favored by eagles, e.g., the Wildlife Drive/Hog Range area to the west and the vicinity of Tudor Farms farther east. I try to ascertain a minimum number of Golden Eagles present in a winter season (actually mid-November through early April) by noting the age class (adult, subadult, or immature) and, if possible, idiosyncratic plumage characteristics of each individual seen. For example, an observation of two adults together in one place at the same time obviously compels the conclusion that two Golden Eagles were present for at least part of the winter. If an immature (hatch year) bird with large white wing patches is seen that same winter, the minimum count rises to three. If another hatch year bird without white in the wings is seen later the same season, the minimum count rises to four. I do not raise the minimum tally based on a new observation of an eagle that is indistinguishable in plumage pattern from one already counted (e.g., most adults, which usually appear almost uniformly dark), even if I have the subjective impression based on size that both sexes are present. Occasionally, individual differences (e.g., one bird missing a flight feather) permit discrimination between otherwise similar birds. (See table at right.) Golden Eagle counts from eastern hawkwatches over the past two or three decades suggest an increasing population. A similar "trend" in the accompanying data is at least in part an artifact of increased observer effort, especially in the years 1996-97 and thereafter. The presence of adults and subadults suggests that Golden Eagles return to winter around Blackwater NWR in successive years. An adult female, distinguishable based on a combination of appearance, behavior, and favorite haunts, was present in each of the winters 1997-98, 1998-99, and 1999-2000, probably was present in the winter 2000-01, and perhaps is present this winter (2003-04) as well. In some years I have seen a Golden Eagle week after week in or near the same field. Golden Eagles range widely over Dorchester County, however, as evidenced by repeat observations of distinctively marked birds at points several miles apart. I see some birds only once or twice all season. For example, I saw an immature with a missing primary feather on 28 December, 2002. This bird was not reported again until Harry Armistead saw it on 9 March, 2003, more than Winter 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 Golden Eagles Present 3 (2 a and 1 i, all together on 7 February 1987; possibly a family group) 2 (1 a, 1 i) 2 (1 a, 1 i) 3 (1 a, 2 i) 4 (2 a, 2 i) 4 (2 a, 2 i; one of the immatures was picked up at Blackwater in late November 1991 and spent the winter at a rehabilitator; at least one other immature was seen at Blackwater in December 1991 and January and February 1992). 2 (1 a, 1 i) 1 2 (1 a, 1 i) 4 (1 a, 1 s (1 /2), 2 i) 5 (2 a, 3 i) 4 (2 a, 2 i) 5 (1 a, 1 s (11/2), 3 i) 4 (2 a, 1 s (11/2), 1 i) 4 (2 a, 1 s (11/2), 1 i) 5 (2 a, 3 i) 7 ( 2 a, 1 s (11/2), 1 s (21/2), 3 i) 5 (2 a, 1 s (11/2), 2 i) 1 November/December 2004 two months later. Probably at least some Golden Eagles that visit Blackwater range over a wider area on the Delmarva Peninsula than the immediate vicinity of the refuge. LOOKING FOR GOLDEN EAGLES Finding Golden Eagles in the Blackwater area is a matter of effort and, on any given day, also a matter of luck. There is a lot of sky and countryside for 4 or 5 Golden Eagles to hide in. By way of comparison, refuge personnel estimate that more than 200 Bald Eagles winter in and around Blackwater (USA Today, November 30, 2001, p. 3D), suggesting that birders can expect to see 40 Bald Eagles for every Golden seen. Recent results of the NWF Mid Winter Eagle Survey suggest that the ratio of Bald to Golden Eagles is even higher. "Golden Eagles are always present November through March, but there is no sure location. Simply do a lot of scanning and identify every large raptor." (Henry T. Armistead, "Maryland's Everglades," Birding, April 1999.) Cold, sunny, windy days are best, as they are conducive to 5 the formation of thermals and deflection updrafts that enable eagles to soar and glide without effort. Bald and Golden Eagles and Turkey Vultures join each other in thermals, so every bird in a group should be checked. Golden Eagles hunt waterfowl and nutria in impoundments and fields. Periodically waterfowl panic and take to the air. These situations should be carefully glassed since the cause may be an eagle that is still in view. Ducks and Snow Geese panic at the close approach of both Bald and Golden Eagles. When Canada Geese suddenly rise in a clamoring mass, the odds are good that they were put up by a golden. Away from the water Golden Eagles hunt Gray and Fox Squirrels and Wild Turkeys along the edges of woods and farm fields. On windy days Golden Eagles sometimes can be seen just above treeline on the windward face of a woodlot. The eagles exploit wind deflected upward off the trees, kiting and gliding slowly upwind, searching for prey. --Gregory A. Inskip THE 105TH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT Birders of all levels are encouraged to participate in one or many of the 2004-2005 Christmas Bird Counts. Data collected on all birds seen or heard in the count circle will be submitted to the National Audubon Society for nationwide publication ($5 donation per person requested to help defray costs). SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18 Allegany Co CBC Call J.B. Churchill at 301-689-8344 (jchurchi@wvu.edu) for area assignment. Tally will be at the Frostburg United Methodist Church Social Hall, 48 W. Main St. at 7 PM. Bring a covered dish to share. Baltimore Harbor CBC For area assignment call compiler Pete Webb, 410-486-1217. Tally at Gene Scarpulla's house. Denton CBC Caroline. Contact coordinator Steve Westre, 410-479-0338 for info. Oakland CBC Contact Garrett Co compiler Connie Skipper at 301-387-5227 or connieskipper@hohnet.com Triadelphia CBC Contact compiler Jay Jones, 301-670-0516. Novices and experienced birders welcome. Tally follows catered buffet at Meadowside Nature Center on Muncaster Mill Rd, Derwood. Washington, DC CBC Contact Audubon Naturalist Society, 301-652-9188, during normal business hours for details. Compiler will be Larry Cartwright assisted by John Bjerke. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19 Catoctin CBC #55 Frederick. Call Mike Welch, 301-874-5828 to participate.All eyes and ears needed. Tally Rally at the Smyles'. Call Gary Smyle, 301-663-0055, for directions. Cecil CBC Compiler: Laura Balascio, 302-456-0914. Jug Bay CBC Contact compiler Sam Droege, 301-497-5840. Kent CBC For assignment, contact compiler Paul Tolson, 410-778-4123. Full day followed by countdown at the Library. Port Tobacco CBC Contact compiler Gwen Brewer, 301-843-3524 Salisbury CBC Tri-County. Compiler: Sam Dyke, 410-742-5497. Seneca CBC Montgomery. Compiler TBA. St. Michaels CBC Talbot. 7 AM. Compilers: Bill Novak, Frank Lawlor, Wayne Bell, 410-820-6002. Compilation dinner at Christ Church, St. Michaels. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26 Loudoun Co, VA CBC (including about 5 miles of the C&O Canal in Maryland at White's Ferry). Contact Joe Coleman (540-5542542 or jandkcoleman@erols.com) to register and receive additional information. Blackwater NWR/Southern Dorchester Co CBC Contact compiler Chan Robbins, 301-725-1176. MONDAY, DECEMBER 27 Crisfield CBC. Contact Charles Vaughn, essc@comcast.net Point Lookout CBC Contact compiler Bob Boxwell, 410-610-5124, bobboxwell@hotmail.com, by Dec 20. Food provided for Tally Rally in Dameron. Rock Run CBC Harford. Contact JeanWheeler, 410-879-7424, to participate. Washington Co CBC Contact compiler Dave Weesner, 301-432-7718, to participate. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28 Ocean City CBC Contact compiler Jay Sheppard, 301725-5559 or jmsheppar@aol.com FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31 Bowie CBC Contact compiler Fred Fallon, 301-249-1518. SATURDAY, JANUARY 1 Annapolis/Gibson Island CBC Anne Arundel. Full day. Bring lunch. For details, call coordinators Sue Ricciardi, 410-647-9513 or Lynn Davidson and Hal Wierenga, 410647-7439. SUNDAY, JANUARY 2 Fort Belvoir, VA, CBC Compiler: Kurt Gaskill (kurtcapt87@aol.com, 703-768-2172); MD-side compiler: Carol Ghebelian (gheb@bellatlantic.net, 301-753-6754) Patuxent River CBC Contact for Calvert Co side is Andy Brown, 410-535-5327 (w) and contact for St. Mary's Co side is Doug Lister, 301-342-3670 (w) or before 9 PM 301-994- 2582 (h). Sugarloaf Mt CBC (20th Annual) Montgomery Co compiler Janet Millenson, 301-983-9337; Frederick Co compiler Helen Horrocks, 301-831-6315. 6 The Maryland Yellowthroat The Conservation Connection By Richard J. Dolesh BIRDERS AND THE FATE OF MARYLAND'S LAND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS Maryland's birders may have had it too good for too long. Consider this: Maryland has had one of the most innovative, forward-looking, and well-funded land conservation programs in the nation. For more than 35 years, Program Open Space, the flagship of Maryland's land conservation program, has been preserving the most critical and important habitats in Maryland, as well as providing funds for parks, recreation facilities, and a number of Chesapeake Bay protection initiatives. Best of all, Maryland funds this world-class land conservation system with a tiny tax on the sale of real estate, elegantly paying-as-we-go. As real estate is bought, sold, and developed throughout the state, the one-half of one percent state real estate transfer tax reliably produces what has been, and could continue to be, an adequate stream of revenue to purchase critical open space and to provide matching funds for parks and local recreation facility development, not to mention GreenPrint, Heritage Conservation, Rural Legacy, and the lion's share of the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation (MALPF). Maryland is now blessed with an abundance of public land, and many critical bird and wildlife habitats have been protected. In fact, few birders would remember the last time a major habitat area was lost because the state could not act in time to preserve it. But that is exactly the point--we have come to take it for granted. Why should we worry that it won't continue? The truth is that Maryland's land conservation successes are rapidly becoming a thing of the past. Just as surely as if someone had thrown sand into the gears of a precision engine, the state's land conservation programs are grinding inexorably to a halt. In the past two years, virtually all funding for Program Open Space and its allied land conservation programs has disappeared down the black hole of the state's spiraling budget deficits. Fully 93% of the transfer tax revenue, which by law should go to fund open space programs, was siphoned off into the general fund. While some of the diverted pay-go funds were replaced with bond funding, this was only slightly more than a quarter of what it should have been. Why should birders care? Some people say we have more than enough open space already. After all, the original goal of POS was to protect 10% of the state in open space. A number of local jurisdictions have already met and exceeded that goal. Some say, hey, after all, we have acquired more than 350,000 acres with hundreds of thousands more protected. Isn't that enough? After more than 35 years, you should have bought all the land you consider important. So, really, why should birders care? Birders should care because we have a vital interest in the protection of birds and bird habitat. The Audubon Society's 2004 State of the Birds report states, "Data compiled from 1996 to 2003 show that all habitats have species with significantly decreasing populations, although the high proportion in grasslands and shrublands is especially alarming." Do you like to bird in grasslands? Do you think Maryland's grassland habitats are being increased? Think again. How about woodlands? Think Maryland's forests aren't being fragmented and eaten up by second home development and leaping exurbanization? Do you love to catch a glimpse of the Cerulean Warbler? Look fast before it's gone. How about the Short-eared Owl? Perhaps you love the song of the Wood Thrush or the Bobwhite--listen carefully to all, because they may be going as well. You may think that most wetlands are going to stay wetlands, whether or not they are owned or protected by the government, but that's not exactly true. Wetlands are being lost and degraded across the state. More than 75% of Maryland's forests are in private ownership, and woodland owners have few incentives to keep their lands in forest cover in the face of leap-frogging real estate values and declining timber markets. As you bird the amazingly diverse and rich ecosystems of our fair state, you may have noticed that many of the places you loved are disappearing before your eyes. Program Open Space (and its associated land conservation programs) has been the one consistently reliable program that has protected these places in perpetuity. The capacity of Maryland to plan prudently and act responsibly to acquire or protect critical natural habitats is now virtually nonexistent. With the continued bleeding of transfer tax revenues into the general fund, the state is losing its ability to respond to threats, challenges, or just plain opportunities (such as the one-time-only acquisitions of 58,000 acres of the Chesapeake Forest on the Eastern Shore or the Glatfelter timber lands in western Maryland). Worse, the historic link between the transfer tax and land conservation may be irreparably severed. The present November/December 2004 7 Administration's continued diversion of the transfer tax revenue, abetted by the Legislature, with no real commitment to restore funding once the fiscal crisis eases, means that the Executive Branch's once staunch support for land conservation as a state policy that is prudent, sensible, and economically sustainable for Maryland's future may be sacrificed for expediency. The landmark programs that Marylanders take such pride in may be gone for the foreseeable future, if not forever. The conservation of birds and bird habitat is central to MOS's mission and existence. Birders of Maryland need to heed the warning, just as they did over five decades ago when the prospect of a Silent Spring was very real. The loss of our bird habitat and the inability to protect it in the future should sound a clarion call to all MOS members. What can you do? Three simple things: First, write, call, or e-mail your State Senator or Delegate and ask them to support restoration of funds to Program Open Space in this budget year. Second, let the Governor know how important Program Open Space has been to your community and to your state. Third, learn more about Partners for Open Space, a coalition of about a dozen Maryland conservation and recreation groups including the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Nature Conservancy, the Trust for Public Land, the Maryland Recreation and Park Association, and our own MOS, just to name a few. Check out what they are doing to be effective advocates for all of Maryland's land conservation programs. One source is the web site of the Maryland Environmental Trust's Land Conservation Center: http://www.conservemd.org/resources/. BOARD BULLETINS Motions passed at the September 11 State Board Meeting: · Janet Millenson presented a motion to reappoint Committees and their Chairs. · Janet Shields received Board approval to schedule the 2006 conference at Rocky Gap with the Baltimore Marriott at Hunt Valley as a backup. · The Board approved a variety of changes, per discussion, to the Manual of Operations, while deferring a vote on several other changes. · John Malcolm got approval to sell, at a substantial discount, all logo shop merchandise at the next Conference. Appointments: Tom Strikwerda, Scholarship Chair; Don Messersmith, Historian; Mike Bowen, State Educational Activities; Paul Zucker, Long-range Planning Chair; Gail Mackiernan, representative (along with Paul Zucker) to the American Bird Conservancy. Announcements: · The State of Maryland has approved new grants of $40,000-$50,000 for the Atlas. · John Malcolm stands ready to prepare awards and plaques for Chapters. · The Annual Conference now rests in the hands of a Standing Committee, chaired by Janet Shields, with auxiliary help from the local host chapter. The 2005 Conference is scheduled for Solomons, Calvert Co. · Maryland Birdlife is getting back on schedule, with a 2000 issue delivered and a 2001 issue slated to appear before the end of this year; Bob Ringler expects it to be fully caught up by 2006. Action Items: · Each chapter should provide an e-mail contact for the web page. · Chapters should recruit volunteers to lead field trips at 2005 conference and send names to Peter Hanan at peter.hanan@comcast.net. · Each chapters needs to nominate representatives to Conservation, Sanctuary, and Scholarship Committees. · Chapters should should raise the possibility of a central headquarters with their membership and get feedback for the Board. Janet Millenson will appoint a Task Force to look into the issue. · Chapter treasurers will be asked their opinion of a plan for treasurers to send both checks and lists of member information to the State Treasurer. If comment is favorable, this plan will be implemented; otherwise, the issue will be brought to the board for further discussion. · Sanctuary Committee will look into using local volunteer groups to help with sanctuary projects. · Maureen Harvey will continue to review the American Bird Conservancy policy on wind power and recommend what MOS policy should be at the next board meeting. · Long-range Planning, Executive Council, Research and other fund-based committees are to discuss the issue of unspent budgeted funds and work together to propose updates to Manual of Operations for next meeting. · The Executive Council is to reevaluate the evolving role of the Executive Secretary. · Board positions to be filled: Development, Liaison: Environmental Fund of MD, Membership, Publicity Coordinator, Sanctuary, Youth Programs. 8 The Maryland Yellowthroat HART-MILLER ISLAND: SOUTH CELL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION NEARS COMPLETION Background: Located in the open waters of the northern Chesapeake Bay in Baltimore County, Hart-Miller Island has been taking shape since 1981, when Hart Island and Miller Island were joined and designated as the authorized placement site for dredged material removed from the Federal navigation project serving the Port of Baltimore. Hart-Miller Island is made up of two parts: Hart-Miller Island State Park and Hart-Miller Island Dredged Material Containment Facility. The State Park incorporates most of the original Hart and Miller Islands. Here the State has constructed a sandy beach, campsites, and a boardwalk that leads to a visitors contact center, restrooms, and an observation tower. The Dredged Material Containment Facility is divided into two cells, the 800-acre North Cell and the 300-acre South Cell. In 1991, the State of Maryland closed the South Cell to further placement of dredged material. (The North Cell will continue to receive dredged material through 2009.) Through the cooperation of Federal and state agencies and citizen's groups, and relying heavily on data collected through weekly monitoring of the island by MOS members, the South Cell is being developed as migratory bird habitat: approximately 180 acres of wetlands and mudflats for migrating shorebirds and wintering waterfowl, a one-acre nesting island for Least Terns, and 118 acres of upland for songbirds. When complete, the site will provide public access for bird watching and passive recreation. Status: The environmental restoration of the South Cell is approximately 95% complete. A pumping system has been constructed to manage water levels. (In a wet summer, active dredged material areas can attract 10,000 shorebirds a day; in a dry year, the habitat disappears and few shorebirds are present.) The site was flooded in the fall of 2003 and will remain flooded until spring 2005 to help reduce phragmites infestation. The nesting island, interpretive trail, site work, and water-control system have been completed. The Restoration Team is currently preparing signs for an interpretive trail. The water release spillway is undergoing redesign efforts, led by the Maryland Port Administration. Monitoring of the South Cell will begin shortly to evaluate the effectiveness of the environmental restoration. The overall cost for the restoration project is estimated to be approximately $6.6 million, cost-shared 75% Federal (US Army Corps of Engineers) and 25% non-Federal (Maryland Port Administration). Once the project is complete, the South Cell will be transferred from the Maryland Port Administration to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to become an additional section of HartMiller Island State Park. A dedication ceremony is expected to take place later this year or early in 2005. -- Gene Scarpulla MOS Representative on the HMI South Cell Habitat Restoration Team November/December 2004 9 DO YOU LIST? ach year, the MOS compiles and publishes totals from its E members' state and local bird lists. The form for submitting your locality lists is on page 10. You are invited to submit totals for any of the following categories: STATE/COUNTY CUMULATIVE LISTS: This category includes "lifetime" totals identified anywhere in the state of Maryland, in DC, or within any of Maryland's 23 counties. Please submit only totals exceeding 50% of the "maximum" for each locality. (The form shows the latest maximums and the 50% thresholds.) If you claim a MD life list in excess of 349 species, you MUST list all species added to your MD life list in 2004. STATE/COUNTY 2004 LISTS: This category is for total species identified in 2004 for the same localities as above. These totals may be reported at any threshold. YARD LIST: This category is for cumulative Yard List totals and 2004 totals. You may count any species you have identified while in your "yard" (that is, property contiguous to your home). "Flyovers" and other birds identified from your yard (even if they were not in your yard) also count. ALL-COUNTY LIST: This category enumerates the species you have identified in each of the 23 Maryland counties. For example, if you have identified a Northern Mockingbird, an American Crow, a Downy Woodpecker, and a Red-tailed Hawk in each of the 23 counties, your list total would be 4. TOTAL TICK LIST: This is the sum of all your Maryland County Lists totals. The maximum possible is 6,990. We will accept all-time high submissions of 2,300 (an average of 100 species per county) or higher. Annual Total Tick levels (2004 only) will be accepted at any level. ALL-TIME-HIGH ANNUAL LISTS: This category tracks all-time highs from current and previous years. You may submit totals for previous years as well as for 2004. For Maryland, submitted totals should equal or exceed 289 (70% of the maximum possible number). For individual counties, totals submitted from previous years should exceed either 50% of the maximum possible or one of the top totals previously published for that county. (See the MOS website [www.mdbirds.org] for previously published totals.) SPECIES PHOTOGRAPHED IN MARYLAND: As the name implies, tell us how many bird species you have photographed (recognizably!) in Maryland. There are no lower limits until we see what sort of responses we get. Perhaps next year we'll set a minimum. Members' totals that have not been updated within the previous five years (1999-2003) will be dropped from the database. Questions??? Contact Norm Saunders at marshhawk@att.net or 301-989-9035. Please return the form BEFORE January 20, 2005 to: Norm Saunders 1261 Cavendish Drive Colesville, MD 20905-7030 We hope that all who have participated will do so again, and that others will join in, especially from localities that are currently less than well represented. If you have any comments, thoughts, or anecdotes, please include them. If you have other categories of Maryland bird lists (for example, all-time or 2004 state/county "Big Day" totals), send them in. We'd like to hear from you. And remember, this is for fun. --Norm Saunders SCHOLARSHIPS: MAINE, MINNESOTA, OR WISCONSIN? As announced in the September­ October Yellowthroat, MOS is once again sponsoring 10 to 12 scholarships to week-long summer Audubon Camps in Maine, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The Maine camps typically address field ornithology, natural history of the Maine coast, and workshops for educators. Minnesota Audubon programs cover lakes, rivers, and wetlands, and ecology. The Wisconsin camp is called Wade into Ecology. (Specific programs and dates for the 2005 sessions have not yet been finalized.) Each MOS award is valued at $700 to $1,000 and covers tuition and room and board. Candidates should be individuals in a position to pass on knowledge gained to young people--teachers, park rangers, naturalists, community volunteers, or environmental educators. (They don't have to be MOS members.) Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and submit a letter of intent, a current resume, and two letters of recommendation, one from an MOS member or chapter. Deadline for receipt of applications is January 31, 2005. Information is available on the MOS website, www.mdbirds.org; go to "Education"and click on"Scholarships." For further information, please contact your local MOS chapter president, chapter scholarship representative,or me at 301-942-2841; tstrik@earthlink.net; 9806 Culver Ct, Kensington, MD 20895. I encourage MOS members to pass this information along to possible candidates. --Tom Strikwerda, Scholarship Chairperson Telling Tales Again it's Gail Mackiernan and Barry Cooper, on a single-day twitch to see the Red-footed Falcon at Martha's Vineyard. Alighting from the ferry, they and a fellow passenger hail a taxi, and the cabbie notifies his dispatcher: "Three more the The Bird." 10 The Maryland Yellowthroat November/December 2004 11 GARRETT COUNTY IN NOVEMBER M y first real experience with Garrett County came at the MOS annual conference three years ago. After the whirlwind of conference field trips, I left feeling I needed to spend more time there and to learn more about the natural history of the place. When the Maryland/DC Chapter of the Nature Conservancy (TNC) offered its members a trip there on the weekend of November 15 (2003), I signed on. Garrett County along with some of our other western counties offers a unique window on Appalachian Mountain ecology. Garrett County is especially intriguing in that it is on the western side of the eastern continental divide. Because of the mountains and climate, lots of our winter birds breed there: Hermit Thrush, Pine Siskin, Purple Finch, Dark-eyed Junco, a few Goshawk, etc. Other breeding birds include Henslow's Sparrow, Goldenwinged Warbler, Canada Warbler, and Blue-headed Vireo. I decided to take a Friday off and get there a day early to do some birding. My first stop was at Washington Monument State Park, the hawk watch in Washington County, and there I caught a Goshawk taking a whack at a Redtailed Hawk. Continuing west, I saw a few Ravens, but as I reached the mountains the 30-mph headwinds coupled with glare from snow and salt on the road kept me too busy to bird and drive. Once in Garrett County, I drove to Deep Creek Lake State Park where I birded the fire tower trail. After two hours I had heard a Downy and an American Crow and seen a flock of about 20 Juncos. This is definitely not the coastal plain; we do not know how bird-rich we are. The next morning I returned to the park and birded the mountainside. Once again I heard a Downy, but it wasn't until I birded the lakefront that I finally saw some birds: lots of Goldfinch, a Song Sparrow, macho Black-capped Chickadees, more American Crows, a White-breasted Nuthatch. The only birds on the lake were two female Bufflehead. I also sighted two Red Squirrels. In the afternoon, I met with the Conservancy folks. Martha Roesler and Kristin Harrison from the Maryland/DC Chapter and Jonathan Harvey from the West Virginia office shepherded 15 of us through all of our activities and proved to be outstanding hosts. As it turned out, our Garrett County guide was none other than Kevin Dodge, a field trip leader at the Garrett County MOS conference. We headed for Cranesville Swamp. This was not a birding trip, but a natural history walk. Kevin supplied us with a wealth of information about this particular preserve (which sits in both Maryland and West Virginia) and the area's climate (past and present) that makes this preserve so unusual. Many of the plants, like the breeding birds, are typically found much further north. The forested part of the preserve was once dominated by Red Spruce, in contrast to the non-native trees that serve the needs of the animal community now. There are also Tamarack trees, a northern species of coniferous tree that loses its needles in the fall. After dinner we regrouped for a trip to Kevin's Saw-whet Owl banding station, which has been in operation for about 10 years. When we got there about 8:30 pm, there were already were six owls in the nets, and Kevin's four assistants were busy retrieving them. Each owl was taken to a shack to be weighed, measured, and evaluated for molt stage. After the owls were examined they were re-acclimated to the forest and the dark and released. Kevin's four volunteers were students or former students of the Garrett college where Kevin is Director of Natural Resources and Wildlife Technology. I was amazed at their ability to handle the owls and their dedication to banding. The volunteers were very professional, and it was great to see this type of science being done by volunteers and volunteer students. The next day, Sunday, we headed for North Cherry Creek Bog, another Nature Conservancy preserve that is home to rare and threatened species of plants and animals. Again we got a tour from Kevin Dodge, who discussed the climatic conditions that created these low-nutrient bogs, where cold and highly acidic water nourishes many of these rare and threatened plants. Birds of note were Swamp, Song, and Chipping Sparrows. Later we walked to a higher-elevation area to view the emerging hardwood forest that grew after this area was logged. The walk ended with a look at a large beaver dam. The Nature Conservancy's primary mission is to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive. The Maryland/DC Chapter of The Nature Conservancy has protected more than 57,000 acres of critical natural lands in Maryland and DC. --Parke John, Cecil County ATTENTION MOS ARTISTS You are invited to enter the 2005 Conference Pin Design Contest. The deadline is January 17, 2005. The basic rules are simple: entrants must be a member of MOS, and the design must contain a bird appropriate for the conference site (Solomons) and the phrases "MOS" and "2005." On the back of each entry the artist must put their name, address, chapter affiliation, and identify the species represented. The pin can be any shape. Send entries to John Malcolm, 10205 Kindly Court, Montgomery Village, MD 20886. To see all the rules and more tips about designing pins for the contest, check the MOS website (www.mdbirds.org, then activities, then Conference], or contact John Malcolm at 301-977-5788 or smudgie@comcast.net. 12 The Maryland Yellowthroat MINUTES, MOS BOARD MEETING JUNE 5, 2004 President: Paul Zucker Vice President: Janet Millenson Treasurer: Shiras Guion Secretary: Janet Shields Past President: Karen Morley Atlas: Jane Coskren Conference: Janet Shields Conservation: Maureen Harvey Investments: Martha Waugh Long-range Planning: Karen Morley Nominations: Al Haury Sanctuary: Dotty Mumford World Series of Birding: Don Simonson; Yellowthroat: Lydia Schindler Allegany: Barbara Gaffney; Anne Arundel: Al Haury, Dotty Mumford, Norm Saunders; Baltimore: Karen Morley; Caroline: not represented; Carroll: Dave Harvey, Maureen Harvey, Bob Ringler; Cecil: not represented; Frederick: Marcia Balestri, Michael Welch; Harford: Tom Congersky, Randy Robertson; Howard: Jane Coskren, Emmalyn Holdridge, Martha Waugh; Kent: Walter Ellison, Peter Mann; Montgomery: Sam Freiberg, Hugh Mahanes, Lydia Schindler, Rick Sussman, Ann Weeks; Patuxent: Fred Fallon, Chan Robbins; Talbot: Bill Novak, Myra Novak, Mark Scallion, Susanna Scallion; Tri-County: not represented; Washington: not represented President Paul Zucker called the meeting to order at 10:05 a.m. and thanked the Talbot County Chapter for hosting the meeting at Pickering Creek Audubon Center, Easton, MD. Mark Scallion, Director of Pickering Creek, gave an introduction to the Center. Judy Wink, Manager, Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center (Horsehead), updated us on their current activities. Minutes of the previous meeting were approved. Treasurer's Report: Shiras Guion requested a motion to amend the budget to withdraw $4,000 from the general fund to cover payment of the 2002-2003 audit; this was moved and approved. President's Remarks: Paul indicated that the Financial Report for the fiscal year ending April 30 shows expenses were $1,500 less than our income. Big Sit events in Frederick and Montgomery Counties successfully raised money for the Atlas. World Series of Birding also did very well. The year 2000 issue of Maryland Birdlife has been mailed. Candi Lee volunteered to produce MOS membership cards, charging MOS only for the paper and ink. The cost of having them produced by a professional printer, using Candi's design, will also be investigated. Review of Action Items: · Paul Zucker still needs end-ofyear reports from chapter presidents and committee chairs. · Marcia Balestri has agreed to be our candidate for Vice President. COMMITTEE REPORTS Conference: Janet Shields reported 215 people have registered and the committee is ready. Conservation: Maureen Harvey reported that the American Bird Conservancy has issued a statement on their wind energy policy. She will do additional study of their policy and will have a recommendation concerning MOS support of that policy at the next board meeting. Other conservation issues are addressed in the next issue of the Yellowthroat. Investment: Martha Waugh handed out an abbreviated report because the treasurer has given us an excellent statement of our income via the Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2002-2003. Our fiscal year total income from investments for all funds was $56,658.59. This reflects a 50% increase in funding for dependent committees from four years ago. Long-range Planning: Karen Morley e-mailed a draft the current Manual of Operations to board members; changes made at the 2002 Business Meeting were incorporated. The board approved a motion to make the changes to the Manual as discussed at this board meeting. Karen will make those changes to the Manual, which will be sent electronically to board members and be appended to the minutes as approved. Nominations: Al Haury reported that we have a full slate of officers for next year. Janet Millenson has agreed to be our president, with Marcia Balestri as Vice President, Emmalyn Holdridge as Treasurer and Janet Shields as Secretary. Publications/Yellowbook: Norm Saunders has come up with a team to redo the Yellowbook consisting of Bob Ringler, Marshall Iliff, Matt Hafner and Norm. They are considering some changes. The ordering of the species will be consistent with the latest AOU checklist. They want to add the District of Columbia to the checklist pages. They want to ensure conformance between the work that they do and the work that is done by the MD/DC Records Committee. A motion was made and passed to undertake a revision of the Yellowbook. Paul Zucker appointed Bob Ringler, Marshall Iliff, Matt Hafner and Norm Saunders to an ad hoc subcommittee of the Communications Committee with Bob Ringler as chair. Since we are running low on checklists, Paul also requested that the group update the state checklist. Sanctuary: Dotty Mumford reported that the Sanctuary Committee decided last February that for now the upkeep of the buildings would be minimal but they do not need to be destroyed or replaced. The committee would like to encourage more use of the sanctuaries and is updating the sanctuary portion of the website. There is an on-going problem finding volunteers to help with work projects. Atlas: Jane Coskren reported that Anne Arundel made an Atlas donation. Howard County has completed November/December 2004 their $5,000 matching grant. Part of the proceeds from World Series of Birding will come to the Atlas. Frederick and Montgomery had successful Big Sits. We received $45,000 from the state. Walter Ellison noted that George Jett is also raising money for the Atlas. At the NORAC meeting in April, Walter met with people in charge of other atlas projects and explored how they are dealing with some of the problems that we are having. We are looking pretty good with around 1,050 blocks covered. World Series of Birding: Lydia Schindler reported for Don Simonson. They did quite well with an overall species count of 148 in Cape May County. The pledges to date are $2,100. Electronic Discussion System: Janet Millenson explained that monitors are needed to register people to use the board and to clear out old messages and threads. Having one central monitor will not work; ideally the monitor should be a member of the group he or she is monitoring. For the Executive Council, Chapter Presidents, and other groups, Janet thinks we probably should have an Executive Secretary to act as monitor. OLD BUSINESS Sanctuary Boundary Signs: These are available at the MOS storage shed in Columbia. NEW BUSINESS Yellowthroat/Chapter Chatter: Lydia Schindler announced with regret that Martha Waugh is resigning from Chapter Chatter. Give names of replacement candidates to Lydia. New Address for MOS: The current official MOS mailing address is located at Cylburn within the City of Baltimore, which is now contemplating the possibility of tax on income of all nonprofit organizations. Because of this as well as the difficulty of forwarding our mail to various officers, Karen Morley thinks we should seriously consider getting a post office box with forwarding service. The Articles of Incorporation also will need to be examined to see whether 13 · The electronic communications task force will work out a strategy for the website, discussion board, and role of the Executive Secretary, etc. · Karen Morley is going to incorporate the agreed-upon changes to the Manual of Operation and propose new ones based on further discussion and input. Committee chairs need to work with Karen on this. · Norm Saunders is going to arrange for an updated state checklist on line and in print. · The Executive Council will discuss how to meet the needs of the sanctuaries. · Any chapters considering Atlas donations should talk with Jane Coskren. · Committees should propose monitors for the discussion board and give the names to Janet Millenson. · Contact Lydia Schindler if you know of someone who might want to write Chapter Chatter. · Long-range Planning Committee will look into the issue of mailing addresses. · Sites are needed for the Sept 11 and March 12 board meetings. Montgomery Chapter has agreed to host the Dec 4 meeting at Black Hill. President Paul Zucker adjourned the meeting at 1:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted by Janet Shields Secretary the organization is legally headquartered in Baltimore City. Karen will look into this and report back. Handover to New MOS Treasurer: Officially the outgoing Treasurer hands over to the new Treasurer on September 1. Shiras Guion requests that the handover be made early in August in order to smooth communications with local chapters, etc. This needs to be accomplished prior to dues being forwarded. It was decided that Shiras and Emmalyn Holdridge should work together, with Shiras officially remaining Treasurer until September 1 as required by the Bylaws. Possible New Membership Class: Rick Sussman explained that some Montgomery Chapter board members proposed a new membership class, such as an introductory or associate membership, which would allow people to join at a local level to see if they liked it without having to be burdened with state dues. The board felt that this was unnecessary, because people can go to chapter meetings and field trips without paying. Also, the chapters are part of the state organization, without separate memberships, as stated in our Bylaws. ANNOUNCEMENTS None. NEW ACTION ITEMS · Maureen Harvey is still waiting for Conservation contact information for chapter representatives. · Paul Zucker is still looking for people to fill chair vacancies. · All officers should get contact information on new officers to Janet Shields along with their contact person for Conservation, Sanctuary, and Scholarship and other board representatives. · Paul Zucker will arrange with Candi Lee to have membership cards professionally printed. · Maureen Harvey will continue to review the American Bird Conservancy policy on wind power and recommend what MOS policy should be at the next board meeting. 14 The Maryland Yellowthroat Carroll County Bird Club successfully targets North Carolina birds Five members of the Carroll County Bird Club, Mark and Amy Hoffman, Marc and Tammy Schwaab, and Laura Tarbell, along with "honorary" member Emma Fratz, ventured to southeastern North Carolina for an extended foray from April 1418. All the target birds--Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Bachman's Sparrow, and Painted Bunting--were well seen by everyone. Several bonus lifers for various members of the group included Eurasian Collared-Dove, Loggerhead Shrike, and Sooty Tern. A Sooty Tern that followed along with the ferry on the Fort Fisher to Southport Ferry was a real delight. Using his new Canon 10D digital SLR, leader Mark was able to get good photos of all the species listed above and share prints nightly with the gang. (Eight by ten versions of the sparrow and bunting photos were included in the silent auction at the MOS conference.) Humorous anecdotes are too many to enumerate here but rumor has it that Mark is writing a shortstory documenting the misadventures of this tribe. . .and it won't be rated PG! --Amy Hoffman Caroline County fall count fallout Danny Poet reports that on September 19 Tuckahoe State Park held so much bird action that he and Steve Westre had difficulty identifying everything. One large maple next to the road kept their attention for quite a while. A few highlights were Blue and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, a Nashville and Blackburnian Warblers, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, and seven hummers. The final count for the Tuckahoe Group was 52 species. (The county total is not yet in.) Harford County Bird Club scholarship winner Colleen Webster from the Harford Bird Club was awarded the first MOS John Wortman Scholarship. She attended the Hog Island Maine camp this summer. Colleen is a Professor of English at Harford Community College. She wrote so eloquently of her experience that it was published not only in our own Wrenderings but also on the Friends of Hog Island Website. --Jean Wheeler Tri-County reports successful pelagic The pelagic trip out of Lewes, Delaware in August not only produced great Maryland birds but also provided lifer #500 for TriCounty birder Mike Walsh with fabulous looks a White-faced Storm-Petrel. This third record for Maryland was the highlight of the trip. Tri-County world birder Eric Decker is back to traveling after a year mending a shattered ankle suffered on a trip to Mexico.This time he'll start off "easy" with a month in Brazil in November before heading to Thailand in early 2005. Welcome back, Eric! --Carol Broderick Claudia Wilds's tern book: back on track Members of the Montgomery County Bird Club have long been looking forward to the publication of a book on Terns and Skimmers of the World that Claudia Wilds began in 1991. With her usual thoroughness and zeal, Claudia traveled to remote islands to study and photograph all the known terns. Cancer overtook her when she was working on the manuscript, and after undergoing surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, her strength gave out and so she sought a co-author to complete the project. At her memorial service in September 1997, her publisher, Christopher Helm, spoke of his hope to have the book in print within the year. He introduced the coauthor Claudia had chosen, an ornithologist on the staff of the American Museum of Natural History, to whom she had turned over her computer files and slides. It must be said that he was not her first choice, but he was available, while others with greater experience and expertise had other commitments at the time. Admittedly, stepping into Claudia's shoes would be a daunting assignment for anyone, and it soon became apparent that her chosen co-author was not up to the task. He produced nothing. He stopped communicating with the English publisher. He ignored e-mails and telephone calls. Worst of all, he did not release Claudia's materials so that someone else could be assigned to take up the unfinished work. Meanwhile, the artist's plates, produced by Christopher Schmidt and approved by Claudia, were being held unused in the publisher's files. In desperation, to retrieve Claudia's materials, Christopher asked for my help. I recalled that Claudia had willed her ornithological papers and journals to the Montgomery County Chapter of the MOS, a fact that was confirmed by her brother, Dr. Preston Lea Wilds. I discussed this with then president Sam Freiberg, who agreed that the missing documents were legally ours. Sam informed the delinquent co-author that the club was prepared to take legal action if he did not turn over the files. After many prodding letters, the man finally released all materials, and they have been sent on to the publisher. Christopher Helm's associate, Nigel Redman, has acknowledged receipt and promises to keep us informed of progress as they engage a qualified ornithologist to complete this long-delayed project. As Christopher Helm stated, "We want the book to be a fitting memorial to Claudia." --Lola Oberman Baltimore Bird Club member heads up Important Bird Areas program In May, David Curson, an active member of the BBC, took up the new position of Director of Bird Conservation with Audubon Maryland-DC. Dave's principal focus in this job will be running the MD-DC Important Bird Areas program, which aims to identify a network of sites most essential for maintaining bird populations in the state and national capital region, and to focus conservation efforts on these sites. Although the first few IBA sites have been identified, many more remain to be nominated and documented. This fall and winter Dave will be "on tour" to bird clubs around the region with a slide show about the IBA program and how volunteers can get involved. Look for an article about the IBA program in the next issue of the Yellowthroat. November/December 2004 15 Fort McHenry: highlights of the fiveyear monitoring program · An annual count of 189 in 2003-2004 proved to be the highest number of species in the five years. · A Western Kingbird, believed to be the same bird, returned each spring for three years in a row from 2002-2004. · The rarest bird sighting occurred in September of 2003--a Black-tailed Gull from Asia. · May 4, 2004 was a good day with both a Philadelphia Vireo and a Spotted Towhee sighted on the marsh trail. · Red-necked Grebes were fairly common in the winter of 2003 and 2004. · It is believed that the first recorded breeding Bald Eagle in Baltimore City was raised directly across from the Fort wetlands in Masonville Cove. In spite of making a boat trip to check out the nest, the foliage was too thick to confirm. At least one juvenile Bald Eagle was sighted later in the season. · Total species count for all five years tallied in at 226. --Jim Peters ANS joins as intervener against MD wind plant The Audubon Naturalist Society will be joining as an intervener in the MD Public Service Case involving a proposed wind plant on Backbone Mountain in Garrett County. As you probably know, a company called Synergics has applied for permission to construct 23 400-ft-tall turbines between the existing wind plant in WV (Mountaineer--44 turbines--which had the largest-ever wind farm wildlife kill in 2003) and an approved-but-not-built-yet wind plant in Maryland (Clipper's 67 turbines), located just to the north of Synergics' proposed site (between US Rte 50 and the WV line). The site chosen by Synergics is bad for several reasons, chief among them the risk of adding to the incredibly high mortality of migrating bats, as well as cumulative impacts on migrating birds, the continued fragmentation of our largest blocks of forest-interior habitat, and not least of all, the harmful impact the proposed development will have on the only reliable breeding site in MD for Mourning Warbler, a state-endangered species. The news from ANS is even better because ANS will be assisted by the Georgetown Law Clinic's Institute for Public Representation. --Dan Boone Summer birding Barbara Gaffney writes: This summer, at the Isles of Shoals off the coast of New Hampshire, we went to a Cornell Banding station on Appledore Island. The bander was David Holmes who has spoken to the Carroll County Bird Club in the past. David also gives a popular course for beginning birders at Johns Hopkins University. Georgia McDonald of Baltimore County found breeding Lark Sparrows last April in Ohio. She suggests that the next time you visit Crane Creek in Ohio, you might consider going on to Oak Openings, which is part of Toledo Metroparks in western Lucas County. The main entrance is on the eastern side of the park, off SR 295 between Reed and Obee Roads. (DeLorme, 26 D-2. Nearest town Whitehouse. Take Rte 80/90, exit on 2 West to 295 South. Take 295 South 4-5 miles to entrance on the west.) Travel time from Crane Creek is approximately 50-75 minutes. CLAY SUTTON writes to Janet Shields, conference chair: Thank you for your kind note and your concern. I'm touched that many of the MOS members have asked about me.You can assure them that I (we) were very sorry to have missed the conference. I am doing fine, now. In the end, the "event" was probably a bout with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. I definitely had it--tested positive for a "recent case," and that is probably (possibly in concert with the new blood pressure medicine) what caused my lengthy episodes of dizziness and lightheadedness. But, antibiotics knocked it out of me and I'm now almost 100% back to normal (or as normal as I ever am!) So, thank you so much for thinking of me. It crushed us to have to cancel, but hopefully we can do the rain check for next year. Do you have the dates yet? All best wishes and warm regards, Clay (and Pat) Sutton Chapters in the news Baltimore SwiftWatch Team to appear on MPT's "Outdoors Maryland" MPT was there on September 19 when 2,723 chimney swifts dropped into the Mill Center chimney in Hampden at dusk. The count went to Swift Night Out at the Driftwood Wildlife Association in Texas for a listing on their website. (See www.concentric.net/~DWA). For the past 3 years, the Hampden chimneys of Baltimore have ranked as either the second or third most active roost in the nation, with up to 17 states and 50 locations reporting. The "Outdoors Maryland" Chimney Swift story, an 8-minute segment expected to air next Spring, may include an interview with Mark & Buttons, a chimney sweep company based in Owings Mills, MD. They will explain what they do when customers want their chimneys cleaned in mid-summer, and the chimney is occupied by nesting swifts--birds protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Shortly in advance of the TV show, Baltimore hopes to post the MPT schedule on MDOsprey. The Baltimore SwiftWatch Team includes Alice and David Nelson, Carol Schreter, Joan Cwi, and Bryce Butler. The Sun describes a new breed of nature lover Sandy Alexander from The Sun joined the Howard County Bird Club and Richard Orr for its annual August walk in pursuit of dragonflies and damselflies. Sandy's August 24 article included photographs of the walk and an informative article about odonates. She quoted Richard as saying, "When I first started this 20 years ago, nobody could care less. One to two people would show up. But those days are over. In the last three years, it has just exploded." Orr went on to say that dragonflies and damselflies are active during hot summer afternoons, when birds are less likely to be visible. Richard Orr is an assistant director at the National Invasive Species Council, gives seminars locally, and contracts with national organizations to study the insects. He suggested that the main reason for the increasing popularity of dragonfly watching is the publication of the first field guides to odonates. 16 The Maryland Yellowthroat MOS Calendar November-December 2004 Tuesday, November 2 Baltimore. Loch Raven Self-guided Walk. Join BBC members every Tuesday in November at 8:30 AM for hike through woods and fields, with opportunity to see many migrants including Redbreasted Nuthatch, Rusty Blackbird, Fox Sparrow, Swainson's and Hermit Thrush. Scope the lake for Bald Eagles, swans and variety of other waterfowl. No designated leader. Coordinators: Elliot Kirshbaum, 410-243-1481 or Paul Noell, 410-243-2652. Wednesday, November 3 MEETING. Carroll. Meet 7:30 PM at Senior Center, Stoner Ave, Westminster. Melissa Boyle will report on her MOS Scholarship to Hog Island, ME. For more info, contact Laura Tarbell, 410-857-1109. Howard. Bon Secours. Meet 8:30 AM in visitor parking lot for easy-tomoderate 2-hr walk on grounds of this lovely spiritual center. Woodlands and fields provide diverse habitat. Excellent view of sky for flyover hawks. Great for beginners. Facilities available. Call leaders: Michele Wright, 410-465-6057 or Eva Sunell, 410-995-0029 for info. Baltimore. First Wednesdays at Ft. McHenry. 9:30 AM-Noon. Meet at Visitor Center. Continuing survey of bird activity at the Fort. Canceled in bad weather. Leader: Jim Peters, 410-429-0966. Thursday, November 4 MEETING. Howard. "The Broader View: What to Look for After You've Nailed the Family," by David Holmes. Hospitality and club bookstore 7:30 PM. Meeting/program 8 PM at Howard Co. Rec & Parks Dept, 7120 Oakland Mills Rd, Columbia. For info call Jeff Friedhoffer, 410-997-5366. Friday, November 5 MEETING. Frederick. Gail Mackiernan will present "The Longest Pelagic--24 days of Seabirds in the Southern Hemisphere" and will show slides and video from her cruise last winter from Capetown to Chile via Antarctica, on Royal Princess. The best of both worlds--birds during the day and chocolates on the pillow at night! Meet 7 PM at C. Burr Artz Library, Frederick. Contact Marcia Balestri, 301-473-5098 for info. indicates Field Trips Cecil. Turkey Point Owls. Meet 7 PM at Turkey Point parking lot; 2­3 hrs. For info contact leaders: Scott Powers, 410-658-2369 or Richard Donham, 610-932-0634. MEETING. Harford. "Why DNA Sequencing Will Help Baltimore Keep Its Oriole" by Kevin Omland. Dinner at 6:15 PM, program at 7 PM at Churchville Presbyterian Church, MD 22 & 136. For info/dinner reservations, call Jean Wheeler, 410-879-7424. Washington. Lambs Knoll to observe Saw-whet Owl banding by Steve Huy. Meet 9 PM at Rte 66 P&R and be prepared to stay as late as midnight. Limited to 14. Call 301-797-8454 for a reservation. MEETING. Anne Arundel. "Restoring Whooping Cranes in the Wild" by Dr. John B. French, Jr. Meet 8 PM DNR Conference Room, Tawes Bldg, Rowe Blvd, Annapolis. Saturday, November 6 Montgomery. Blue Mash Nature Trail. Half day. Looking for hawks, sparrows, and other woodland edge species at this fairly new park. Trip may cover area around Rte 108 and Riggs Rd, so carpooling may be necessary. Waterproof boots essential. Meet 7:30 AM at Zion Rd parking lot. Call leader for reservations and directions. Limited to 8. Leader: Rick Sussman, 301-774-1185. Carroll. Saw-whet Owl Banding. Join Steve Huy at his banding station at top of South Mountain, south of Frederick. Limited to 10. For more info including carpooling possibilities, contact coordinator: Tammy Schwaab, 410-857-4913. ANNUAL BANQUET. Allegany. Keynote speaker TBA. Meet 5:30 PM at Frostburg UMC Social Hall, 48 Main St, Frostburg. Call Charlotte Folk, 301-689-6587 for reservation. Call Charlotte or Barb Gaffney, 301-895-4646 for info. Cost of dinner ($13, students $10) includes tax and gratuity. Send payment to Charlotte Folk, 179 Mt. Pleasant St, Frostburg, MD 21532. Patuxent. Fran Uhler Natural Area. Meet 7:30 AM end of Lemon Bridge Rd, off Laurel-Bowie Rd (MD 197) just north of Bowie College and MARC line. No reservations required. Kent. Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center (Horsehead), Grasonville, for waterfowl and late migrants. Half day. Meet Dollar General parking lot, Chestertown, 8 AM. For info, Walter Ellison or Nancy Martin, 410-778-9568 or Peter Mann, 410-648-5205. Harford. Otter Point Woods, Parks Property and Anita Leight Sanctuary. Visit three more properties that Harford Land Trust has helped save from development with our inside man, Dennis Kirkwood. Hear stories behind the land while enjoying wintering songbirds of many varieties. Meet at Anita Leight Sanctuary on Otter Point Rd just off Rte 40 NE of Edgewood at 8 AM. Call 410-692-5905 for more info. Talbot. 7 PM trip for Saw-whet Owl banding at Adkins Arboretum. Bring snack and reading material. Limited space, reservation required. Contact Shirley Bailey, 410-943-8925 for reservation and meeting time and location. Saturday, Nov 6-Sunday, Nov 7 Frederick. Town Hill Overnight. We will stay at local B&B Saturday and visit the famous (in Maryland, anyway) Hawkwatch. This time of year is good for Northern Goshawks and Golden Eagles. Meet 10 AM at Baker Park Nov 6. For info and reservations, contact Dave Smith, 410-549-7082. Sunday, November 7 Howard. Centennial Park. Meet 8 AM, west end lot off Centennial Lane, for 3 hours. Easy walk around lake on paved path. Great for beginners. Facilities available. Call leader Kurt Schwarz for info, 410-461-1643. Anne Arundel. Blackwater NWR for waterfowl and eagles. Full day. Bring lunch. Meet 8 AM at Bay 50 Shopping Center parking lot off Rte 50. Leader: Bobbi Reichwein, 410-451-2671. Talbot. Walk at Wye Island NRMA. Nice variety of everything. No breakfast. Leader: Danny Poet, 410-827-8651. Depart Tred Avon Shopping Ctr parking lot, front of Acme, Easton, 7 AM. Tuesday, November 9 Baltimore. Loch Raven Self-guided Walk. See Tuesday, November 2. MEETING. Patuxent. Program TBA. Joint with Prince George's Audubon Society. Meet 7:30 PM at College Park Airport Annex. Call Fred Shaffer, 410-721-1744 for more info or check website at www.audubon.org. November/December 2004 17 Wednesday, November 10 Baltimore. Hampton National Historic Site. First year monitoring this interesting site. Explore 70 acres of woods, fields, pastureland, and formal gardens. Easy walking. Canceled in bad weather. Meet at site 8 AM for 3 hours. Leader: Jim Peters, 410-429-0966. Thursday, November 11 MEETING. Talbot. "Pacific Island Travelogue" by Don Merritt. Don't miss impressive display of pictures and stories from a land far, far away. Meet 7:30 PM, basement of Suntrust Bank, corner Harrison and Goldsborough Sts, Easton. Friday-Sunday, November 12-14 EASTON WATERFOWL FESTIVAL. Talbot. Members are needed to staff Bird Club booth. Saturday, November 13 Carroll. Birding at Town Hill. Hawk migration in full swing! This may be an overnighter so contact coordinator Bill Ellis, 410-781-7113 for more details. Baltimore. Flying Hawk Demonstration by Joe Platek and his Harris's Hawk. Site TBD. In case of strong wind or rain, demo cancelled. Reservations required. For directions, contact Gail Frantz, 410-833-7135. Harford. Perryman and Forest Greens. Explore this locally popular birding destination well known for large fields and bayside access. Visit large wildlife pond and vernal woodland of Forest Greens Property, another preservation project precipitated by Harford Land Trust. A great opportunity to find Horned Lark, Pipit, Fox and Savannah Sparrows, and Rusty Blackbird. Meet leader Dave Ziolkowski 7:30 AM at NE of Aberdeen Wal-Mart parking lot. Call 410-679-6765 for details. Frederick. Point Lookout and environs for Kelp Gull, Brown-headed Nuthatch, Red-headed Woodpecker, waterfowl, and late migrants. Bring lunch and meet at Urbana P&R South at 6 AM. Call Mike Welch, 301-874-5828 for further info. Sunday, November 14 Cecil. Avalon Sea Watch. Meet 7 AM at Big Elk Mall Dunkin' Donuts parking lot. Full day. For info contact leaders: Chris Starling, 410-287-4223 or Richard Donham, 610-932-0634. Tri-County. Bombay Hook NWR. Leader: Charles Vaughn, 410-742-7221. Patuxent. Horsehead Sanctuary on Kent Island for waterfowl. Meet 7:30 AM at Bowie P&R, Northview Dr, just off Rte 197. Return by noon. Call leader Fred Fallon, 301-249-1518 for reservations. Howard. Centennial Park. Meet 8 AM, west end lot off Centennial Lane, for 2-3 hours. Easy walk around lake on paved path. Great for beginners. Facilities available. Call leader: Karen Darcy, 410-552-9342 or Kevin Heffernan, 410-418-8731 for details. Talbot. Ferry Neck/Royal Oak for waterbirds and more. Smorgasbord of waterbirds. Leader: Les Coble, 410-820-6165. No breakfast. Depart Tred Avon Shopping Center parking lot, front of Acme, Easton at 7AM. Anne Arundel. Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center (Horsehead), Queen Anne's Co for wintering waterfowl and woodland birds. Half day. Meet 8 AM at Bay 50 Shopping Center parking lot off Rte 50. Leader: Wafi Rains, 410-573-0352. Montgomery. Lilypons­New Design Road. Half day. Wintering field birds, targeting Fox and Tree Sparrow and possible American Bittern. Call leader Gail Mackiernan, 301-989-1828 for reservations (required) and more info. Harford. Harford Waterfowl Tour. Marvel at thousands of Lesser Scaup and search for species tough to find locally, such as Surf Scoter, Redhead, Long-tailed Duck, and Northern Shoveler. Beginners interested in learning basics of waterfowl identification and experienced watchers searching for rarities will enjoy this morning trip to Upper Bay and Havre de Grace. Scopes helpful, although not necessary. Bring photo ID and meet leader Dave Webb 6:30 AM in rear parking lot of Rte 40 McDonald's, Edgewood. Call: 410-939-3537 for more info. Tuesday, November 16 Baltimore. Loch Raven Self-guided Walk. See Tuesday, November 2. MEETING. Kent. Speaker TBA. Meet 7:30 PM Kent County Library, Chestertown. Info, Walter Ellison, 410-778-9568 or Peter Mann, 410-648-5205. Wednesday, November 17 MEETING. Montgomery. "Back of the Outback: The Birds of the Australian Outback." Bill Young will show photographs of remarkable birds and habitat he saw on his camping trip to remote parts of Australian Outback desert landscape. Meet 7:30 PM at Potomac Presbyterian Church, 10301 River Rd, Potomac. Info: Don Messersmith, 301-593-5942. MEETING. Cecil. Program TBA. 7 PM at Elkton HS media center, Elkton. Raffle, refreshments. For info contact: Rick Lee, 410-287-0415. Thursday, November 18 MEETING. Caroline. "Learn About Garrett County's Savage River State Forest and the Exciting Bio Blitz" by Eric Savage of Savage River State Forest. Meet 7:30 PM at Caroline County Public Library, 100 Market St, Denton. Saturday, November 20 Montgomery. Black Hill Regional Park. Half day. Waterfowl and land birds. Meet at Visitor Center 8 AM. Bring scope and snacks. Reservations not required. Leader: Rick Sussman, 301-774-1185. Patuxent. Governor Bridge Park, Governor Bridge Rd. Meet at park entrance 7:30 AM. No reservations required. Howard. Sandy Point SP. Joint with Anne Arundel. Meet 7 AM, Rte 100/ Long Gate Pkwy P&R to carpool to meet AA club. Half day. Visit Sandy Point, "Westinghouse Pond," and Northrop Grumman property. Moderate walk. Bring scopes if possible and expect $1-$2 entrance fee. Snow Bunting and waterfowl expected highlights. Facilities available. Call leaders: Bonnie Ott, 410-461-3361, or Al Haury, 410-923-0881 for info. Baltimore. Blackwater NWR. All-day trip to see ducks, thousands of Canada and Snow Geese, Bald Eagle, and Brownheaded Nuthatch. Meet 9:30 AM at refuge Visitor Center. No reservations necessary. Leaders: Taylor McLean, 410-377-7622 (morning) and Kevin Graff (afternoon), e-mail ocean_city@yahoo.com. Kent. Frederick County comes to the Eastern Shore. Joint field trip in search of rare geese and late migrants. Half day. Meet Dollar General parking lot, Chestertown, 8:30 AM. For info, contact Walter Ellison or Nancy Martin, 410-778-9568 or Peter Mann, 410-648-5205. Anne Arundel. Sandy Point SP for fall and wintering birds, possible Snow Buntings. Half day. Meet 8 AM at Bay 50 Shopping Center parking lot off Rte 50. Leader: Hal Wierenga, 410-647-7439. (MOS Calendar continues on page 18) 18 MOS Calendar The Maryland Yellowthroat (continued from page 17) Frederick. Kent County Hotspots. Join Walter Ellison and Janet Shields for waterfowl, wintering birds, and maybe a Ross's Goose or two. Bring lunch (or we will stop at Citgo Deli) and meet 7 AM at Rte 75 P&R, just south of I-70. Call Janet Shields, 301-416-7109 to confirm. Sunday, November 21 Talbot. Chincoteague NWR. All day. Smorgasbord of waterbirds. Bring lunch. Leader: Terry Allen, 410-822-8132. Depart Tred Avon Shopping Ctr parking lot, front of Acme, Easton, 7 AM. Howard. Centennial Park. Meet 8 AM, west end lot off Centennial Lane, for 2-3 hours. Easy walk around lake on paved path. Great for beginners. Facilities available. Call leader Jane Coskren for info, 410-381-7344. Tuesday, November 23 Baltimore. Loch Raven Self-guided Walk. See Tuesday, November 2. MEETING. Washington. "What I Have Learned from 100,000 Hours of Backyard Banding" by Chan Robbins. Meet 7:30 PM at Mt. Aetna Nature Center, 301-797-8454. Wednesday, November 24 Baltimore. Hampton National Historic Site. First year monitoring this interesting site. Explore 70 acres of woods, fields, pastureland, and formal gardens. Easy walking. Canceled in bad weather. Meet at site 8 AM for 3 hours. Leader: Jim Peters, 410-429-0966. Saturday, November 27 Cecil. Eagle Watch. Meet 8 AM at Conowingo Dam Fisherman's parking lot. Half day. For info contact leaders: Charlie Gant, 410-398-3554, Sean McCandless, 410-392-03407 or Richard Donham, 610-932-0634. Baltimore. Sea Watch at Ocean City Inlet. Meet 7:30 AM at Inlet parking lot for full day watch for massive flocks of scoters, brant, merganser, loons, gulls, and possible pelagic species headed south. Leader will provide snacks. Dress warmly, bring chair, scope, warm drinks, lunch (or buy at local shop.) Stay over Friday night for early start if desired. Dinner/tally to follow at local restaurant. Optional stay over Saturday night for birding Inlet, then stops on way home Sunday. Contact leader for motel reservations, meeting place, additional info: Kevin Graff, 410557-2456, ocean_city2001@yahoo.com. Harford. Conowingo Gull Watch. One of the best locations for mid-Atlantic winter birding as tens of eagles, hundreds of ducks, and thousands of gulls flock to this hydroelectric fish cuisinart. Join expert leader Dennis Kirkwood and learn how to pick out Lesser Black-backed & northern gulls and if you're lucky, find Peregrine Falcons, Black-crowned Night-Herons, and Golden Eagles in the process. Scopes helpful. Meet 8 AM at Fisherman's Park at bottom (east end) of Shures Landing Rd. Contact Dennis at 410-692-5905 for more info. Sunday, November 28 Talbot. Hooper's Island and Blackwater NWR in quest of Golden Eagle, rails, more. Bring lunch or snacks. Leader: Harry Armistead, 215-248-4120. Depart Tred Avon Shopping Center parking lot, front of Acme, Easton 7 AM. Howard. Centennial Park. Meet 8 AM, west end lot off Centennial Lane, for 2-3 hours. Easy walk around lake on paved path. Great for beginners. Facilities available. Call leader Richard Orr for info, 410-730-7290. Tuesday, November 30 Baltimore. Loch Raven Self-guided Walk. See Tuesday, November 2. Wednesday, December 1 MEETING. Carroll. Meet 7:30 PM at Senior Center, Stoner Ave, Westminster. Greg Kearns will present a program regarding Iceland. For more info, contact Laura Tarbell, 410-857-1109. Baltimore. First Wednesdays at Ft. McHenry. 9:30 AM-Noon. Meet at Visitor Center. Continuing survey of bird activity at the Fort. Canceled in bad weather. Leader: Jim Peters, 410-429-0966. Thursday, December 2 MEETING & CHRISTMAS DINNER. Frederick. Paul Lehman from Cape May will present "Weather and Bird Migration." Cocktail punch 6 PM and dinner at 6:30. We will meet at Shamrock Restaurant and are limited to 70 people, so please make reservations with and send money to Treasurer Nancy Parker before 11/20/04. Friday, December 3 MEETING. Anne Arundel. "Bald Eagles of Maryland" by Glenn D. Therres. Meet 8 PM DNR Conference Room, Tawes Bldg, Rowe Blvd, Annapolis. Saturday, December 4 Patuxent. Fran Uhler Natural Area. Meet 7:30 AM at end of Lemon Bridge Rd, off Laurel-Bowie Rd (MD 197) just north of Bowie College and MARC line. No reservations required. MEETING. MOS QUARTERLY BOARD MEETING. Black Hill Regional Park, Montgomery Co. 10 AM at Visitor Center. Montgomery. Black Hill Regional Park. Half day. Wintering water birds at excellent local lake, and land birds. Joint MBC/ANS trip. Reservations required. Call leader Bill Elliott, 301-869-6904. Howard. Blackwater NWR. All day. Meet 7 AM at MD 32/Broken Land Pkwy P&R. Will stop in AM at McDonalds, Easton for pit stop and quick breakfast. Will stop at Choptank River Bridge and Oakly Rd to look at waterfowl. Majority of time spent at the refuge. Will end day at Shorter's Wharf Rd to look for Short-eared Owl and Rough-legged Hawk. Pack food and drinks and dress very warmly. Facilities available at certain spots. Call leader Stan Arnold for info, 410-768-0155. Baltimore. Horsehead Wetlands Center and Terrapin Nature Park. Meet 7:30 AM at Nursery Rd/Hammonds Ferry Rd P&R, or 8:30 AM at Visitor Center for winter waterfowl and passerines. Leaders: Kevin Graff, ocean_city2001@yahoo.com and Pete Webb, 410-486-1217. Harford. Maryland and Delaware Shore. Perennial favorite of local birders, this full day adventure takes us to some of Delmarva's birding mega-hotspots in search of early winter waifs and northern strays. Target birds include Northern Gannet, Eiders, Harlequin Duck, Purple Sandpiper, Snowy Owl, Great Cormorant, and Brown-headed Nuthatch. Bring lunch and warm, comfortable clothing. Meet at MD 155 and I-95 P&R at 6:30 AM. Contact leader Russ Kovach, 443-386-4787 for more info. Montgomery. Blackwater NWR and Elliott Island. Full day, equal parts at each location. Meet Blackwater NWR Visitor Center on Key Wallace Dr 8 AM. Fee to enter NWR. Bring snacks, lunch, beverages. Wear appropriate clothing; expect worst possible conditions. Scope helpful. Target birds: waterfowl, wintering land birds, raptors including Golden Eagle and Rough-legged Hawk, Brown-headed Nuthatch, Short-eared Owl. Limit 10-15, carpooling planned in advance. Reservations required. Call leader Jim Green, 301-208-2393 (H) or 301-948-1518 (W) for reservations and more info. indicates Field Trips November/December 2004 19 Sunday, December 5 Cecil. Waterfowl, Loons, and Grebes of Cecil County. Half day. Meet 9 AM at Big Elk Mall Dunkin' Donuts parking lot. For info contact leader: Marcia Watson-Whitmyre, 410-392-9236 or Richard Donham, 610-932-0634. Carroll. Piney Run Park. Waterfowl, waterfowl, waterfowl ...and possibly, cold weather. Meet 8 AM at park's gate on Martz Rd, Sykesville. For more info contact leader: Bob Ringler, 410-549-6031. Anne Arundel. Eastern Neck NWR for wintering waterfowl. Full day. Bring lunch. Meet 8 AM at Bay 50 Shopping Center parking lot off Rte 50. Leader: Bobbi Reichwein, 410-451-2671. Thursday, December 9 MEETING. Howard. "Wildlife of Northern Canada: Gyrfalcons to Grizzly Bears," by Bob Schaefer. Hospitality and club bookstore 7:30 PM. Meeting/program 8 PM at Howard Co Rec & Parks Dept, 7120 Oakland Mills Rd, Columbia. For info call Jeff Friedhoffer, 410-997-5366. Tuesday, December 7 MEETING. Baltimore. Show-n-Tell Night. Members and guests bring their interesting pictures of local or exotic birds and share with BBC. Doors at Cylburn Arboretum, 4915 Greenspring Ave, Baltimore open at 7 PM for refreshments and socializing. Lecture 7:45­9 PM. Saturday, December 11 Frederick. Eastern Shore Trip. Gary Smyle will take us to hot spots on Eastern Shore to look for winter specialties--eider, Harlequin Duck, Snow Goose, and other goodies that show up this time of year. Bring lunch and meet 6 AM at Rte 75 P&R, just south of I-70. Call Gary, 301-663-0055 for info. Sunday, December 12 Anne Arundel. Occoquan NWR, VA. Joint with Montgomery Bird Club for wintering waterfowl. Full day. Bring lunch. Meet 8 AM at Parole P&R. Leader: Al Haury, 410-923-0881. Montgomery. Occoquan Bay NWR, VA. Full day. Joint trip with Anne Arundel chapter to location new for both. Wetland habitats, bottomland hardwoods, open freshwater marsh, and tidal marshes and streams. Bring lunch, warm drinks. Meet at refuge entrance 9 AM. Call leader Mike Bowen, 301-530-5764. Tuesday, December 14 MEETING. Patuxent. Program TBA. Joint with Prince George's Audubon Society. Meet 7:30 PM at College Park Airport Annex. Call Fred Shaffer, 410-721-1744 for more info or check website at www.audubon.org. MEETING. Kent. Speaker TBA. Meet 7:30 PM Kent County Library, Chestertown. Info, Walter Ellison, 410-778-9568 or Peter Mann, 410-648-5205. Harford. Gunpowder SP at Sweet Air. Unlike most sections of Gunpowder Falls SP, this 1,250 acre parcel is known for mixture of open fields and wooded hillsides rather than streamside access. Search for Pileated Woodpecker, Redbreasted Nuthatch, and Fox and Tree Sparrows with experienced guide Bill Pfingsten. Meet 8 AM at Dalton-Bevard Rd parking lot. Contact Bill, 410-8385732 for details. Saturday, December 18 CHRISTMAS COUNT Allegany. CHRISTMAS COUNT Baltimore Harbor/ Baltimore. CHRISTMAS COUNT Denton/Caroline. CHRISTMAS COUNT Oakland. CHRISTMAS COUNT Triadelphia. CHRISTMAS COUNT Washington, DC. Sunday, December 19 CHRISTMAS COUNT Catoctin #55/ Frederick. CHRISTMAS COUNT Cecil. CHRISTMAS COUNT. Jug Bay. CHRISTMAS COUNT Kent. CHRISTMAS COUNT Port Tobacco. CHRISTMAS COUNT Salisbury/Tri-County CHRISTMAS COUNT Seneca/Montgomery. CHRISTMAS COUNT St. Michaels/Talbot. CHRISTMAS COUNT Tri-County. Sunday, December 26 CHRISTMAS COUNT Blackwater NWR/ Southern Dorchester County. CHRISTMAS COUNT Loudoun Co, VA. Monday, December 27 CHRISTMAS COUNT Crisfield. CHRISTMAS COUNT Point Lookout. CHRISTMAS COUNT Rock Run/Harford. CHRISTMAS COUNT Washington. Tuesday, December 28 CHRISTMAS COUNT Ocean City. Friday, December 31 CHRISTMAS COUNT Bowie. Saturday, January 1 CHRISTMAS COUNT Annapolis/Gibson Island. Howard. "Start Your 2005 List." 3 hours. Meet 8 AM boat ramp of Centennial Park. Easy walk on paved paths and woodland trails. Plan to carpool to different locations to find as many species as possible. The one day of the year when every bird is new! Facilities available. Call leader, Bonnie Ott for info, 410-461-3361. Montgomery. Earliest Bird: Georgetown Reservoir and DC Hotspots. Half day. Start the New Year right. Meet 8 AM at Georgetown Reservoir, DC, by gate leading to dike between the pools. Reservations required. Call leader Mike Bowen, 301-530-5764. Sunday, January 2 CHRISTMAS COUNT Anne Arundel. CHRISTMAS COUNT Fort Belvoir, VA. CHRISTMAS COUNT Patuxent River/ Calvert. St. Mary's. CHRISTMAS COUNT Sugarloaf/Frederick, Montgomery Wednesday, January 5 Baltimore. First Wednesdays at Ft. McHenry. 9:30 AM-Noon. Meet at Visitor Center. Continuing survey of bird activity at the Fort. Canceled in bad weather. Leader: Jim Peters, 410-429-0966. MEETING. Frederick. Armas Hill will present "Birds of Japan: Cranes, Eagles, and More." Meet 7 PM at C. Burr Artz Library, Frederick. For info, contact Marcia Balestri, 301-473-5098. 20 BOOK review The Maryland Yellowthroat Illumination in the Flatwoods: A Season with the Wild Turkey, by Joe Hutto ·The Lyons Press (2003) Illumination in the Flatwoods is about turkeys, and it is a love story. Deeply curious about turkey behavior, Florida naturalist/ wildlife artist Joe Hutto decided to imprint and raise a few wild turkeys. Little did he dream that the experiment would dominate his days and many of his nights for months to come, and beyond--an effort "at once exhausting, often overwhelming, enlightening, and one of the most inspiring and satisfying experiences of my life." The turkeys become like well-loved family. But Hutto is at pains not to turn the turkeys into pets; he insulates the birds from human experience and encounter. Rather, he enters the world of the turkey. Hutto began communicating with his charges while the eggs (some two dozen, rescued from destroyed nests) were still incubating. "In both Wild Turkey and English, I began to putt, yelp, purr, and offer soft words of encouragement." And they talk back: "A small chorus of peeping wells up from the eggs." The first encounters are electric. A hatchling emerges, and Hutto--his head resting at the end of the incubator shelf-- utters a soft sound. "Instantly, [the little bird] raises his shaking wet head and looks me square in the eyes. In that brief moment I see a sudden and unmistakable flash of recognition. . . . I am totally disarmed as the little creature struggles across the towel, never interrupting his gaze, and eventually presses himself against my face." Thus imprinted, 20-plus poults follow Papa Hutto everywhere; they relish being touched; they crowd around him; some sleep in his lap. Equipped with notebook and occasionally a video camera, he leads them out on daily foraging walks; he builds a pen to protect them from hawks and weasels and feeds them crickets and fresh greens. And when, by three weeks, they've learned to fly, "small wild turkeys are now landing and standing around on my shoulders and head." He finds the young birds smart and extraordinarily aware. "Anything soaring overhead, regardless of how imperceptibly high, brings about immediate cautionary behaviors. Many times it is only with great difficulty that I locate some telescopic speck silently moving across the sky." Meandering through fields and woods of the Florida panhandle, the turkeys gain mastery over larger insects, avoid snakes, learn to strut. During their long rambles together, Hutto says, "Our communication, although somewhat abstract, is completely satisfying, and our interests are identical: plants, insects, reptiles, birds, mammals, the odd bone, interesting artifacts." "The vitality and aggressive nature of these young wild turkeys constantly impresses me," Hutto writes. "They are exuberant and energetic but never belie an underlying seriousness about their lives." Compared to crows, Hutto says, "the wild turkey is simply more highly developed and intelligent." (Sorry, Janet.) The author increasingly assumes turkey mode. "I haven't started eating grasshoppers yet," he jokes, "but the smooth green ones, I notice, are beginning to look very attractive." As the summer wears on, he finds himself "at last surrendering entirely to the moment and mindlessly allowing this experience to pass through me unimpeded by my attitude and opinions. . . . I feel as though I am seeing the world through their eyes." Eventually, of course, the day arrives when the birds assert their independence and refuse to follow. Hutto is stricken with sorrow. He will continue to spend time with the young turkeys, but they come and go as they please. Over time, as detailed in an Epilogue, they disperse. Illumination, Hutto's engaging field journal, appeared in hardback in 1995 and was, I believe, marketed wrongheadedly to turkey hunters. The 2003 paperback, which retains the original's many charming sketches and photographs, is a gem for folks primed for zen birding. --Lydia Schindler LAST CALL . . . for Research Proposals. Applications for grants for ornithological research in the state of Maryland are due by December 1. Notification of awards (generally not exceeding $2,000) will be made in about 8 weeks. For application guidelines and info, contact Gwen Brewer glbrewer@comcast.net MARYLAND ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. Cylburn Mansion 4915 Greenspring Avenue Baltimore, MD 21290-4698 Nonprofit Org. U.S. POSTAGE PAID at Hagerstown, MD Permit No. 184 POSTMASTER: TIME-DATED MATERIAL--PLEASE EXPEDITE!");s1[43]=new Array("birds/mdbirds/locality/grtticks.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Locality List Report","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  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Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Birds - Locality List Reports Maryland List Report (300+) -- Total Possible is 419 Rank Name Home Life 2003 1 Mark Hoffman Carr 381  1 Paul O’Brien Mont 381 241 1 Jim Stasz Clvt 381 305 4 Michael O’Brien (NJ) 371  5 Paul Pisano (VA) 368  6 John Gregoire (NY) 365  6 Harvey Mudd Mont 365  8 Sam Dyke Wico 362  9 Rick Blom Hrfd 360  10 George Jett Chas 358 206 10 Bob Ringler Carr 358 247 10 Mary Ann Todd Mont 358  13 Don Broderick Wico 354 259 14 Marshall Iliff AnAr 353  15 Carol Broderick Wico 351 259 16 Norm Saunders Mont 349 229 17 Phil Davis AnAr 348  18 Leo Weigant AnAr 347 254 19 Fran Saunders Mont 345 216 19 Eddie Slaughter Balt 345  21 Matt Hafner Hrfd 344 318 22 Barry Cooper Mont 343  22 Gail Mackiernan Mont 343  24 Jane Coskren Hwrd 342  24 Ottavio Janni Italy 342  26 Stan Arnold AnAr 337  26 Kyle Rambo StMa 337  28 Dave Harvey Carr 336  29 Henry Armistead (PA) 335 226 30 Marion Mudd Mont 334  31 Patty Craig StMa 333 255 31 Hans Holbrook Hwrd 333 294 33 Jo Solem Hwrd 331  34 J.B. Churchill Algy 330 268 35 Elliot Kirschbaum Balt 328 215 36 J. Tyler Bell StMa 327  37 Kevin Graff Balt 324 247 38 Dave Perry AnAr 323 224 39 Rob Hilton Mont 322 159 39 Steve Sanford Balt 322  41 Peter Osenton AnAr 321  42 Jane Kostenko StMa 320  42 Wade Stephen PGeo 320  44 Shirley Geddes Balt 319  44 Lola Oberman Mont 319  46 Dotty Mumford AnAr 317  47 Paul Nistico Chas 316 174 48 George Armistead (PA) 315  48 Zach Baer QuAn 315 315 48 Fred Shaffer AnAr 315 254 48 Charlie Vaughn Wico 315  52 Al Haury AnAr 313  52 Kye Jenkins Balt 313  54 Sue Hamilton Clvt 311 204 54 Nancy Magnusson Hwrd 311  54 Floyd Parks Kent 311  57 Dennis Kirkwood Hrfd 310  57 Dave Powell Hrfd 310  57 Gail Vaughn Wico 310  60 Amy Hoffman Carr 309  61 Rod Burley PGeo 308 246 62 David Walbeck AnAr 305  63 Gary Smyle Fdrk 304  64 Gwen Brewer Chas 303  65 Marcia Balestri Fdrk 302 244 65 Michael Welch Fdrk 302  67 Frank Schaff Fdrk 301  District of Columbia List Report (All Above Threshold) -- Total Possible is 312 Rank Name Home Life 2003 1 Ottavio Janni Italy 262  2 Rob Hilton Mont 257 178 3 Paul Pisano (VA) 249 202 4 John Gregoire (NY) 238  4 Gail Mackiernan Mont 238  6 Barry Cooper Mont 235  7 Mary Ann Todd Mont 232  8 Byron Swift DC 228  9 Michael Bowen Mont 221 139 10 Lisa Shannon Mont 219  11 John Hubbell Mont 211 180 12 Norm Saunders Mont 165  13 Joy Bowen Mont 158 71   The 2003 "Brag Book" -- The Annual State and Locality List Report -- is also available in full in pdf format. Locality List Reports are based on totals submitted by members on the List Reporting Form.  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 22 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, locality list report, great tick");s1[44]=new Array("education/scholarships/scholarships.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Scholarships","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Education - Scholarships MOS Scholarships The Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) annually awards a number of scholarships to teachers, youth leaders, and students who are involved with conservation and environmental education. MOS awards Ecology Scholarships to Maryland teachers and youth leaders for summer ecology workshops which the National Audubon Society sponsors at its camps Maine and Wisconsin. Each grant covers the cost of tuition, room, and board for an intensive six-day course of study and instruction in ecology, conservation, and natural history. The Society also awards Ornithology Scholarships for a week of study in ornithology at the Audubon summer workshop in Maine. All together, about ten scholarships are awarded, although choice of camps varies year by year. Scholarship recipients must work with young people. Teachers, camp counselors, park rangers, students, and others who intend to make nature education a part of their careers are eligible. Applicants need not be members of MOS, but must be endorsed by a chapter or a member of MOS. Each candidate must be 18 years of age or older and must provide a written statement showing how the Audubon experience will be used to develop in young people an appreciation of our wild heritage and a sense of responsibility for the care and quality of our natural resources and environment. Additionally, two letters of recommendation from individuals who know of the candidate's interests, activities, abilities, and potential are requested. One of these letters should be from either a member of MOS or a chapter of MOS. It is helpful if letters cite specific programs or accomplishments of the candidate, in addition to personal qualities. Applicants should also submit a current resume. The scholarship application deadline is usually January 31 of any year of attendance. Applications are submitted to the chair of the Scholarship Committee. Those interested in applying should contact the Executive Secretary in the Fall of the preceding year for additional information and instructions. You may also contact the Scholarship Chair directly: Tom Strikwerda MOS Scholarship Chairperson The most recent winners are posted on this site. Some MOS scholarships are sponsored by various bequests or trusts. Our Scholarship Chair has outlined the colorful history of each. A fact sheet on the scholarship program is downloadable, as is a listing of the proposed scholarship choices. Both are Microsoft Word  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 11 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, scholarships, education");s1[45]=new Array("counts/fall/fallcounts.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Fall Bird Counts In MD","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  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Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Counts - Fall Count Fall Bird Counts in Maryland Compilers and other information Checklist  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 11 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, fall count");s1[46]=new Array("sites/mdsites/habitats/habitats.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Birding Habitats in MD","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Birding Sites - Habitats Index Abandoned (fallow) fields Bottomland forests, floodplains, swamps Cow or horse pastures Upland deciduous forests Estuaries and bays Fresh marshes Gardens, orchards, farmyards Hayfields Jetties Pine woods Littoral zone (ocean 0-3 miles) Muddy fields (plowed, harvested) Northern conifers Ocean beaches, sand flats Pelagic zone (ocean beyond 3 miles) Dredge spoil impoundments Reservoirs, rivers, ponds Salt marshes Tidal mud flats Urban areas Hawk migration corridors Wood margins, hedgerows, scrub Bogs Sanitary landfills  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 18 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, habitats");s1[47]=new Array("about/mission/aboutmos.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- About MOS","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - About MOS - MOS Mission Mission of the Maryland Ornithological Society The Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) is a nonprofit, statewide organization of people who are interested in birds and nature. It was founded in 1945 and incorporated in 1956 to promote the study and enjoyment of birds. MOS promotes knowledge about our natural resources, and fosters its appreciation and conservation. The Society also maintains a system of sanctuaries to encourage the conservation of birds and bird habitat, and to help record and publish observations of bird life. Local chapters throughout the state offer field trips, bird counts, and conservation projects for members and guests. Lively and informative programs complement regular meetings where members and guest speakers share their knowledge and expertise. Take a look at our mission statement to find out more about MOS. Who Should Join MOS? Anyone who enjoys watching birds should join the Maryland Ornithological Society. Beginners as well as experienced birders are invited and encouraged to become members. Local chapters conduct programs and activities for people of all ages, from children through seniors. Similarly, anyone who is interested in the conservation of birds and bird habitats should join MOS. The state MOS organization acts as an advocate for birds at the state and national levels by cosponsoring important conservation initiatives, providing expert testimony to support environmentally sound proposals when required, and organizing fund raising drives to support conservation land purchases in the wintering ranges of many of Maryland's migrant songbirds. The individual chapters foster educational progams, conduct fund raising, and actively support environmental issues at the local level. Why Should You Join MOS? Whether you simply like to look out your window at a bird feeder or put on hip waders for a trek through the swamp, membership in the Maryland Ornithological Society will enrich your birding experiences. No matter what your birding ability, you will meet new friends, grow in your knowledge of birds and nature, and have plenty of fun. Your membership in the Society provides support for the sanctuary program, scholarships and research grants, and subscriptions to publications of the Society. More importantly, however, your membership means you become a partner with those who care about wise stewardship of our natural resources. Join today!  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 3 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, about MOS");s1[48]=new Array("about/membership/membership.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Membership","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - About MOS - Membership How You Can Join The Maryland Ornithological Society The Maryland Ornithological Society is a statewide organization of local chapters. Each local chapter establishes it own dues structure, and a portion of those dues goes to the state Society. At-large membership (no local chapter affiliation) is also available. The MOS membership year begins September 1. Dues should be mailed to the chapter of your choice or to the at-large membership chairperson. Check the chapter listings for the dues required to join a particular chapter and the name and address of a membership contact. Provide the following information: Name Address Phone (work) Phone (home) Dues Category (Individual, Household or Junior) Amount Enclosed Alternately, you may print a copy of the membership form and dues structure list for your own use.  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 5 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, membership");s1[49]=new Array("about/membership/join.pdf","join.pdf","","MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION The Maryland Ornithological Society is a statewide organization of local chapters. Each local chapter establishes its own dues structure, and a portion of those dues goes to the state Society. At-large membership (no local chapter affiliation) is also available. The MOS membership year begins September 1. Addresses for local chapter treasurers and annual dues for each chapter (which include state dues) are listed on the next page. Checks for an at-large membership should be made payable to the Maryland Ornithological Society. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MOS Registration Form Name: Address: Phone: (home) (wk) Chapter ___________________________ Dues category ______________________ Amount enclosed ____________________ PLEASE WRITE "NO" HERE IF YOU DO NOT WANT YOUR ADDRESS ______ OR TELEPHONE NUMBER ______ LISTED IN A DIRECTORY OF MOS MEMBERS OR USED ON THE INTERNET. *MAIL DUES TO THE CHAPTER OF YOUR CHOICE OR TO THE AT-LARGE REPRESENTATIVE *");s1[50]=new Array("about/chapters/chapters.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Local Chapters","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - About MOS - Chapters MOS Local Chapters Chapter designations correspond to Maryland counties, with the exception of one in Prince George's County: Patuxent. Choose a chapter close to your residence, your place of work, or where you like to bird, or select At-Large for information on joining MOS without belonging to an individual chapter. Membership in an MOS Chapter includes membership in the State organization and all MOS and chapter publications. Details about chapter membership and activities can be found by clicking on the chapter of interest in the table below. A handy membership application form is also available. Some chapters have separate home pages on the World Wide Web. Where available, direct links are provided for your convenience here and on each chapter's State MOS page. To date, eight chapters maintain separate home pages, although others are planned. These are the Allegany, Baltimore, Cecil, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Kent, and Montgomery Chapters. Allegany Frederick Talbot Anne Arundel Harford Tri-County (Wicomico, Worcester, Somerset) Baltimore Howard Washington Caroline Kent At-Large Carroll Montgomery  Cecil Patuxent   | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 3 November 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, chapters");s1[51]=new Array("about/chapters/atlarge.html"," At-Large Membership in MOS","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - About MOS - Chapters - At-large Membership At-large Membership in MOS Contact Emy Holdridge, 5812 Harness Ct, Columbia, MD 21044 Individual Dues$20 Household Dues$25 Junior Dues$5 Sustaining$50  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 31 October 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, chapters, at-large");s1[52]=new Array("activities/conference/annual.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Annual Conference","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Activities - Conference MOS Annual Conference Important Conference Links: Conference Materials Pin Contest Rules Pin Collection Each year, members of the Maryland Ornithological Society meet for a weekend to conduct their annual business meeting. The Annual Conference features birding field trips, workshops, a presentation of research papers, a guest speaker, local nature artists, a bookstore and much more. Conferences have been held in a variety of Maryland Counties. We've been to Ocean City, Solomon's Island, the Wisp Ski Resort in Garrett County, Washington College in Kent County, Salisbury State University in Wicomico County, the Ray Bolger Center in Montgomery County, University of MD Baltimore County, and others. For each conference, a pin is selected and given to each particpant. Conference pins illustrate the conference year and a bird species appropriate to the conference site. Pin designs are selected by competition and are highly treasured conference souvenirs. Many conference attendees proudly display their colorful collection of pins going back many years.  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 3 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, annual conference");s1[53]=new Array("activities/conference/pins.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Conference Pins","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Activities - Conference - Pins MOS Annual Conference Pins Photographed by John Malcolm  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 3 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, annual conference, pins");s1[54]=new Array("activities/conference/conf.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Conference Materials","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Activities - Conference - Materials 60th Annual Conference 2005 -- Materials May 20-22 Holiday Inn Select Solomon's Island, Maryland More Coming Soon  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 3 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, annual conferernce materials, registration");s1[55]=new Array("activities/conference/contest.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Pin Contest","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Activities - Conference - Pin Contest Annual Conference Pin Contest The Conference Committee invites all MOS members to enter the Annual Pin Design Contest! You can download two Word documents to help you. The first contains the contest rules and the second provides some helpful tips. View the pin collection to see the wonderful designs from years past. Call John Malcolm with any questions, at (301) 977-5788.  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 3 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, annual conference, pin contest");s1[56]=new Array("activities/festivals.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Birding Festivals","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Activities - Festivals MD and DC Birding and Nature Festivals Delmarva Birding Weekend Date: April/May Field trips in the Delmarva area Ward World Championship Waterfowl Carving Competition Contact: Worcester County Tourism Office 105 Pearl Street Snow Hill, MD 21863 800-852-0335, econ@ezy.net Chestertown Wildlife Exhibition and Sale Date: Fall Contact: Unknown Waterfowl Festival Date: Easton, MD North American Migratory Bird Day Date: May Smithsonian National Zoo Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC Spring Fling Birding Festival Dates: May Contact: Friends of Blackwater P.O. Box 1231 Cambridge, MD 21613 410-221-1874 This festival is held at the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. It features bird walks by noted birders and educational programs and demonstrations for children and adults alike. Do you know about other birding-related festivals in Maryland? Let us know so we can add your favorites!  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster *Not affiliated with MOS ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 3 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, festivals, festival");s1[57]=new Array("activities/youth.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Youth Programs","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Activities - Youth Programs Youth Programs Under Development  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 3 September 2004   Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, field trips, meetings, youth programs");s1[58]=new Array("activities/wsb/wsbmos.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- World Series of Birding","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Activities - World Series MOS in the World Series of Birding The Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) Sponsors a World Series Team - The Holy Order of Loggerhead Shrikes. Please consider a pledge in support of our team. You can pledge some amount per species seen, such as 50 cents, or a dollar, or any other amount that you can afford. You can also make a direct donation in support of the team, and you can do all this online at The Holy Order of Loggerhead Shrikes Website. The Shrikes will be raising funds for two causes: Pronatura Veracruz and the Maryland/DC Breeding Bird Atlas Project. Two-thirds of all funds raised will go to the Breeding Bird Atlas Project and one-third will go to Pronatura Veracruz. Your contribution will be 100% tax deductible. Last year The Shrikes set a team record of 156 species, a record they hope to break this year. Team members will be: Don Simonson, John Hubbell, Gordon Gover and Andy Rabin. A trip report will be sent after the Big Day to each donor with a final tally of total species. For additional information on the World Series of Birding, which is sponsored by New Jersey Audubon, check their web site.  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 3 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, World Series of Birding");s1[59]=new Array("atlas/introd.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Breeding Bird Atlas -- Introduction","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Atlas - Introduction Atlas Introduction -- How You Can Help On January 1, 2002, the Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS), in cooperation with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and other conservation groups, begins its second five-year Breeding Bird Atlas Project. This project will map in detail the distribution of bird species in Maryland and the District of Columbia (DC), primarily with volunteer help. This is one of the Society's most important activities with immense long-term value. For purposes of this project, Maryland and DC are divided into 239 quadrangles based on U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps. Each quad is divided into sixths, which are called blocks; in some counties they are further divided into quarter-blocks. Blocks are assigned to field observers. Covering a block for five years searching for evidence of breeding is an unparalleled opportunity to learn many aspects of the nesting cycle firsthand. Without question, extensive time in the field will produce treasured memories. Although field observers are needed in all parts of the state and DC, every MOS member can and should contribute sightings, even if he or she never leaves his neighborhood or is a relatively inexperienced birder. A sample of possible sightings which could be seen in almost any suburban or rural yard might include a begging fledgling American Robin following an adult, Northern Cardinals feeding young in a nest in a shrub, Barn Swallows attaching their mud nest to a beam in a carport, a House Finch incubating eggs in a hanging potted plant, Carolina Wrens making repeated trips with nesting material to a half-empty cardboard box under a deck, or a House Sparrow carrying nesting material into a vent. Whenever you observe breeding activity outside your assigned area, pass such information to the local County Coordinator with date, exact street location, and your name. Another way any MOS member can contribute to the Atlas Project is by granting land permission for field observers to survey tracts of land you own, or by obtaining land permission from people you know or groups to which you belong. Atlasing requires finding breeding birds in all habitats in a block. A few blocks contain ample public land. Many do not. For that reason, access to privately-owned land in any block can range from helpful to essential. Because trespassing on private property is not only illegal but violates the American Birding Association's Code of Ethics, the cooperation of many people will be needed to help provide controlled access. Advise the local County Coordinator if you can help with land permission. The Atlas Committee plans to provide a page of information in most issues of The Yellowthroat during the five years of the project. Your contributions to this page are welcome. Especially valuable would be articles (maximum 1000 words) or short suggestions as to how to confirm certain species. Atlasing is not a glorified nest search project. The Atlas Committee discourages activity which involves repeated trips to a nest or harassing a bird in a nest search. Many people have evolved useful methods to track down breeding species-whether or not a nest is ever found. Share these ideas. Forward observations, tips, and experiences to: Walter Ellison State Atlas Coordinator 23460 Clarissa Road Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-9568 rossgull@baybroadband.net  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 2 November 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, Breeding Bird Atlas");s1[60]=new Array("atlas/board.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Breeding Bird Atlas -- Board","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Atlas - Board Atlas Board of Directors The Atlas Board is responsible for the bulk of the planning and ongoing decisions relating to the Atlas Project. Following is a list of the members with names, addresses, home phone numbers, and e-mail addresses. Jane Coskren, Chair 6324 Sandchain Rd. Columbia, MD 21045 410-381-7344 coskren@erols.com Kathy Klimkiewicz 7332 Summerwind Cir. Laurel, MD 20707 301-776-6737 kathy_klimkiewicz@usgs.gov Janet Millenson 10500 Falls Rd. Potomac, MD 20854 301-983-9337 janet@twocrows.com Bob Ringler 6272 Pinyon Pine Ct. Eldersburg, MD 21784 410-549-6031 ringler1@adelphia.net Chan Robbins 7902 Brooklyn Bridge Rd. Laurel, MD 20707 301-725-1176 chan_robbins@usgs.gov Joanne Solem 10617 Graeloch Rd. Laurel, MD 20723 301-725-5037 odenata@msn.com Glenn Therres 207 Johnny Lane Stevensville, MD 21666 410-643-7422 410-260-8572 (w) gtherres@dnr.state.md.us Karen Morley MOS President 2719 N. Calvert St. Baltimore, MD 21218 410-235-4001 kdmorley@yahoo.com Walter Ellison State Atlas Coordinator 23460 Clarissa Road Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-9568 rossgull@baybroadband.net  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 2 November 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, Breeding Bird Atlas");s1[61]=new Array("atlas/coord.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Breeding Bird Atlas -- Coordinators","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Atlas - Coordinators Atlas County Coordinators Allegany Ray Kiddy (301-729-1972) 13103 Quarry Ridge Rd., SW Cumberland, MD 21502 rrkiddy@hereintown.net Anne Arundel Sue Ricciardi (410-647-9513) 1132 Ferber Ave. Arnold, MD 21012 susier@starpower.net Baltimore Elliot Kirschbaum (410-243-1481) 110 West 39th St. Baltimore,MD 21010 ekirschb@bcpl.net Debbie Terry (410-252-8771) 747 Bomont Rd. Timonium, MD 21093 gt5s@bcpl.net Calvert Arlene Ripley (301-855-2848) 3513 Smithville Dr. Dunkirk, MD 20754 arleneripley@comcast.net Carroll Bob Ringler (410-549-6031) 6272 Pinyon Pine Ct. Eldersburg, MD 21784 ringler1@adelphia.net Caroline Diane Cole (410-822-8311) , 29731 Apple Dr, Cordova, MD 21625 pacificthunder@hotmail.com(h) or adkinsowler@yahoo.com Cecil Marcia Watson-Whitmyre (410-392-9236) Asst. Dean & Director University Advisement Center 102 Elliott Hall University of Delaware Newark, DE 19716 mww@udel.edu Charles George Wilmot (301-375-8552) 6722 Amherst Rd. Bryans Road, MD 20616 gwilmot@radix.net District of Columbia Rob Hilton (301-587-6136) 8122 Hartford Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910 rhilton@csa.com Dorchester Lynn Davidson (410-647-7439) (410-260-8563)(w) 538 Broadwater Rd. Arnold, MD 21012 hal.lynn@erols.com ldavidson@dnr.state.md.us (w) Frederick Dave Smith (410-549-7082) 2203 Flag Marsh Rd. Mt. Airy, MD 21771 lacsmith@erols.com davids@coastal-resources.net (w) Garrett Fran Pope (301-334-4908) (301) 533-4326 (w) 503 F St. Mtn Lake Park, MD 21550 fpope@gcnetmail.net Harford Dennis Kirkwood (410-692-5905) 2659 Bradenbaugh Rd. White Hall, MD 21161 dkirkw@bellatlantic.net Bill Russell (410-942-0077); (410-436-3829)(w) 318 Willow Way, Havre de Grace, MD 21078 k.falcon12@comcast.net william.russell@amedd.army.mil (w) Howard Joanne Solem (301-725-5037) 10617 Graeloch Rd. Laurel, MD 20723 odenata@msn.com Bonnie Ott (410-461-3361) 8664 Manahan Dr. Ellicott City, MD 21043 bonnieott@verizon.net Kent (Dr.) Wayne Bell (410-810-7171)(w) Director, Center for the Environment and Society 300 Washington Ave. Chestertown, MD 21620 wayne.bell@washcoll.edu Montgomery Jim Green (301-208-2393) 17619 Parkridge Dr. Gaithersburg, MD 20878 jkgbirdman@aol.com Prince George’s Fred Fallon (301-249-1518) 1700 Pomona Pl. Bowie, MD 20716 fwfallon@earthlink.net Queen Anne’s Glenn Therres (410-643-7422) (410-260-8572) (w) 207 Johnny Lane, Stevensville, MD 21666 gtherres@dnr.state.md.us St. Mary’s Kyle Rambo (301-757-0005)(w) Patuxent Naval Air Station, Natural Resource Branch 22541 Johnson Rd. NASPW (Bldg 1410) Patuxent River, MD 20670 ramboke@navair.navy.mil Patty Craig (301-872-5670) 49398 Demko Rd, Lexington Park, MD 20653 eyrie@direcway.com Somerset Charles Vaughn (410-742-7221) 1306 Frederick Ave. Salisbury, MD 21801 essc@comcast.net Talbot Amy Bourque (410-745-9283) Project Coordinator, JEDS Audubon Sanctuary 23000 Wells Point Rd. Bozman, MD 21612 abourque@audubon.org Washington Judith Lilga (301-432-2276) 18845 Burnside Bridge Rd. Sharpsburg, MD 21782 jslilga@intrepid.net Anna Hutzell (301-797-8454) 9749 Beaver Creek Church Rd. Hagerstown, MD 21740 amp8185@aol.com Wicomico Don & Carol Broderick (410-742-8920) 3740 Devonshire Dr. Salisbury, MD 21801 cdbird@ezy.net Worcester Mark Hoffman (410-549-3598) (410-260-8449) (w) Wildlife and Heritage Division, Department of Natural Resources Tawes State Office Bldg., E-1 Annapolis, MD 21401 mhoff36100@aol.com mhoffman@dnr.state.md.us (w)  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 29 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, Breeding Bird Atlas");s1[62]=new Array("atlas/faq.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Breeding Bird Atlas -- FAQ","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Atlas - FAQ Atlas FAQ 1) Question: If MOS did the Atlas from 1983 to 1987 why do it all over again? Answer: Bird ranges will change over time even without obvious or extensive habitat or climate change. It is clear that habitat and climate change has taken place over the last twenty years so the birds will have changed as well. To be able to use Atlas results for bird conservation we must repeat the project to see the direction and extent of change in bird populations over the last two decades. 2) Question: I have lots of PA/VA/WV/DE in my block. Do I cover the territory in my block that's in the neighboring state? Answer: When blocks cross state lines Atlas workers should cover the entire block including all parts of neighboring states in their block. 3) Question: What are the safe dates, and why do I need to pay attention to them? Answer: Safe dates are intended to forestall counting migrants or transient birds (such as dispersing post nesters) as possible or probable breeders in a block. If you see strong breeding evidence outside of safe dates (for example nest building or a bird with a fecal sac) such behavior is countable for the Atlas. 4) Question: Are there "better" or "higher" codes to aim for within the probable and confirmed categories? e.g. Is a nest code "better" than a code where I don't see a nest? Answer: There are no probable or confirmed codes that are considered better (or higher). This policy is intended to discourage overly zealous nest searching or other harassment in the name of "upgrading" an already confirmed breeder. 5) Question: Does everyone who works in a block have to report their results separately, or does one person report the pooled results? Answer: All records from a block should funnel through the person to whom the block is assigned, or the county or state coordinator. 6) Question: When a block crosses a county line does each county report its results separately? Answer: County coordinators will decide which county will be responsible for coverage of any overlapping block and the coordinator in charge will assign a single block captain to be responsible for each block. 7) Question: How, and where do I report my results? Answer: An observer may enter her/his results at the Atlas Website in an interactive data form provided to the Atlas Project by the USGS, Patuxent WRC, Biological Resources Division (see below for anticipated posting time). If you do not have web access or are a little technophobic ask your coordinator for help, they should be able to connect you with someone with internet access or be able to enter the data themselves. 8) Question: When will the computer interface for reporting results be up and where will I find it? Answer: We expect the data entry page will be available by July. It will be posted here at the Atlas Website. 9) Question: When should I report my findings? Answer: It is generally easiest to enter all of your results at once after the breeding season in late August or September. 10) Question: What do I do if I find a rarity such as one of the birds listed at the end of my Atlas Field Card? Answer: If you find a rare bird requiring verification you should make an effort to have others document the rarity to support and corroborate your find. In any case you should produce a written report documenting the rare bird on the form provided in your Atlas Packet. 11) Question: I have a block that is divided into quarterblocks. Could you explain quarterblock coverage for me? Answer: Quarterblocks are intended to reveal breeding distribution on a much finer scale than the standard block (5 km X 5 km). Counties that are experiencing rapid population growth and development and counties with many unique breeding bird species (i.e. Garrett and Somerset) are entirely covered by quarterblocks to show detailed breeding ranges in order to detect subtle changes in bird ranges. The northwestern block in all quadrangles will also receive quarterblock coverage. When an observer covers a quarterblock they need only confirm a bird once in any one of the quarters, but they must strive to see or hear the bird in the remaining three quarters to establish its presence in them. 12) Question: The topographic map of my block is out of date. What can I do to find out about current road, development and habitat conditions in my block in the 21st Century? Answer: There is a useful compendium of mapping sources and information on land ownership on the Atlas Resources page at this site. The ADC (Alexandria Drafting Company) county map books sold in many outlets around the state (e.g. most grocery stores) are available for all but three of Maryland's counties (Allegany, Garrett, and Somerset). The maps in these handy references are updated biennially and are at the same map scale as the USGS quadrangle maps used to produce the block maps. Mapquest (www.mapquest.com) provides access to reasonably up-to-date aerial photos, another source of good maps is the DeLorme Company (www.delorme.com), and Merlin (www.mdmerlin.net) offers satellite images (see the Atlas Resources page for more detail and other sources). 13) Question: What happens to my reports if the habitat changes in my block during the Atlas and some birds are gone from my block? Answer: All records for the five years from 2002 to 2006 will be recorded in the results of the Atlas Project. The loss of birds due to ongoing change during the years 2002 to 2006 will be reflected in the next atlas. 14) Question: When should I plan to visit my block? Answer: You will need to visit your block several times, mostly in spring and summer. Productive times to work in a block include mid to late May, all of June, and early to mid-July. Particular species will require special visits at "off" times, for example nesting by goldfinches is best confirmed from late July to early September, and Great Horned and Barred owls are most vocal at night in mid to late winter. 15) Question: When should I consider my block "done" and how long will it take me to do it? Answer: Most blocks likely host over 90 bird species, but the majority of observers will plateau at 70 to 75 species in a block. As a rule of thumb a block is virtually "complete" at 75 species with half of the species probable or confirmed. Completing a block takes from 20 to 40 hours depending upon the habitat and the knowledge and experience of the observer. Many observers will require around 35 hours or a little less to reach 75 species with half probable and confirmed. 16) Question: Will I be figuring out how common each bird is in my block? Answer: Block work only requires that you determine the presence of a bird species and try to figure out its nesting status. Other observers will run special surveys in each block called miniroutes to estimate the abundance of the more common and widespread bird species. 17) Question: I don't know a lot about bird breeding behavior and nests, how can I improve my knowledge before I have to learn from the birds in my block? Answer: There is a list of useful references on bird biology in your blue Atlas Handbook (p. 13). Many of the " life histories" from the old Arthur Cleveland Bent Smithsonian series are available online at:http://birdsbybent.netfirms.com. The Maryland Atlas book that covers the 1983-1987 Atlas is also a goldmine of information on the biology and behavior of Maryland birds written from an instate perspective. This book is available from a number of sources, it can often be found at low remaindered pricing (in March 2002 it was offered for $12.95 at Edward R. 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Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Atlas - Insurance Atlas Insurance Certification  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 4 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, Breeding Bird Atlas, insurance");s1[65]=new Array("atlas/resources.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Breeding Bird Atlas -- Resources","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Atlas - Resources Resources for Atlasing County Resources Other Resources Maps Print Resources Species Codes Species Locators Species Locators Owls? -- You want ME to find Owls?!? Howard County Atlas Hints Booklet Atlas Workshop Tips (Jay Sheppard) Tips from Fred Fallon Species codes USGS More On Abbreviations Maps Finding bird habitat in your Atlas block If your Atlas block includes large areas of parkland and other public property with good bird habitat, congratulations! If not, you may need to expend some effort to find areas of good habitat and then to obtain permission to survey those areas. You may wish to prepare for the first spring of the Atlas project by obtaining photos and maps that can help you. Mapquest Aerial Photos You can obtain good aerial photos of some (but not all) areas of Maryland from Mapquest. Coverage seems complete for Howard County, but these maps may not be available for all county areas. One individual was able to see from construction (habitat destruction) projects that the photos available at this web site were made during the summer of 2001. The same may not be true elsewhere in Maryland. At this web site, you can enter a street address, town name, or zip code and a map will be returned. At the upper left corner of the map are tabs by which you can select either a street map or an aerial photo. Click on the box "Big Map" at the upper right corner to get a map covering a larger area. Use the bar on the right of the map to zoom in closer. At the highest magnification, you can see cars and trucks, as well as the dashed white lines between lanes! More importantly, you can see ponds, individual trees in meadows, power transmission lines and other features important for the Breeding Bird Atlas. You can move around by using the arrows on the top, bottom and sides of the map, or by clicking on the map to re-center the view. You can also print out a mosaic to cover the entire area of a block, which could take over 30 pages. By using the re-centering feature rather than the arrows to move the map, you can (with a little practice) print the maps with just a small amount of overlap. The resulting picture is about 25 inches high and 30 inches wide. Then you can cover the assembled mosaic with transparent contact paper (available at WalMart) to make the map waterproof and abrasion resistant. A bit large for field use, but wonderful for mapping enthusiasts and for planning. MD Department of Assessments and Taxation Property Maps Property ownership is a matter of public record. The State of Maryland publishes maps showing all property parcels in each county. These are available for viewing in each county's courthouse. The maps are covered by copyright and you may not copy them at the courthouse. You can, however, purchase them directly from the state. Much information can be obtained over the internet. At the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation you can obtain the name and address of the owner of any parcel of property (plus other information such as how much they paid for the property and what is its assessed value). To use this site, click on Click to Search Data then on Real Property Data Search and select the county. You will then be given several choices on how you want to do the search. You can enter a street name (omitting the word street, road, circle, etc.) and, if you know it, the street number. Or, if you have the property map, you can enter the map and parcel number. When you have selected the property you want, you can also select to view a map of it. However, the maps shown on this site are very limited in size and not very useful for large properties which would be of most interest in the Breeding Bird Atlas Project. The property maps are also available through Maryland MDP. A variety of mapping resources are available, including CDs for each county with property maps and aerial photos, as well as the paper property maps which you can view at the county courthouse. The web site lists the various usage restrictions for these products. An order form for the paper maps is available. The maps cost $7.50 each. To find out which map numbers you will need for any area, you can go to look at them at the county courthouse, but you can also use the DAT site. Type in the name of a street within your area and you will be given a list of properties with the map and parcel numbers. Caution: urban areas are covered by special more detailed maps, usually with map numbers greater than 100. Choose a street in a more rural area to obtain the map number. You will probably need several property maps to cover your block, so it would work best to investigate the map number covering different parts of the block. But don't be discouraged! By comparing the property maps to the aerial photos, you can tell which parcel number applies to an area of interesting habitat. You can then use the DAT site to identify the property owner. DeLorme Maps It is very helpful to be able to print out a large (multi-page) detailed map of your block and also show the area from the surrounding blocks (since you frequently need to cross out and then back into your block). You can also fill a wall with a map of your area. The various DeLorme programs feature different map characteristics: Street Atlas USA -- Details on roads and road names 3-D Topo Quads (DVD for MD, DE, NJ) -- Based on the USGC topo maps Topo USA 3.0 -- Based on the USGC topo maps plus a 3-D perspective The topo programs and databases are now available on DVD now, so you don't need to deal with 7 CD-ROMs. Some of these programs are integrated to GPS and also allow downloading to PDAs (Palms, etc.). MERLIN -- A collaborative effort of DNR, SHA, USGS et al. MERLIN starts with SPOT satellite imagery and a statewide map on which you click your county of interest. It offers zoom in/out and various data layers, such as wetland and road locations, to help you determine what might be on site. From SPOT, you left click on a site, the USGS topo layer will come up. The same tool features are also available on this level. Moving down one more level, if you turn on the quarter quad in which your site is located, you will get a color infra-red aerial image. Most of these county aerials date back to 1993/4 but will very soon be updated to 1998 in 17 counties. While in the topo and CIR layers, you may turn on the real estate layer for the tax map your site is located on. You can find your tax map number by going into the DAT site for real property search and typing in the street name for your county of interest. You will get a list of property owners on that street, match the address and you know you have the right map. You may prefer to do this in the CIR layer as the white lines for property boundaries and parcel information show up better. At any time you can turn on the data layers in the lefthand column for NWI wetlands, SHA centerlines, sensitive species areas, etc. You can print using the printer icon in the top right of the Merlin page. Choose "HTML layout" and a new window appears that you can print directly with your browser or you may prefer to save the image as a jpg by right clicking on the scene. You can then use whatever graphics application you have to print (or manipulate) the jpg file. Terraserver -- Provided by USGS This resource works similar to MERLIN, however, its aerial imagery, which is the same date, is in black and white. This is much sharper and the contrast is useful in looking at stream sediment loads and picking out nuances of change in elevation or moisture (sometimes color is distracting or the pixels get grainy). It appears that you can zoom in closer and maintain good resolution compared to MERLIN, and the quads pull up faster. You may have to pay for closely zoomed images. Terraserver quads are not limited to those in Maryland. You can save the image, but may have trouble enlarging it to print size. US Soil Conservation Service: Soil Surveys (by County) Your local public library should have copies of the soil survey maps for each county, and although their aerial image is old, in many rural counties where family farms have remained intact, they may show information that doesn't always appear on topo maps and ADC map books. You can use these to locate farm equipment access lanes, small irrigation ponds, ag ditches or ephemeral stream swales, and to get an idea of habitat that may be present, but not seen from the road. For example, in Caroline County, agricultural fields occur in huge blocks. From the road, you might not see a wooded ravine or pond in the interior of the farm and the topo might not show these areas if they were not present at the time the topos were prepared. If you want a copy of the soil survey, contact your local soil conservation district (probably now listed as the Natural Resource Conservation District) and ask them to send you one. These are expensive to print and available in limited supplies. The local soil conservation district representative might only offer to send you the particular page(s) for the area that includes your block. US Fish & Wildlife Service: National Wetland Inventory Maps for MD These may be available in your local public library. If not , try local colleges or your local Planning and Zoning offices. This data can be pulled up on MERLIN but since you can't print straight from MERLIN, you can photocopy these maps for field use. These many not help you any more than the aerial imagery or soil surveys, but if you are looking for a breeder who uses a specific habitat type, these may help. Additional Print Resources There is a website that has a good number of Arthur Cleveland Bent's bird life histories from the old Smithsonian publication. These accounts are a little dated but have lots of useful material on basic nesting biology and behavior. The url is: http://home.bluemarble.net/~pqn/index.html County Resources Prince George's Atlas Site Western Maryland Atlas Blocks Other Resources MD/DC Safe Dates Bar Graph (doc file) Atlas Spreadsheet (xls file) Species Spreadsheet (xls file)  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster *Not affiliated with MOS ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 4 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, Breeding Bird Atlas, resources");s1[66]=new Array("atlas/spnotes.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Breeding Bird Atlas -- Species Notes","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Atlas - Species Notes Atlas Species Notes Green Heron (5/1-7/15) Often nests in thickest vegetation (e.g., willows, vines) around ponds or along streams 8 to 20 feet up; young can be very vocal when being fed; nests of sticks are flat and frail, perhaps 15 to 22 inches across. (JSh) Herons -- In General Presence of immatures at ponds does not indicate local nesting. Adults and young may wander far after breeding. An actual nest must be found for a confirmation. (HC) Black Vulture (5/1-7/31) Courtship and territory defense displays start in March (Black) or earlier, TVs start a little later; look for birds soaring around or sitting on abandoned farm buildings. (JSh) Turkey Vulture (5/15-8/20) As above. Accipiters -- In General (Late May Onward) Any accipiter calling or screaming in a frantic way as you walk through the woods is defending its nesting territory. As you get closer to the nest, they often dive at you. (JSh) Red-shouldered Hawk (5/10-8/10) and Red-tailed Hawk (5/10-8/20) Territorial displays (calling and legs dangling, etc.) start in late winter on warm days. Nest building starts usually by the end of March; note birds carrying sticks. Pairs can be defensive when you walk near their nest. (Jsh) Nests may be quite near houses or roadside. Start looking well before leaf-out or safe date. (HC) Broad-winged Hawk (6/15-8/10) Mature forest, often upland but not always. Tough bird to find. Watch for territorial hawk displays and calling over tops of forest. Courtship is well after leaves have come out. May carry snakes to young. (JSh) Uncommon and local but should be sought. Learn distinctive call from tapes. Wild Turkey (4/15-9/30) Watch for family groups from early May into late summer. (JSh) Killdeer (4/20-6/25) Nests on flat roofs, along edges of gravel parking lots, driveways and roadsides, and in the middle of barren fields. (JSh) Woodcock (4/15-8/31) May nest before March 1 in mild winters; residents return very early (February); listen for calling and displaying males in March and early April then follow up after 4/15 for continued calling or displays. Best time is about 20-45 minutes after sunset. Males prefer old fields with openings between young trees with moist soils and may display from middle of old road or trail; or even from edges of play fields next to woods. Check out any pipeline cuts or even power line rights of way. Second growth forest from earliest stages to mature forest is preferred nesting habitat. Flood plains of small to large streams are favored, especially as late spring arrives, for nesting and brood rearing. Broods often seen at dawn on paths through woods or old fields. Females usually give distraction display when observer close to the young. (JSh) Owls -- In General Recently fledged young are very vociferous, especially at dusk and dawn; listen for high-pitched whines or similar noises. (JS) Great Horned Owl (12/15-8/31) Loves old Red-tail's nests; watch for old hawk nests in fall and winter. Tops of large stumps also favored. Usually uplands, but does nest in floodplains. Woodlot for nesting may be small and isolated from other woods. (Barred Owl does not use stick nests.) (JS) Ruby-throated Hummingbird (5/15-7/31) Learn the little chip notes of the hummer; listen and follow nest building female as she gathers spider webs and lichens from trees and other vegetation. Spotting the female picking up spider web is confirmation in itself. The nest is a tiny cup astride a horizontal branch, so camouflaged as to seem part of it, and usually within a few hundred yards of water. (JSh) Chimney Swift (5/15-8/10) Though seen everywhere, swifts are nonetheless a challenge to confirm, and conversely, some reported confirmations are probably over-confident. The reason for this is that the chimneys being used must be accessible to the atlaser, and that excludes most of those actually being used. Ingress and egress is not sufficient evidence of nesting since unmated swifts roost in chimneys, sometimes in small groups or even singly or in pairs. Viewed from outside, the behavior to watch for is repeated entry and egress by single birds during the day, several times per hour. During nest building, the birds may be seen carrying small twigs in either bill or feet. If a swift is seen plucking a twig from a tree as it passes over, that too is confirmation. From indoors, one need not see the birds as they come and go; their exit makes a distinct "whoosh" as the vibrating air resonates in the chimney. After the young are hatched a loud, high-pitched chatter ensues as the adult enters, then quiets as the young receive the regurgitated food; then follows the "whoosh" as the adult flies out. The exit is so swift that it is easily missed when viewed from outside. These sounds are usually quite evident from within the room to which the chimney opens and require no special effort to detect. Take-offs and landings continue all day from sunrise to after sunset. Chimney Swift young are cared for in the nest for nearly 4 weeks, so there is plenty of time to detect them after nesting season starts. Nests may be active as late as the first half of August. Fledglings on the wing are indistinguishable from adults. It is said that at the time the young emerge (first half of August), the adults are undergoing molt and so show a gap or two in the wings, whereas the young will not show such gaps, but this is a dubious basis for confirmation. Nor is group size diagnostic - as soon as the young are air-borne, swifts begin congregating in loose, constantly re-forming flocks. So "FL" is not a valid confirmation code for swifts; it is nesting itself that must be observed. A useful strategy is to have a network of friends and neighbors in each of your quarter-blocks alerted to the possibility of hearing the distinctive sounds of swifts using their chimneys. The atlaser would then follow up on these candidates to rule out mere roosting and confirm the presence of breeding. It is not necessary - nor sometimes even possible - to view the nest itself. Ten feet is given in Bent as the average distance of the nest from the top of the chimney. The chatter of the young may be too high pitched to hear easily from the ground floor of a multi-story house, so leaving the flue at least partly open during summer may be aid detection. (FF) Belted Kingfisher (4/1-7/20) Nests in vertical banks along streams; kingfisher nest arched about 3 inches high, with flat bottom and two distinct RUTS at bottom. Occasionally nests are excavated in banks not bordered by water, e.g. in quarries. Kingfisher may carry small minnows for one-half mile along a stream course. (JSh) Acadian Flycatcher (5/25-8/5) Nests almost exclusively over water, if only a small vernal pool; often on horizontal branch of a maple, etc. Flycatcher perhaps 5 to 15 feet over water. Nest may look like some flotsam from a previous flood; always festooned with hanging strings of moss. Not usually very neat and compact as in vireos. Sometimes the eggs or young may be seen through the bottom. (JSh) Eastern Phoebe (5/1-8/31) Well known for building nests on man-made structures such as bridges, porches, door lintels, etc. But less known is that they have now advanced to the point of nesting well inside such structures as sheds, barns, and abandoned houses. (I have come across such a nest so far inside an old house that the phoebes had to actually fly thru several rooms in order to get to it, and at times even seemed a little confused themselves as to how to navigate out again!) Barns and outbuildings may also contained phoebe nests. So atlasers should investigate the interiors as well as exteriors of buildings where phoebes are present but the nest not obvious. (And of course the usual precautions regarding permissions and safety apply when entering any structure, even on public property). (FF) Willow Flycatcher (6/16-7/20) Late arrival; wet or damp areas with shrubs. Nest may not be near water. (JSh) Great-crested Flycatcher (5/25-7/31) Calls close to or while in nest, especially when feeding young or mate. Nest is often in the hole left by a broken-off branch. (JSh) Eastern Kingbird (5/25-7/25) Hitherto, kingbirds have built their bulky nests near the tops of trees, often alongside a pond or waterway; and these aggressive birds making no attempt to conceal their comings and goings, their nests are not hard to spot. Recently, however, this species has developed an adaptation to that makes finding their nests even easier - building on power-line towers. A recent survey of a transmission line through PWRC's North Tract, for example, found kingbirds defending nearly every other of the towers. Therefore, the easiest place to confirm kingbirds is along power-lines. The nests are located atop a cross-member, tucked against some intersecting vertical component, perhaps in a somewhat shaded corner. They tend to be rather high up (say 50-80 feet), but not so high as to preclude your seeing the young, or at least the parents tending them. The female can be followed flying directly to the nest, relying as she does on the regal self-assuredness of her mate to repel any predators. (FF) Vireos -- In General Pairs often become very agitated when observer is near their nest; learn these agitated calls. All nests are in "Y" fork of a small branch, hang suspended, and are a compact small structure -- an unique nest (orioles are 4X larger, Acadian Flycatcher not compact and neat). 2 to 30 feet high. (JSh) Horned Lark (4/1-9/5) May nest as early as March 1; look for activity in last year's crop fields or on sod farms with lots of barren soil and a few sprigs of vegetation. Might nest in old corn stubble, but more likely with less overall height to vegetation. May need scope to sit back and watch birds from greater than 200 yards away as they carry food; young fledge in about 6 to 7 days! QUICK nester! Fledglings may be seen running on plowed fields after parents. (JSh) Tree Swallow (5/25-6/25) Check bluebird boxes! Nesting may start by April 15-20; goes to end of June. (JSh) Rough-winged Swallow (5/25-6/20) Nests in banks same as Belted Kingfisher (above). May also nest in drain pipes, culverts. (JSh) Swallows -- In General Recently fledged young very often line up on fence or power line to be fed. Any small group of 3 to 5 swallows sitting close together are suspect from early May to late June. (JSh) Purple Martin (6/1-6/25) Less common now; check houses located in wide open areas, not back under trees. Watch for feeding birds in air and then check houses in immediate area. Ask landowners with martin houses. (JSh) White-breasted Nuthatch (5/10-8/15) Favors mature woods with decaying trees. Nests in natural cavities (often with a knothole entrance) or old woodpecker hole. Once the female begins incubation, as early as 4/10, the male makes frequent trips to feed her uttering soft "yank" calls as he arrives. (HC) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (5/15-7/31) Another bird that starts nesting long before safe-date. Nests can be found as early as approximately 4/15. The nest appears to be a knot on top of a horizontal branch. Tent caterpillar silk is a component, used to cement the nest to the branch and blend one into the other. Pairs are noisy as they build and can sometimes lead you to the nest. (HC) Veery (6/10-8/10) Deep mature woodland with dense understory, more often on north-facing slopes; listen for distinctive singing at dawn and dusk and alarm note rest of day; nest building may start in mid-May. (JSh) Its range distinctly limited by the fall line, the Veery is unlikely to breed in PG County. Warblers -- In General Breeding birds VERY territorial; might try tapes to locate territories during safe dates-use sparingly. Breeders return early and may commence nesting 10 to 15 days before safe dates start, so don't wait until safe date to start looking. (JSh) Blue Grosbeak (5/25-8/10) Can fledge young as late as Labor Day! (JSh) Note 2nd year male resembles female. Rufous-sided Towhee (5/20-8/31) Note the juvenile's striped, sparrow-like plumage with more white in the wings than shown in most field guides; Robbins' guide illustrates it best. (FF) Orchard Oriole (6/1-7/5) Two or more pairs may nest in same or adjacent trees (colonial!); old orchards or fields with fruit trees up to 25 feet tall and scattered; note narrow safe dates! Not always as noisy or obvious as Baltimore; try tape. (JSh) Often nests near kingbirds. Baltimore Oriole (6/1-7/25) Watch sycamores over streams, roads, paths, lawns, etc. for nests; very noisy when nest building or feeding young. (JSh) IN GENERAL Simply LISTEN more for begging and alarm calls or other non-singing type calling. Most songbirds can be noisy when building nests and feeding young. Most are far more active building and feeding in first few hours of the day, and last hour or two of day. Breeding activities usually start well before earliest safe date for local nesting pairs. Do not wait until first safe date to look for nesting birds nor stop looking after last safe date for fledged young of most species. Almost the easiest way to confirm is when adults are carrying nesting material or food to nest or recently fledged young; so watch an adult for 5 to 10 minutes as it forages. Most feeding rates by an adult songbird are 6 to 20 times per hour. Similar rates for nest building. Females, in particular, are often easy, as they do not spend time singing. So if you find one foraging when it could have young, you often have to wait less than 5 minutes before it starts to carry some food or nest material. A couple of hours right after dawn are usually far more productive than 4 to 5 hours in the heat of the day; on the other hand, most singing stops in mid-day, so most call notes you hear are more likely to be related to nesting activity or feeding young. Watch for repeated flights of a silent bird going to or from a particular spot. Many foraging adults use the same general route to and from the nest for an hour or more at a time; route will change over time. Get some bird recordings. Chase the early arrivals of potential breeding species if you do not know their song. Look for patches of habitat that are not common in most of that block. Survey extra well. Ask landowners for permission to access such unusual habitats if not on public property. Make a list of some of the target species and/or habitat patches you want to focus on each day. Know which species you need to ignore in that block and quarter block and vice versa. That is, go into the field with a current list of all species and their status in that block. COMMUNlCATE! If others are working in your block, keep everyone immediately advised of your finds so that others do not have to spend their valuable time focusing on those same species. Stay alert while traversing other blocks for the unusual and report them immediately. Credits: FF -- Fred Fallon HC -- Howard chapter MOS JS -- Jo Solem JSh-- Jay Sheppard  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 4 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, Breeding Bird Atlas, species notes");s1[67]=new Array("atlas/docs/atlasfacts.pdf","atlasfacts.pdf","","Fact Sheet: The Maryland/D.C. Breeding Bird Atlas Project Organized by the Maryland Ornithological Society What: A project to update the 20-year-old Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Maryland and the District of Columbia. Why: A flourishing bird population is a good indicator of the overall health of the environment. Because birds are readily visible and found in a wide range of habitats, significant natural or human-caused changes to a particular location are quickly reflected in the quantity and variety of birds found there. Maryland, with its forests, fields, mountains, seacoast and magnificent Chesapeake Bay, is an important breeding site for many species of birds. The database and maps resulting from the new Maryland Atlas Project can be compared with the baseline data from the previous Atlas to help planners and researchers measure the success of existing conservation activities and indicate areas in need of more attention. How: Hundreds of volunteers working under professional guidance will gather data on the occurrence and distribution of breeding birds throughout Maryland and the District of Columbia. (Breeding season is the best time to accurately measure bird populations.) Data processing will be handled by the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, a unit of the U.S. Geological Survey, as a pilot project for developing a national standard for computerizing atlas data. When: Field data will be collected from 2002 through 2006. Each year's data will be made available in electronic form as soon as possible, and a printed Atlas is scheduled to be published in 2008. Where: Maryland and the District of Columbia have been divided into a grid of more than 1,200 "blocks" of approximately 10 square miles each, based on sections of U.S. Geological Survey quadrangle maps. Efforts will be made to ensure coverage of every block, either by volunteers or by paid professionals. Who: The organizer of the Maryland Atlas Project is the Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS), a non-profit statewide organization founded in 1945 to promote the study and conservation of birds. MOS planned and organized the previous Atlas in the mid-1980s. For this new Atlas Project, MOS has funded the start-up costs of preparing and printing materials for the field workers. In addition, individual members of MOS are donating significant amounts of time and money. MOS is also seeking grants from a variety of public and private sources to help cover the stipends of a full-time project coordinator and of bird experts hired for quality control.");s1[68]=new Array("atlas/docs/handbook.pdf","handbook.pdf","","SECOND MARYLAND / DC BREEDING BIRD ATLAS PROJECT HANDBOOK Maryland Ornithological Society Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................. 1 History of Grid-Based Atlases .................................................................................... 1 Purpose ........................................................................................................................ 2 Scope of the Project .................................................................................................... 2 Grid System ................................................................................................................. 3 Blocks ..................................................................................................................... 3 Quarter-Blocks........................................................................................................ 3 Breeding Criteria and Codes....................................................................................... 4 Definitions of Codes ................................................................................................... 4 Observed ................................................................................................................. 4 Possible ................................................................................................................... 4 Probable (always a one-letter code) ....................................................................... 4 Confirmed (always a two-letter code) .................................................................... 4 Examples to Use as Guidelines .............................................................................. 5 Procedure .................................................................................................................... 6 Timing of Atlasing .................................................................................................. 6 Effort Required ....................................................................................................... 6 Upgrading ............................................................................................................... 6 Knowing Your Block .............................................................................................. 7 County Coordinators .............................................................................................. 8 Recording Data - The Field Card ........................................................................... 8 Unusual Species...................................................................................................... 8 Incidental Reporting ............................................................................................... 9 Atlas Terminology .................................................................................................. 9 Block Busting ......................................................................................................... 9 Land Access................................................................................................................. 9 Atlasing Ethics ............................................................................................................ 9 Maryland Map Showing Quadrangles ................................................................. 10-11 Atlas Calling Card and Automobile Window Display ............................................. 12 Permission and Thank You Letters ........................................................................... 12 Fund Raising ............................................................................................................. 12 Additional Data ......................................................................................................... 12 Selected References .................................................................................................. 13 Sample Maryland & DC Breeding Bird Atlas Verification Form ...............14 Atlas Board................................................................................................................ 15 County Coordinators ............................................................................................ 15-16 Table 1: Distribution, Habitats & Safe Dates of Bird Species ........................... 17-20 Names of Quadrangles ..................................................................... inside back cover Field Card ....................................................................................... outside back cover ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------INCOME TAX DEDUCTIONS The IRS allows a deduction on income taxes for non-monetary as well as monetary contributions to non-profit organizations. Expenses incurred while atlasing can be deducted by those who itemize. This includes gasoline (mileage), motels, telephone calls, postage, etc. Be sure to keep careful, detailed records. In the unlikely event of an IRS audit, it is essential to have them. Please read the section on contributions in your income tax instructions for more detail. INTRODUCTION The Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS), in cooperation with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and other conservation groups, has begun a second 5-year Breeding Bird Atlas Project covering all of Maryland and the District of Columbia (DC). This project will map in detail the distribution of all bird species that breed in Maryland and DC, with primarily volunteer help. Human activities have profound effects on the natural world upon which the survival of all living things, including people, depends. It is crucial to have an historical and continuing record of the status of natural communities (in this case, birds) with which to compare and contrast effects of future activities. Such data will be valuable in assessing these changes and may serve a vital function in land and habitat management planning by government, industry, and individuals especially in areas where there may be high environmental impact. Birds are highly visible, occupy a wide variety of habitats, and are very popular. Birds are most dependent on their habitats during the nesting season because they require food and shelter for their young as well as for themselves. Nesting distribution is highly correlated with habitat; therefore, changes in the amount, quality, or type of habitat in a region or state can have a major impact on the presence or absence of bird species. This second Atlas Project will reveal changes in Maryland's and DC's birdlife since 1987 when the first atlas was completed. An inventory of this magnitude requires substantial volunteer help. Although some professional biologists will participate, the vast majority of the fieldwork will be done by skilled amateurs. No other natural science has as large or as qualified an amateur following. HISTORY OF GRID-BASED ATLASES The first breeding bird atlas was completed in Great Britain and Ireland. In 1968 members of the British Trust for Ornithology were inspired by The Atlas of the British Flora to attempt a similar effort for the distribution of breeding birds. This effort was completed in 5 years; since that time, many other countries have completed atlases. The first atlas in NorthAmerica was completed in Montgomery and Howard counties, Maryland in 1975 (Maryland Birdlife 34(1):3-39). Vermont's was the first statewide atlas published. In 1980, the North American Ornithological Atlas Committee was established at "The Symposium on Estimating Numbers of Terrestrial Birds" in Asilomar, California. A regional atlas meeting was held at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science in 1981 (a summary was published in American Birds, January 1982), after which the atlas concept spread continentwide. Maryland atlasing proceeded county by county with 8 counties eventually participating. In each case, personnel from MOS chapters were responsible for all aspects of the activity. Progress was slow by this method, so the MOS decided to coordinate a 5-year statewide effort from 1983 through 1987. The results were published as the Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Maryland and the District of Columbia (C.S. Robbins and E.A.T. Blom, 1996). The second generation of NorthAmerican breeding bird atlases began with projects in New York and Ontario in 2001. Maryland begins its second 5-year atlas January 1, 2002. 1 PURPOSE Following are the goals of the second Maryland/ DC Breeding Bird Atlas Project: 1. Provide up-to-date distribution maps for every species known to nest in Maryland or the District of Columbia. 2. Provide comparative data against which changes in range and status of breeding birds can be identified. 3. Make comparisons to the previous Atlas Project. 4. Provide a database that will help environmental planners make informed decisions regarding resource use in Maryland and DC. 5. Provide information on distribution of birds with minimum area requirements. 6. Provide data for use in environmental impact statements and ecological risk assessments. 7. Involve birders, other interested individuals, landowners, and groups in a directed cooperative research and educational effort. 8. Provide research opportunities. SCOPE OF THE PROJECT This project involves hundreds of volunteers who, for 5 years, will conduct fieldwork throughout Maryland and DC, gathering data on the 200+ species of birds known to breed in the area. As in other atlas projects, the area of Maryland and DC has been divided into a grid. The basic units of the atlas are the "5 km blocks," of which approximately 1200 are defined by this grid. Each block contains about 10 square miles (25 square km). County Coordinators assign observers to cover each block. Within each block the observers attempt to ascertain the presence and breeding status of as many breeding species as possible. A standard feature of the atlas is the use of 3 categories of breeding certainty: POSSIBLE, PROBABLE, and CONFIRMED. Observers use these classifications to describe the level of certainty that a species is nesting in each block. Observers may enter the results of their fieldwork by visiting the MOS web site http://www.mdbirds.org/ and clicking on Breeding Bird Atlas, or results can be sent to the County Coordinator. Results will be due on September 1 of each year. Field cards also must be forwarded to County Coordinators at that time. The cards will be returned after validation of data. Atlas Project progress reports and information will appear on the MOS web site and periodically in The Maryland Yellowthroat. The MOS Atlas Committee is responsible for the planning and oversight of the project. 2 GRID SYSTEM The grid used in the atlas is based on the maps known as "quadrangles" or "quads" published by the U.S. Geological Survey in the 7 1/2 minute series. There are 239 quads in Maryland and DC, each named after a major town or geographical feature on the map. The same names will be used in the atlas. BLOCKS The 239 quads have been divided into sixths; each sixth is an atlas block, the basic unit of the Atlas Project. The quads have been numbered from 1 to 239, west to east, one line at a time north to south. The blocks are numbered from 1 to 6 within each quad in the same manner. An example of the numbering is shown on the map in the center of this handbook. Blocks that overlap state and county boundaries should be atlased in their entirety. When referring to a block, always identify it by the name of the quad followed by its location within the quad (Northwest = NW, Northeast = NE, Center-west = CW, Centereast = CE, Southwest = SW, Southeast = SE). Each map also has a number (see pp. 10-11, and inside back cover), which should be used in conjunction with the name. For example, the Center-east block of the Laurel quadrangle is "Laurel-CE, 121-4." By always using both the name and number, it will be possible to detect some errors that may occur using only one of the two systems. QUARTER-BLOCKS In DC and the main urban corridor of Maryland, plus Garrett and Somerset counties, the blocks are further divided into quarter-blocks measuring about 2.5 by 2.5 km. This quarter-block method of data recording, used in most previous county atlases, will be continued. This technique is merely one of data designation and does not require that a minimum amount of time be spent in each quarter, or that a minimum species goal be set for each quarter. In addition, the rest of Maryland will have the northwest block in each quad sampled using this method. This will provide a uniform sample for the remainder of the state. If your block is divided into quarters, cover it as you would any block but keep track of each quarter in which each species is recorded. Do not pursue any categories beyond POSSIBLE by quarters, but only for the block as a whole. The main purpose of designating sightings by quarter-blocks is to have a finer grid to more easily detect changes in bird distribution in future years. Atlas blocks are sufficiently large that remnants of many habitats may still persist in a block several decades from now, and few breeding species will disappear entirely from it. By dividing a block into quarters, there is an increased likelihood of detecting changes. The urban corridor to be covered by this quarter-block method is Montgomery, Howard, Baltimore, Prince George's, and southern Carroll counties and DC. Do not pursue upgrading the breeding status of a species in each quarter-block. On the Field Card simply record the highest category encountered anywhere in the block in the appropriate column and place a small x in the quarters in which the species was recorded at any level. Record the date for each Confirmed observation. 3 BREEDING CRITERIA AND CODES DEFINITIONS OF CODES OBSERVED 0 - Species observed in a block within Safe Dates (Table 1, pp. 17-20), but not in breeding circumstances. This code is primarily for birds that are not believed to breed in the block. For example, the thousands of Laughing Gulls in plowed fields on the lower Eastern Shore or the sub-adult Ring-billed Gulls that spend the summer in Maryland fit this pattern. Flyovers are also included in this category; a soaring Turkey Vulture, for example. POSSIBLE X - Species heard or seen in breeding habitat within Safe Dates. Be especially cautious during migration times. PROBABLE (always a one-letter code) A - Agitated behavior or anxiety calls from adult. Parent birds respond to threats with distress calls or by attacking intruders. This does not include response to "spishing" or tape playing. P - Pair observed in suitable breeding habitat within Safe Dates. Use this code with caution. T - Territorial behavior or singing male present at same location on at least 2 different days (observations separated by at least 5 days). Territoriality can be presumed from defensive encounters between individuals of the same species, or by observing a male singing from a variety of perches within a small area. C - Courtship or copulation observed. This includes displays, courtship feeding, and birds mating. N - Visiting probable nest site. Primarily applies to cavity nesters. This code applies when a bird is observed visiting the site repeatedly, but no further evidence is seen. B - Nest building by wrens or excavation by woodpeckers. Both groups build dummy or roosting nests at the same time they are building a real one, but an unmated male will exhibit the same behavior. CONFIRMED (always a two-letter code) NB - Nest building (except wrens and woodpeckers) or adult carrying nesting material. Carrying sticks is part of the courtship ritual (code "C") for some species, so be cautious with this code. DD - Distraction display; including injury-feigning.Agitated behavior can be mistaken for distraction, but is code "A," under PROBABLE. UN - Used nest found. Use extreme caution; nests are difficult to identify. If unsure, forget it. Do not collect the nest - a permit is required. This code can be especially useful after the leaves have fallen, particularly for American Goldfinch and Baltimore Oriole nests. 4 FL - Recently fledged young or downy young. This includes dependent young only. Be cautious of species that range widely soon after fledging. Check roadkills for dead fledglings. Young cowbirds begging for food confirm both the cowbird and the host species. FS - Adult bird seen carrying fecal sac. Feces of nestlings are contained in a membranous sac, carried away from the nest by the parents. FY - Adult carrying food for young. Use with caution; a few species feed young long after wandering from nest site, or carry food a long distance. Many also engage in courtship feeding (code "C"). ON - Occupied nest presumed by activity of parents: entering nest hole and staying, parents exchanging incubation responsibility, etc. Primarily intended for cavity nesters and nests too high to see the contents. NE - Nest with eggs or eggshells on ground. Caution: these must be carefully identified. Cowbird eggs in a nest confirm both the cowbird and the host species. NY - Nest with young seen or heard. A cowbird chick in a nest confirms the cowbird and the host species. EXAMPLES TO USE AS GUIDELINES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Duck summers on pond without suitable adjacent marshes: OBSERVED - 0. Great Blue Heron feeding along river away from any known nesting area: OBSERVED - 0. (Note: watch such a bird closely; it could lead to a new colony.) Gulls frequenting dumps, plowed fields, or parking lots throughout summer in unsuitable nesting habitat: OBSERVED - 0. Second year male American Redstart singing in hedgerow (not normal breeding habitat) in mid June: POSSIBLE - 0. Woodpecker drumming: POSSIBLE -X within Safe Dates; PROBABLE -T if same place 2 different days. (Note: this refers to territorial drumming, not feeding). Wood Duck observed entering hole in tree within Safe Dates: PROBABLE - N. Male House Wren singing all summer and stuffing nest boxes with sticks; no evidence of a mate: PROBABLE - B. Male and female Scarlet Tanagers observed together several times in the same area, but no nest or young ever seen: PROBABLE ­ P. House Finch male feeding female: PROBABLE - C. 10. Wood Thrush seen on nest for extended period of time, but too high to see contents of nest: CONFIRMED - ON. 11. Song Sparrow seen carrying nesting material: CONFIRMED - NB. 5 PROCEDURE TIMING OF ATLASING Atlasing is not strictly a summertime effort. It can be virtually a year-round project with most of the effort in June and July. June is the primary month for building a species list for your block because birds are on territory and very vocal. Also, most spring migrant birds have left by June 1. July and August are the optimum months for recording birds in the PROBABLE and CONFIRMED categories. Though most singing activity has decreased, it is a time when noisy fledglings accompany parents or beg for food in a nest. Also, parent birds are more likely to be seen carrying food for young. Migrants offer a threat to data accuracy. The "Safe Dates" (Table 1, pp.17-20) indicate those dates when migrants of each species leave in the spring and arrive in the autumn. There is some variation across the state, the lower Eastern Shore being a few days to a week ahead of Western Maryland in spring. This table is not precise; it is intended as a general guide, for use primarily with POSSIBLE and some PROBABLE codes. Because, for many species, the nesting season overlaps the migration period, many PROBABLE and all CONFIRMED codes can be used outside the Safe Dates; e.g., a nest with eggs any time is definitely a legitimate CONFIRMED. The following species can only be confirmed by observing a nest: colonial waterbirds, Bald Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, Osprey, and Bank Swallow. Early morning and evening are the best times to survey your block; bird activity is highest at these times. Most blocks will have birds that are active at night such as owls, American Woodcocks and Whip-poor-wills. Please make some special afterdark trips to record these species. If such trips are not possible, be sure to advise your County Coordinator of the fact. EFFORT REQUIRED Most Maryland and DC atlas blocks have 90 to 100 breeding species. Some may have as many as 110+ or, in some urban areas, as few as 50. Observers should attempt to at least equal or, if possible, exceed the number of species recorded in that block in the previous atlas. Changes in habitat or access may not make that possible, but it is a useful goal. Observing 75% of the previously recorded species will probably be reached in almost every block. Some of the most rewarding and valuable field time will be that spent finding the other 25%. A list of the species found in the block in the previous atlas is included in each field observer's packet. Most species in a block will be encountered in the first few visits; it will take more time per species as you approach the potential total. Although It becomes increasingly difficult to locate each new species, don't give up. It is important to cover all possible habitats in your block spending an appropriate amount of time in each. Remember, every acre of land does NOT need to be examined. Thorough coverage of ALL AVAILABLE HABITATS is necessary. Obviously, a block with uniform habitat will take considerably less time to cover adequately than one with a diversity of habitats. UPGRADING It is more important to find a high percentage of the PROBABLE species in a block than to locate a few species and confirm them all. Whatever percentage of the potential total you attain, all birds will not be CONFIRMED. As you atlas, put the 6 emphasis on the PROBABLE codes and building a good species list for your block rather than on confirming everything. Though some degree of certainty that the birds recorded in your block actually are breeding is desirable, a species recorded in preferred habitat during the Safe Dates is likely to be breeding, even if only the POSSIBLE category is attained. We recommend, as a general guideline, trying for 25% of your species in the CONFIRMED category, 50% PROBABLE, and 25% POSSIBLE. It is important to confirm the rarer species, so concentrate on those listed as "Rare" on the Field Card, and those listed as "R", "?" or "*" in your region (Table 1, pp.17-20). Don't waste time confirming abundant species when you could be examining an unusual habitat and raising the species total in your block. You will probably confirm most common species without even trying. Make use of every opportunity to obtain confirmation of common species by chatting with neighbors and people walking dogs or pushing strollers (joggers are less likely to want to be interrupted). Social or school events, neighborhood meetings, block parties, classes, picnics, etc. are all opportunities to obtain valuable information. Be sure to obtain the exact location of the sighting and the name of the individual (correctly spelled) so each person can be credited. Attempt to identify vaguely-described species by gentle questioning, as sightings of "buzzards," "cranes," "huge hawks," "hoot owls," etc., cannot be used. Dead birds on roads may lead to confirmations, for many recently fledged birds are hit. Remember that a species needs to be confirmed only ONCE in a block during the 5 year period. KNOWING YOUR BLOCK Examine the map of your block in conjunction with a detailed road map (such as an ADC map) in advance of visits in order to identify habitats, likely species, and potential access points. Try to get into your block before the height of the breeding season. On pre-season scouting trips you can take notes on actual habitats directly on the photocopy of your map or on the Field Card. Scouting will also familiarize you with your block's boundaries, which is extremely important, especially to those not comfortable with map reading and those in quarterblock areas. These early trips enable you to learn the condition of the roads and any obstructions such as washed-out bridges or major construction. This is the time to check ALL streets and roads. Do not dismiss whole sections because "it's a development." The end of a street may allow you to see and hear birds on adjacent property to which you otherwise may not have access. Scouting trips offer a good opportunity to make contacts for obtaining permission to enter private land. You may also discover pockets of open space not obvious from a map. Exploit every potential for access. Large tracts such as state parks, wildlife management areas, and state forests are obvious. There are many other possibilities including county or neighborhood parks of varying sizes as well as undeveloped county-owned property. Schools may be highly useful as some have a border of trees, while many of recent construction include a pond. Some churches have acres of land and would welcome you, providing you check with the office and don't go on days of high activity. Many landowners may enjoy talking with you once they know what you are doing. Even if you are not given permission to bird a particular piece of private property, ask landowners if they know of any nesting birds on their property. (This is especially valuable after the first year.) This is often a major source of Barn Owl, Ring-necked Pheasant, and Northern Bobwhite records. Whenever anyone provides data for your block, be sure to record an accurate location and the correct spelling of the individual's name. This information will be valuable as MOS desires to acknowledge all assistance, if possible. In the previous 7 Atlas Project, more than 700 people were acknowledged when the results were printed. An individual may pass along just one record, but each accurate sighting received saves you valuable field time. COUNTY COORDINATORS The District of Columbia and each Maryland county have one or more County Coordinators (pp. 15-16) who recruit and encourage observers, oversee coverage, distribute packets, provide advice, and collect completed forms. These are the people to whom you should turn first if you have any questions or problems. Each County Coordinator is encouraged to assign assistants. A recommended method is to assign an entire quad to one person ("Quad Captain") who is responsible for recruiting help for all 6 blocks of the quad. On a smaller scale, if more than one person is working in a block, a "Block Leader" can be designated to oversee the effort. If you are traveling in another county and wish to atlas there or if you make observations outside of your block, please contact the appropriate County Coordinator. They would also be very happy to hear of any friends you may have who would like to help either in your county or another. RECORDING DATA - THE FIELD CARD Use one Field Card (see outside back cover) per block. If 2 people are working the same block separately, 2 cards may be used, and both should be submitted. Do not put data from 2 or more blocks on one card. Pencil is preferred on the Field Card so that codes can be changed as higher levels of breeding are verified. Under no circumstances use a water-soluble, felt-tip pen; it won't stand up in an unexpected rain. On every species line of the Field Card there are 3 columns to facilitate upgrading from one category to another, a fourth column for quarter-block designation, and a fifth for date of confirmation. Be sure all pertinent data are completed, including the section for "Source of Records" (code A for assigned block). Dates should be placed in the fifth column and should reflect the date on which the highest level of breeding was recorded. We encourage each observer to keep a notebook or individual field sheets to record locations of singing males, choice habitats, peak singing of certain species, etc. This will provide information which cannot be entered on the Field Card but can be invaluable in later years of the atlas when early visits to a particular location may not be as easily remembered. The notebook also serves as a backup in case the Field Card should be lost. UNUSUAL SPECIES One of the most important goals of the atlas is to document the occurrence of unusual species, for which it is necessary to insist on verification. All species that require verification statewide are included under "Rare and Local Species" on the Field Card. In addition to species unusual throughout Maryland and DC, it is important to verify species of regional and county interest. Your County Coordinator will require verification for species listed as "R", "?", "*", or blank for your region in Table 1 (pp. 1720). Page 14 contains a sample of the Verification Form showing the kinds of information required. The form may be copied and enlarged, downloaded from the MOS web site, or obtained from your County Coordinator. 8 INCIDENTAL REPORTING If you notice breeding species in a block other than your own, please don't forget to report them. Forward details, including EXACT LOCATION to the appropriate County Coordinator or to the State Coordinator. Remember, every record is of value in the atlas. ATLAS TERMINOLOGY Because there are many approaches to estimating numbers of birds, each with a different goal, it is important to keep the terminology clear. The terms "survey," "count," "census," and "atlas" all have very different meanings. Remember to refer to this project as an atlas to prevent any confusion. Within the atlas, there are specialized terms to learn, especially those referring to the grid: a "quad" contains 6 "blocks" which (in some cases) contain 4 "quarter-blocks." Numbering is always west to east, one line at a time among quads, blocks, and quarterblocks. "Categories" describe the 3 different levels of breeding certainty and "codes" are the various subdivisions within each category. BLOCK BUSTING Because of the enormity of the task of covering all 1200+ blocks in Maryland and the District, it may be necessary for particular County Coordinators or the State Coordinator to organize "Block Busting" expeditions. Block Busting is an attempt to reach, in a short period of time, an acceptable level of coverage in blocks not likely to be otherwise well covered. LAND ACCESS Please contact the appropriate County Coordinator if you know of any land to which atlasers can have access anywhere in Maryland or DC. This can be land that you own or that is owned by a friend, relative, or group to which you belong. This information can save much contact time for people atlasing in such areas, and it may open up some otherwise inaccessible habitats. ATLASING ETHICS Remember--birds are living creatures and deserve your respect. Do not approach nests too closely or flush nesting birds repeatedly. Do not handle eggs or young. Please do not disturb birds with methods such as tree-whacking or throwing things. The MOS officially discourages playing tape recordings of bird calls, especially during the breeding season and with scarce species. We recommend that their use be strictly limited to primarily nocturnal species. Also, be cautious with techniques for attracting birds such as "spishing." Such methods are very effective, but excessive use of them can also cause undue disturbance during the nesting season. Do not molest natural habitats. Do not leave litter. Drive only on established roads. Avoid smoking while walking; extinguish cigarettes completely. Remember that much atlas fieldwork will be conducted on private property and certain courtesies are expected. Obtain permission before entering private property. Explain to land owners the nature of the Atlas Project and identify the sponsor of the project. Assure them that you will not damage crops or fences, disturb livestock, or leave gates open. Do not smoke while on private property. It would be courteous and help create good will to say "thanks" and promise a report of your findings. Friendly encounters with landowners can be beneficial to the Atlas Project. 9 10 11 ATLAS CALLING CARD AND AUTOMOBILE WINDOW DISPLAY Official Atlas Calling Cards are included in each packet. Additional cards are available from each County Coordinator. These will be a tremendous help when asking permission for land access. Leave one with each landowner with whom you talk. The card provides them with your name and telephone number/e-mail address for future reference. Be sure to have a card with you whenever atlasing. It should satisfy most landowners, police, security guards, etc. Do remember to sign it on the back. Each packet contains a letter-sized window display designed to be left on the dashboard of your car to identify the purpose of your presence in an area. Some neighborhoods have set up systems to watch for unfamiliar cars so the sign should satisfy the curious. PERMISSION AND THANK YOU LETTERS Each packet also contains a copy of a letter that can be used to approach landowners, either by mail or in person. Feel free to copy it, download additional copies from the MOS website, or obtain additional copies from your County Coordinator. A follow-up thank you letter is also included. Use it whenever you have been given land permission. FUND RAISING The MOS is funding the initial costs of the Atlas Project. In order to produce a final product worthy of the effort involved, there is a need for continued funding. Various methods of fund-raising will be employed. Ideas for fund-raising are encouraged from all participants. Tax-deductible contributions from non-atlasers as well as atlasers are welcome and will be accepted at any time. Please make checks payable to: MOS Atlas Project. Mail them to MOS Treasurer Shiras Guion, 8007 Martown Rd., Laurel, MD 20723. ADDITIONAL DATA Included in each packet are Nest Record Cards, should observers find nests while atlasing. Safe monitoring of nests requires additional training and, as such, is not included in this effort. However, nest site information will be valuable in the maintenance of the current Nest Record database for Maryland and provide more detailed information regarding nest substrate and exact location. Contact Mark Johnson (see Atlas Board list, p.15) for further information regarding the Nest Record Program. Turn in completed Nest Record Cards to your County Coordinator annually. Do NOT send them to Cornell. In addition to the atlas efforts, there will be the usual ongoing bird-related studies throughout Maryland and DC during the 5 years of the atlas including the U.S. Geological Survey's Breeding Bird Survey and various university, state, and federal research projects. All of these will generate data useful to the Atlas Project. In most cases these data will help obtain POSSIBLE records of the more common species. This information will be incorporated and relayed to the appropriate Block Leaders as soon as possible, so they will know where interesting species have been found and will be able to upgrade their status. 12 SELECTED REFERENCES The following list is not intended to be exhaustive. Many references listed for the previous Atlas Project are now out of print. While some individuals may still have them in their personal libraries, they are not easily available; therefore, only books in print are included below. IDENTIFICATION OF NESTS, EGGS AND NESTLINGS Baicich, Paul J. and Harrison, Colin J. O. 1997. A Guide to the Nests, Eggs and Nestlings of North American Birds. Academic Press, San Diego. Harrison, Hal H. 1975. Field Guide: Eastern Birds' Nests. Houghton Mifflin, Boston. BEHAVIOR Bent, A. C. 1919.. 1968. Life Histories of North American Birds. U.S. Nat'l Mus. Bull. 107.. 237. Reprinted by Dover, 1963ff. Ehrlich, Paul R., David S. Dobkin, and Darryl Wheye. 1988. The Birder's Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds. Simon & Schuster, New York. Poole, A. and F. Gill, eds. 1992- The Birds of North America. Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. (individual species accounts still being published) Sibley, David A. 2001. The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. Sparks, John. 1970. Bird Behavior. Grosset & Dunlap, New York. Stokes, Donald W. 1979. A Guide to the Behavior of Common Birds. Little, Brown & Co., Boston. Stokes, Donald W. and Lillian Q. Stokes. 1983. A Guide to Bird Behavior, Vol. 2. Little Brown & Co., Boston. Stokes, Donald W. and Lillian Q. Stokes. 1989. A Guide to Bird Behavior, Vol. 3. Little Brown & Co., Boston. MARYLAND NESTING DATES AND OCCURRENCE Iliff, Marshall J., Robert F. Ringler, and James L. Stasz. 1996. Field List of the Birds of Maryland. Md. Avifauna No. 2. Maryland Ornithological Society. BIRD SONG CDs AND VIDEOS For detailed study, recordings of individual bird families are strongly recommended. Elliott, Lang, 1994. Know Your Bird Sounds, Vol. 1 (Birds of City, Gardens, Suburbs) and 2 (Birds of the Countryside). Northward Prod., Minocqua, Wis. (cassettes discontinued, CDs only). 35 species in each volume; 65 minutes each. Includes behavioral meanings of each vocalization. Male, Michael and Judy Fieth. 1990 Watching Warblers: A Video Guide to the Warblers of Eastern North America. Blue Earth Films. 60 min. Male, Michael and Judy Fieth. 1999. Watching Waders: A Video Guide to the Waders of North America. Blue Earth Films. 95 min. WEBSITES http://www.americanbirding.org/norac/ North American Ornithological Atlas Committee (overview). http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/odnr/dnap/OhioBirding/BreedingBirdAtlas/SpeciesAccounts.htm reprints from Ohio's Breeding Bird Atlas. http://www.mbr.nbs.gov/bbs/bbs.htm Breeding Bird Survey; links to pictures, songs, ID pages. http://www.im.nbs.gov/birds/bbc.html Breeding Bird Census, some basic concepts. http://www.uwgb.edu/birds/wbba Wisconsin BBA website with links to 20 state atlas projects. http://ww1.naturesound.com/webpages2/naturesound/stokes/samples.html samples sounds of 10 birds from Lang CD. 13 SAMPLE MARYLAND / DC BREEDING BIRD ATLAS VERIFICATION FORM Details must be submitted for all species designated as of uncertain breeding status. On the Field Card they are listed as rare or local and in Table 1 they are shown as "R", "?", "*", or blank. Species not on the list also require details. In addition, many locally rare species will require verification at the discretion of the County Coordinator. Your cooperation is essential to the integrity of this project. Fill out and send this form to your County Coordinator. Include sketches or photos if possible. Species _________________________________________________________ Observer and address _____________________________________________ Phone & e-mail ___________________________________________________ Where? Quad __________________________________ Block __________ Exact Location __________________________________________ Date of sighting ________________ Time of sighting ____________________ HABITAT - Describe fully for the general area and specifically for the bird in question. BREEDING BEHAVIOR - Give all details of behavior you observed that indicate this species is actually breeding. (Continue on reverse as needed.) HOW OBSERVED? - Distance, length of time, light, weather, optical aids, etc. HOW IDENTIFIED? - Give all details as to plumage, song, call notes, size comparison, physical features, behavior, difference from similar species, and your previous experience with this and similar species. OTHER OBSERVERS, with addresses and phone numbers. _______________________________________________________________ Use reverse side for ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS SIGNATURE____ __________________________ ______DATE ___________ Signature of coordinator supporting this report __________________________ COUNTY COORDINATOR: forward to: Robert F. Ringler, 6272 Pinyon Pine Ct., Eldersburg, MD 21784. 14 ATLAS BOARD The Atlas Board is responsible for the bulk of the planning and ongoing decisions relating to the Atlas Project. Following is a list of the members with names, addresses, home phone numbers, and e-mail addresses. COUNTY COORDINATORS 15 16 TABLE I: DISTRIBUTION, HABITATS & SAFE DATES OF BIRD SPECIES This table includes relative abundance estimates of the birds in Maryland and D.C., by regions. A brief description of the Preferred Nesting Habitat of each and Safe Dates (non-migration period) are also included. REGIONS: 1 Garrett & Allegany Cos. 2 Washington, Frederick, Carroll, Howard & Montgomery Cos. 3 Baltimore, Harford & Cecil Cos. 4 D.C., Prince George's, Anne Arundel, Charles, Calvert & St. Mary's Cos. 5 Kent, Queen Anne's, Caroline & Talbot Cos. 6 Dorchester, Wicomico, Somerset & Worcester Cos. C-COMMON U-UNCOMMON R-RARE L-LOCAL ?-STATUS UNCERTAIN * FORMERLY NESTED SPECIES Pied-billed Grebe Brown Pelican Double-crested Cormorant American Bittern Least Bittern Great Blue Heron Great Egret Snowy Egret Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Cattle Egret Green Heron Black-crowned NightHeron Yellow-crowned NightHeron Glossy Ibis Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Canada Goose Mute Swan Wood Duck Gadwall American Black Duck Mallard Blue-winged Teal Northern Shoveler Green-winged Teal Ring-necked Duck Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck Osprey Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Northern Goshawk Red-shouldered Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Peregrine Falcon Ring-necked Pheasant Ruffed Grouse Wild Turkey 1 2 3 4 5 6 PREFERRED BREEDING HABITAT SAFE DATES 5/20 6/1 6/10 5/20 5/20 5/15 5/20 5/20 5/20 5/20 5/20 5/1 5/10 4/20 5/20 5/1 5/15 5/10 5/1 4/20 5/20 5/20 5/15 6/5 6/1 6/1 5/20 5/20 6/10 6/1 4/15 5/20 6/1 5/20 4/15 5/10 6/15 5/10 5/15 5/20 4/15 4/1 4/15 7/10 7/31 6/30 8/15 7/31 6/30 6/20 6/30 6/20 6/30 6/20 7/15 6/30 6/30 6/30 7/31 8/20 7/31 8/31 8/15 8/20 7/31 8/20 7/5 6/30 6/30 8/15 8/31 8/25 8/15 8/5 7/25 7/31 7/31 8/31 8/20 8/10 8/20 7/15 8/15 9/30 7/31 9/30 17 ? ? L L L Marshy or weedy ponds L L Shrubby marsh island ? L L R Tall marshes, wet fields ? L U U U U Fresh and brackish water marshes ? ? L L L L Wooded swamps, beaver ponds, islands ? ? L L Shrubs, trees near tidal water ? ? L L Shrubs, trees near tidal water ? ? L L Shrubs, trees near tidal water ? ? L Shrubs, trees near tidal water ? L L Shrubs, trees near tidal water C C C C C C Woods near marshes or open water L L L L ? L Shrubs, trees near tidal water L Wooded habitats, usually near water R L Shrubs, trees near tidal water ? U U C C C Woods, cliffs, caves, buildings U C C C C C Woods, cliffs, caves, buildings C C C C C C Shore or islands in any water body U U C C Shore or islands in any water body C C C C C C Wooded swamps, fresh marshes, streams ? L High ground near water R R U U U C High ground near water, often woods C C C C C C High ground near water, often woods ? R U High ground near water * * High ground near water * R R R R R R Wooded swamps, fresh marshes, streams * Dense marshes with open water ? ? C C C C Marshes, tidal water bodies, channel markers L L L L L L Tall trees near lakes, marshes, rivers R ? R R L U Marshes, wet pastures and meadows U ? Conifers in extensive woodlands C U U U U U Mixed woodlands, groves R Large mature mixed woodlands U C C C C C Wet mixed forests, swamps C U U U R R Hilly woodlands C C C C C C Mature forests, often near edges C C C U U U Open country, scattered trees, edge * * L L L L Cliffs, buildings, bridges L L L L L L Open country, pastures, fields C U Mixed upland woods C C U U U U Mature deciduous forests, edges SPECIES Northern Bobwhite Pied-billed Grebe Black Rail Clapper Rail King Rail Virginia Rail Sora Purple Gallinule Common Moorhen American Coot Wilson's Plover Piping Plover Killdeer American Oystercatcher Black-necked Stilt Willet Spotted Sandpiper Upland Sandpiper Common Snipe American Woodcock Laughing Gull Herring Gull Great Black-backed Gull Gull-billed Tern Royal Tern Sandwich Tern Roseate Tern Common Tern Forster's Tern Least Tern Black Skimmer Rock Dove Mourning Dove Black-billed Cuckoo Yellow-billed Cuckoo Barn Owl Eastern Screech-Owl Great Horned Owl Barred Owl Long-eared Owl Short-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Common Nighthawk Chuck-will's-widow Whip-poor-will Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Red-headed Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Red-cockaded Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Olive-sided Flycatcher Eastern Wood-Pewee Acadian Flycatcher 1 2 3 4 5 6 PREFERRED BREEDING HABITAT SAFE DATES 4/15 5/20 5/1 5/1 5/1 5/20 6/1 6/20 5/20 6/10 5/15 5/15 4/20 5/15 5/15 6/10 6/10 5/20 6/1 4/15 6/5 6/5 6/5 5/15 5/25 5/25 5/25 6/5 5/15 5/25 5/25 9/30 7/1 8/15 8/31 8/31 8/15 7/31 7/31 8/31 8/25 7/31 7/20 6/25 7/25 7/15 7/1 6/30 6/25 7/15 8/31 7/10 7/10 7/10 7/5 7/5 7/5 7/5 6/30 6/25 7/5 7/5 R L U C C C Farmlands, near edge and hedgerows ? ? L L L Marshy or weedy ponds L L L L Brackish marshes U R C Salt and brackish marshes L L L L U Fresh and brackish marshes L L U U U C Fresh and brackish marshes * * * * ? Fresh marshes, wet meadows Shrubby swamps L L L L L Marshes with open water L Marshes with open water * Sandy ocean beaches L Sandy ocean beaches C C C C C C Most open, sparsely vegetated areas L Sandy ocean beaches, fresh spoil L L L C Salt marshes R R L L L L Beaches or rocky streams L ? * ? Open grasslands and meadows U U U U U U Upland forest edges L Salt marshes L L L L Beaches, coastal islands, spoil areas L Beaches, coastal islands, spoil areas L Beaches, coastal islands L Beaches, coastal islands, spoil areas * Beaches, coastal islands, spoil areas * Beaches, coastal islands, spoil areas L L Beaches, coastal islands, spoil areas L Salt marshes L L L L Beaches, coastal islands, spoil areas L Beaches, coastal islands C C C C C C Cities, suburbs, farms, bridges C C C C C C Suburbs, woodlots, farmland U U R ? ? ? Variety of forest habitats, edges C C C C C C Variety of forest habitats, edges L L L L L L Open country, near structures C C C C C C Open woods, orchards C C C C C C Most upland woodland types C C C C C C Bottomlands, swamps, moist woods R * * ? ? L Evergreen forest ? ? Open pastureland, marshes, meadows Mixed, moist woods, with conifers ALL YEAR 4/15 6/20 6/15 4/15 4/1 12/15 1/15 5/1 5/1 5/5 6/5 5/1 5/10 5/15 5/15 4/10 5/25 3/15 6/1 3/15 3/15 3/15 5/10 3/15 6/15 6/1 5/25 7/20 7/20 7/31 9/30 8/15 8/31 8/31 9/30 9/30 9/10 7/15 8/10 7/15 8/10 7/31 7/20 8/20 8/31 8/31 8/31 8/31 8/31 8/25 8/31 7/31 8/15 8/5 L L L L L L Barren country and flat roofs ? U U U C Dry open upland woods L L U C C C Dry open upland woods C C C C C C Primarily in towns C C C C C C Open woodlands, edges U U U U U L Along streams, or lakes with banks L U L U L L Open country with scattered trees C C C C C C Variety of woodland habitats * Mixed woods, swamps, bogs C C C C C C Variety of wodlots. and edge habitats U U U U U U Deep woods, primarily deciduous * Loblolly pines C C C C C C Open woods, scattered trees, edges C C U C U C Deep woods, some secondary growth ? Northern conifers C C C C C C Variety of woodland habitats U C C C C C Moist woods, bottomlands 18 SPECIES Alder Flycatcher Pied-billed Grebe Willow Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Great Crested Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird Loggerhead Shrike White-eyed Vireo Yellow-throated Vireo Blue-headed Vireo Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Blue Jay American Crow Fish Crow Common Raven Horned Lark Purple Martin Tree Swallow 1 2 3 4 5 6 PREFERRED BREEDING HABITAT SAFE DATES 6/10 5/2 6/10 6/5 5/1 5/25 5/25 5/10 5/25 5/25 6/1 6/10 6/1 6/10 4/20 5/10 4/1 4/10 6/1 5/25 5/25 6/1 6/1 5/25 3/1 5/1 3/1 6/1 5/10 3/20 5/15 3/1 5/10 5/20 5/20 6/10 5/25 5/20 5/15 5/1 6/10 6/10 5/25 5/25 5/1 5/25 4/1 5/15 4/1 6/15 5/25 5/25 5/25 6/1 6/1 6/1 6/10 6/5 6/1 7/20 7/1 7/20 7/20 8/31 7/31 7/5 7/20 8/15 8/15 8/20 8/10 7/31 9/5 8/31 8/31 7/31 9/5 6/25 6/25 6/20 6/20 6/25 6/25 8/31 9/20 8/31 7/31 8/15 8/15 8/31 9/30 8/31 8/15 8/31 9/20 8/25 9/10 7/31 8/31 8/10 8/10 9/15 8/20 7/31 8/31 9/10 8/31 7/31 7/31 7/20 7/20 8/15 8/15 7/10 8/10 8/5 8/5 8/20 L ? ? L L L Wet brushy areas, prefers alders Marshy or weedy ponds C C C L ? ? Wet to fairly dry brushy areas C R R * Wood edges, open deciduous woods C C C C C C Near water, bridges, buildings C C C C C C Variety of woodland habitats C C C C C C Open areas, edges, often near water * * Open country, hedgerows, cedars U C C C C C Brushy areas, often near water U U U U U U Tall deciduous trees U ? U C U R L Coniferous or mixed woodlands Open deciduous or riverside woods C C C C C C Variety of woodland habitats C C C C C C Variety of woodland habitats, suburbs C C C C C C Open areas, edges, farms, parks R U C C C C Wood edges, farms, tidewater areas U L Mountainous, remote regions U C U U C C Most short-grass areas R U C C C C Open country, colonial U U U U U U Open country near water N. Rough-winged Swallow U U U U U L Near water with steep banks Bank Swallow Cliff Swallow Barn Swallow Carolina Chickadee Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Brown-headed Nuthatch Brown Creeper Carolina Wren Bewick's Wren House Wren Winter Wren Sedge Wren Marsh Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Bluebird Veery Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush Wood Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher European Starling Cedar Waxwing Blue-winged Warbler Golden-winged Warbler Nashville Warbler Northern Parula Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Magnolia Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler R R U U U ? Near water with steep banks, colonial U L L R Open country near buildings, bridges C C C C C C Open country near buildings, bridges ? C C C C C Variety of woodland. habitats, suburbs C L Variety of woodland. habitats, suburbs C C C C C C Variety of woodland. habitats, suburbs R Coniferous or mixed woods C C C U L U Variety of woodland habitats, suburbs L U U Loblolly pine forests U L L L ? L Deep woods, flooded woods L C C C C C Wood edges, thickets, near residences * * Open woods, thickets, near residences C C C U U U Open woods, dead trees, suburbs L ? L * Moist woods with hemlocks ? * R Wet meadows, marshes L U U C C Cattail and other tall marshes Northern coniferous forests C C C C C C Woodlands near streams C C C C C C Wood edges, farmlands C U U L * L Moist mixed woods Northern conifers, esp. spruce Damp forests, with hemlocks C C C C C C Variety of woodland habitats C C C C C C Everywhere, except very urban areas C C C C C C Dense thickets, shrubs, hedgerows U C C C C C Open country, hedgerows, suburbs C C C C C C Dense thickets, shrubs, hedgerows C C C C C C Everywhere C U U L L L Open woodland, shade trees, streams R U U C R R ? ? Brushy fields, wood edges Damp, brushy fields, wood edges Swamp and bog areas C C C C U C Moist woods, bottomlands, spruces C C C U U C Wet brushy areas, farmlands C R U U R Brushy, open second-growth, edges Northern coniferous forests Mixed woods with heavy understory 19 SPECIES Pied-billed Grebe Black-throated Green Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow-throated Warbler Pine Warbler Prairie Warbler Cerulean Warbler Black-and-white Warbler American Redstart Prothonotary Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Swainson's Warbler Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Louisiana Waterthrush Kentucky Warbler Mourning Warbler Common Yellowthroat Hooded Warbler Canada Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat Summer Tanager Scarlet Tanager Eastern Towhee Bachman's Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Clay-colored Sparrow Field Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Lark Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow Henslow's Sparrow Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow Seaside Sparrow Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal Rose-breasted Grosbeak Blue Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Dickcissel Bobolink Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Common Grackle Boat-tailed Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Orchard Oriole Baltimore Oriole Purple Finch House Finch Pine Siskin American Goldfinch House Sparrow 1 2 3 4 5 6 C R C R L U U C PREFERRED BREEDING HABITAT SAFE DATES 5/20 6/1 6/10 5/1 4/25 5/25 5/25 5/15 6/10 5/10 5/20 4/20 5/20 6/5 5/1 5/25 6/15 5/25 5/25 6/10 5/25 6/5 5/25 5/20 6/1 5/1 6/1 5/1 5/15 6/1 6/5 5/25 5/15 6/1 6/1 5/1 6/1 6/10 6/1 3/15 6/15 5/25 5/25 6/1 6/15 5/1 4/25 4/15 4/15 5/1 6/1 6/1 6/1 5/1 6/15 6/15 2/1 7/10 8/5 7/31 7/15 8/10 7/20 8/5 7/25 7/20 7/20 7/20 8/31 8/5 7/15 7/10 7/15 7/31 8/10 7/25 7/15 8/5 8/10 8/10 8/31 7/31 8/31 7/31 8/31 8/31 7/31 8/31 8/31 8/31 8/10 8/10 7/31 7/31 7/31 7/31 9/30 8/10 8/10 8/15 8/31 6/30 7/10 9/10 6/30 8/31 7/10 7/5 7/25 8/10 7/15 8/31 8/31 8/31 ? ? L L L Marshy or weedy ponds ? Northern coniferous or mixed woods Northern coniferous or mixed woods C Loblolly pines, sycamores U U U C U C Variety of pine forests U C C C U C Brushy fields, edges, small pines U U U R C C U C C C U C Mature moist or riverside forests U Extensive deciduous or mixed woods U Moist, deciduous forest L U U C C C Swamps, bottomlands U U U U L U Deep deciduous woods ? R Brushy, moist forest C C C C C C Open mature mixed upland forest U Swamps and bogs, pond edges C C C C U C Rocky streams, sluggish backwaters U C C C C C Moist deciduous woods, understory L Brushy areas in woodlands or edges C C C C C C Brushy areas, preferably wet U U U C U U Moist forests with dense understory Thick, moist forest undergrowth U C C C C C Brushy fields, thickets, wood edges L L U U C Mixed dry upland woods C C C C C C Mature deciduous forests C C C C C C Dry open woodlands, edges, brush * * Brushy fields, often with pines C C C C C C Farms, open mixed woods, suburbs ? C C C C C U Brushy, weedy fields, hedgerows U C U R U R Short grass areas, cultivated fields * C U ? Grass with low shrubs & open ground Hayfields, wet meadows, pastures C C C C C C Hayfields, grassy pastures L * * * Weedy fields, wet meadows * * U Salt marshes * L L C Salt marshes C C C C C C Brushy fields, marsh edges, suburbs U L L L L L Marshes, wet brushy areas, bogs ? L Brushy openings Edges of northern mixed forests C C C C C C Edge, brush. parks, suburbs C ? ? Edges of moist deciduous woods L U U C C C Thickets, hedgerows and edges C C C C C C Edges, open forest, brush areas ? L ? L L C L * Open country, especially alfalfa Fields, meadows, pastures C C C C C C Marshes, ponds, meadows, hayfields C C C C C C Hayfields, pastures C C C C C C Suburbs, farmland L L C Brushy, open woods, near salt water C C C C C C Everywhere, except urban areas U U C C C C Edges, hedgerows, scattered trees C C C U U L Shade trees, open deciduous woods U Mixed woods, parklands, residential C C C C C C Residential, especially evergreens R Northern conifers C C C C C C Brushy fields, edges, hedgerows C C C C C C Cities, farms, parks, suburbs 20 NAMES OF QUADRANGLES 062 Westernport 063 Keyser 064 Shepherdstown 065 Keedysville 066 Middletown 067 Frederick 068 Walkersville 069 Libertytown 070 Winfield 072 Reisterstown 073 Cockeysville 074 Towson 075 White Marsh 076 Edgewood 077 Perryman 078 Spesutie 079 Earleville 080 Cecilton 081 Table Rock 082 Gorman 083 Mount Storm 084 Harpers Ferry 085 Point of Rocks 086 Buckeystown 087 Urbana 088 Damascus 089 Woodbine 090 Sykesville 091 Ellicott City 092 Baltimore West 093 Baltimore East 094 Middle River 095 Gunpowder Neck 096 Hanesville 097 Betterton 098 Galena 099 Millington 100 Davis 101 Waterford 102 Poolesville 103 Germantown 104 Gaithersburg 105 Sandy Spring 106 Clarksville 107 Savage 108 Relay 109 Curtis Bay 110 Sparrows Point 111 Swan Point 112 Rock Hall 113 Chestertown 114 Church Hill 115 Sudlersville 116 Sterling 117 Seneca 118 Rockville 119 Kensington 120 Beltsville 121 Laurel 122 Odenton 123 Round Bay 124 Gibson Island 125 Love Point 126 Langford Creek 127 Centreville 128 Price 129 Goldsboro 130 Falls Church 131 Washington West 132 Washington East 133 Lanham 134 Bowie 135 South River 136 Annapolis 137 Kent Island 138 Queenstown 139 Wye Mills 140 Ridgely 141 Denton 142 Alexandria 143 Anacostia 144 Upper Marlboro 145 Bristol 146 Deale 147 Claiborne 148 St. Michaels 149 Easton 150 Fowling Creek 151 Hobbs 152 Hickman 153 Mount Vernon 154 Piscataway 155 Brandywine 156 Lower Marlboro 157 North Beach 158 Tilghman 159 Oxford 160 Trappe 161 Preston 162 Federalsburg 163 Seaford West 164 Indian Head 165 Port Tobacco 166 La Plata 167 Hughesville 168 Benedict 169 Prince Frederick 170 Hudson 171 Church Creek 172 Cambridge 173 East New Market 174 Rhodesdale 175 Sharptown 176 Widewater 177 Nanjemoy 178 Mathias Point 179 Popes Creek 180 Charlotte Hall 181 Mechanicsville 182 Broomes Island 183,Cove Point 184 Taylors Island 001 Friendsville 002 Accident 004 Avilton 005 Frostburg 006 Cumberland 007 Evitts Creek 008 Flintstone 009 Artemas 010 Bellegrove 011 Hancock 012 Cherry Run 013 Clear Spring 014 Mason Dixon 015 Hagerstown 016 Smithsburg 017 Blue Ridge Summit 018 Emmitsburg 019 Taneytown 020 Littlestown 021 Manchester 022 Lineboro 023 New Freedom 024 Norrisville 025 Fawn Grove 026 Delta 027 Conowingo Dam 028 Rising Sun 029 Bay View 030 Newark West 031 Sang Run 032 McHenry 033 Bittinger 034 Barton 035 Lonaconing 036 Cresaptown 037 Patterson Creek 038 Oldtown 039 Paw Paw 040 Big Pool 041 Hedgesville 042 Williamsport 043 Funkstown 044 Myersville 045 Catoctin Furnace 046 Woodsboro 047 Union Bridge 048 New Windsor 049 Westminster 050 Hampstead 051 Hereford 052 Phoenix 053 Jarrettsville 054 Bel Air 055 Aberdeen 056 Havre de Grace 057 North East 058 Elkton 059 Oakland 060 Deer Park 061 Kitzmiller 185 Golden Hill 186 Blackwater River 187 Chicamacomico River 188 Mardela Springs 189 Hebron 1903,Delmar - CW 191 Pittsville 192 Whaleysville 193 Selbyville 194 Assawoman Bay 195 King George 196 Colonial Beach North 197 Rock Point 198 Leonardtown 199 Hollywood 200 Solomons Island 201 Barren Island 202 Honga 203 Wingate 204 Nanticoke 205 Wetipquin 206 Eden 207 Salisbury 208 Wango 209 Ninepin 210 Berlin 211 Ocean City 212 Stratford Hall 213 St. Clements Island 214 Piney Point 215 St. Marys City 216 Point No Point 217 Richland Point 218 Bloodsworth Island 219 Deal Island 220 Monie 221 Princess Anne 222 Dividing Creek 223 Snow Hill 224 Public Landing 225 Tingles Island 226 St. George Island 227 Point Lookout 228 Kedges Straits 229 Terrapin Sand Point 230 Marion 231 Kingston 232 Pocomoke City 233 Girdletree 234 Boxiron 235 Whittington Point 236 Ewell 237 Great Fox Island 238 Crisfield 239 Saxis FIELD CARD QUADRANGLE Quad name Laurel BLOCK (circle one) NW NE CW CE SW SE 1 2 3 4 5 6 Quad no. YEAR 121 2002 QB DATE CO SPECIES Owl, Barred Nighthawk, Common Chuck-will's-widow Whip-poor-will Swift, Chimney Hummingbird, Ruby-thr. Kingfisher, Belted PO PR S CO Name & number from map and list One block per card; don't forget YEAR Use codes-- Not checks! S is not a code! T in wrong column! FL T BE VERY CAREFUL TO PUT DATA ON THE CORRECT LINES. Birds with similar sounding names can cause confusion. Printed on recycled paper RPS Graphics");s1[69]=new Array("atlas/atlasone/atlasone.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Breeding Bird Atlas 1987","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Atlas - 1987 Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Maryland and the District of Columbia Chandler S. Robbins, Senior Editor Eirik T. Blom, Project Coordinator Editorial Board: John Cullom, Jane H. Farrell, Emily D. Joyce, M. Kathleen Klimkiewicz, John G. Malcolm, D. Ann Rasberry, Robert F. Ringler, Joanne K. Solem, and Glenn D. Therres. Copies are still available at your favorite bookseller Purchase your own copy today! The Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Maryland and the District of Columbia is a publication of the Maryland Ornithological Society and the result of tens of thousands of hours of work in the field, in libraries, in file rooms, at computer terminals, and at kitchen tables. 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Sp# Common Name 1 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 2 Fulvous Whistling-Duck 3 Greater White-fronted Goose 4 Snow Goose 5 Ross's Goose 6 Canada Goose 7 Brant 8 Mute Swan 9 Trumpeter Swan 10 Tundra Swan 11 Wood Duck 12 Gadwall 13 Eurasian Wigeon 14 American Wigeon 15 American Black Duck 16 Mallard 17 Blue-winged Teal 18 Cinnamon Teal 19 Northern Shoveler 20 Northern Pintail 21 Green-winged Teal 22 Canvasback 23 Redhead 24 Ring-necked Duck 25 Tufted Duck 26 Greater Scaup 27 Lesser Scaup 28 King Eider 29 Common Eider 30 Harlequin Duck 31 Surf Scoter 32 White-winged Scoter 33 Black Scoter 34 Long-tailed Duck 35 Bufflehead 36 Common Goldeneye 37 Barrow's Goldeneye 38 Hooded Merganser 39 Common Merganser 40 Red-breasted Merganser 41 Masked Duck 42 Ruddy Duck 43 Ring-necked Pheasant 44 Ruffed Grouse 45 Greater Prairie-Chicken 46 Wild Turkey 47 Northern Bobwhite 48 Red-throated Loon 49 Pacific Loon 50 Common Loon 51 Pied-billed Grebe 52 Horned Grebe 53 Red-necked Grebe 54 Eared Grebe 55 Western Grebe 56 Yellow-nosed Albatross 57 Northern Fulmar 58 Black-capped Petrel 59 Cory's Shearwater 60 Greater Shearwater 61 Sooty Shearwater 62 Manx Shearwater 63 Audubon's Shearwater 64 Wilson's Storm-Petrel 65 White-faced Storm-Petrel 66 Leach's Storm-Petrel 67 Band-rumped Storm-Petrel 68 Northern Gannet 69 American White Pelican 70 Brown Pelican 71 Double-crested Cormorant Scientific Name Dendrocygna autumnalis Dendrocygna bicolor Anser albifrons Chen caerulescens Chen rossii Branta canadensis Branta bernicla Cygnus olor Cygnus buccinator Cygnus columbianus Aix sponsa Anas strepera Anas penelope Anas americana Anas rubripes Anas platyrhynchos Anas discors Anas cyanoptera Anas clypeata Anas acuta Anas crecca Aythya valisineria Aythya americana Aythya collaris Aythya fuligula Aythya marila Aythya affinis Somateria spectabilis Somateria mollissima Histrionicus histrionicus Melanitta perspicillata Melanitta fusca Melanitta nigra Clangula hyemalis Bucephala albeola Bucephala clangula Bucephala islandica Lophodytes cucullatus Mergus merganser Mergus serrator Nomonyx dominicus Oxyura jamaicensis Phasianus colchicus Bonasa umbellus Tympanuchus cupido Meleagris gallopavo Colinus virginianus Gavia stellata Gavia pacifica Gavia immer Podilymbus podiceps Podiceps auritus Podiceps grisegena Podiceps nigricollis Aechmophorus occidentalis Thalassarche chlororhynchos Fulmarus glacialis Pterodroma hasitata Calonectris diomedea Puffinus gravis Puffinus griseus Puffinus puffinus Puffinus lherminieri Oceanites oceanicus Pelagodroma marina Oceanodroma leucorhoa Oceanodroma castro Morus bassanus Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Pelecanus occidentalis Phalacrocorax auritus RC SPW AddedChecklist Source/Ref Record 2 2 0 0 4E 0 0 0 Xp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 P S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S P P P 4B S 4B S 4B 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Xp 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4A 2 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S P P P P P P S 4A S 4A S 4A S 4A 4A S 4B S 2 4A S 2 4B S 2 S 4B S 0 S P P 1996 Accepted Record: MD/1995-036 1997 Accepted Record: MD/1996-039 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1995 Accepted Record: MD/1994-017 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1998 Proclamation W 1998 Proclamation 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Accepted Record: MD/1988-022 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1995 Accepted Record: MD/1988-021 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1997 Accepted Record: MD/1996-014 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1996 Accepted Record: MD/1995-029 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 2001 Accepted Record: MD/1999-201 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1986 Accepted Record: MD/1986-011 1985 Accepted Record: MD/1983-002 1991 Accepted Record: MD/1990-006 1995 Proclamation 1998 Accepted Record: MD/1997-500 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1995 Proclamation 1995 Proclamation 1995 Proclamation 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1994 Accepted Record: MD/1994-004 1958 Stewart & Robbins W 1999 Accepted Record: MD/1997-735 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins Page 2 Sp# Common Name 72 Great Cormorant 73 Anhinga 74 Magnificent Frigatebird 75 American Bittern 76 Least Bittern 77 Great Blue Heron 78 Great Egret 79 Snowy Egret 80 Little Blue Heron 81 Tricolored Heron 82 Reddish Egret 83 Cattle Egret 84 Green Heron 85 Black-crowned Night-Heron 86 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 87 White Ibis 88 Glossy Ibis 89 White-faced Ibis 90 Roseate Spoonbill 91 Wood Stork 92 Black Vulture 93 Turkey Vulture 94 Osprey 95 Swallow-tailed Kite 96 Mississippi Kite 97 Bald Eagle 98 Northern Harrier 99 Sharp-shinned Hawk 100 Cooper's Hawk 101 Northern Goshawk 102 Red-shouldered Hawk 103 Broad-winged Hawk 104 Swainson's Hawk 105 Red-tailed Hawk 106 Rough-legged Hawk 107 Golden Eagle 108 American Kestrel 109 Merlin 110 Gyrfalcon 111 Peregrine Falcon 112 Yellow Rail 113 Black Rail 114 Corn Crake 115 Clapper Rail 116 King Rail 117 Virginia Rail 118 Sora 119 Purple Gallinule 120 Common Moorhen 121 American Coot 122 Limpkin 123 Sandhill Crane 124 Black-bellied Plover 125 American Golden-Plover 126 Wilson's Plover 127 Semipalmated Plover 128 Piping Plover 129 Killdeer 130 American Oystercatcher 131 Black-necked Stilt 132 American Avocet 133 Greater Yellowlegs 134 Lesser Yellowlegs 135 Solitary Sandpiper 136 Willet 137 Spotted Sandpiper 138 Upland Sandpiper 139 Eskimo Curlew 140 Whimbrel 141 Long-billed Curlew 142 Hudsonian Godwit 143 Marbled Godwit 144 Ruddy Turnstone 145 Red Knot 146 Sanderling Scientific Name Phalacrocorax carbo Anhinga anhinga Fregata magnificens Botaurus lentiginosus Ixobrychus exilis Ardea herodias Ardea alba Egretta thula Egretta caerulea Egretta tricolor Egretta rufescens Bubulcus ibis Butorides virescens Nycticorax nycticorax Nyctanassa violacea Eudocimus albus Plegadis falcinellus Plegadis chihi Platalea ajaja Mycteria americana Coragyps atratus Cathartes aura Pandion haliaetus Elanoides forficatus Ictinia mississippiensis Haliaeetus leucocephalus Circus cyaneus Accipiter striatus Accipiter cooperii Accipiter gentilis Buteo lineatus Buteo platypterus Buteo swainsoni Buteo jamaicensis Buteo lagopus Aquila chrysaetos Falco sparverius Falco columbarius Falco rusticolus Falco peregrinus Coturnicops noveboracensis Laterallus jamaicensis Crex crex Rallus longirostris Rallus elegans Rallus limicola Porzana carolina Porphyrio martinica Gallinula chloropus Fulica americana Aramus guarauna Grus canadensis Pluvialis squatarola Pluvialis dominica Charadrius wilsonia Charadrius semipalmatus Charadrius melodus Charadrius vociferus Haematopus palliatus Himantopus mexicanus Recurvirostra americana Tringa melanoleuca Tringa flavipes Tringa solitaria Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Actitis macularia Bartramia longicauda Numenius borealis Numenius phaeopus Numenius americanus Limosa haemastica Limosa fedoa Arenaria interpres Calidris canutus Calidris alba RC SPW AddedChecklist Source/Ref Record 4C 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 S S S S S S S P P 4D S 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S P P P P 4C S 2 S 4B S 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 S S S S S S S S S S P P 4B S 0 S 4B S 4C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 S S S S S S S P P 4D S 2 S 4D S 4D S 0 0 0 S S S 1986 Accepted Record: MD/1983-003 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1997 Accepted Record: MD/1996-022 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins W 2004 Accepted Record: MD/2003-106 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1990 Accepted Record: MD/1989-004 1958 Stewart & Robbins 2000 Accepted Record: MD/1999-038 1985 Accepted Record: MD/1983-001 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins W 1992 Accepted Record: MD/1991-022 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins W 1985 Accepted Record: MD/1985-017 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1998 Accepted Record: MD/1995-017 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1995 Accepted Record: MD/1995-014 1995 Accepted Record: MD/1995-021 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1998 Accepted Record: MD/1987-022 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins Page 3 Sp# Common Name 147 Semipalmated Sandpiper 148 Western Sandpiper 149 Red-necked Stint 150 Little Stint 151 Least Sandpiper 152 White-rumped Sandpiper 153 Baird's Sandpiper 154 Pectoral Sandpiper 155 Purple Sandpiper 156 Dunlin 157 Curlew Sandpiper 158 Stilt Sandpiper 159 Buff-breasted Sandpiper 160 Ruff 161 Short-billed Dowitcher 162 Long-billed Dowitcher 163 Wilson's Snipe 164 American Woodcock 165 Wilson's Phalarope 166 Red-necked Phalarope 167 Red Phalarope 168 Great Skua 169 South Polar Skua 170 Pomarine Jaeger 171 Parasitic Jaeger 172 Long-tailed Jaeger 173 Laughing Gull 174 Franklin's Gull 175 Little Gull 176 Black-headed Gull 177 Bonaparte's Gull 178 Black-tailed Gull 179 Mew Gull 180 Ring-billed Gull 181 California Gull 182 Herring Gull 183 Yellow-legged Gull 184 Thayer's Gull 185 Iceland Gull 186 Lesser Black-backed Gull 187 Glaucous Gull 188 Great Black-backed Gull 189 Kelp Gull 190 Sabine's Gull 191 Black-legged Kittiwake 192 Ross's Gull 193 Gull-billed Tern 194 Caspian Tern 195 Royal Tern 196 Sandwich Tern 197 Roseate Tern 198 Common Tern 199 Arctic Tern 200 Forster's Tern 201 Least Tern 202 Bridled Tern 203 Sooty Tern 204 Black Tern 205 Black Skimmer 206 Dovekie 207 Common Murre 208 Thick-billed Murre 209 Razorbill 210 Atlantic Puffin 211 Rock Pigeon 212 White-winged Dove 213 Mourning Dove 214 Passenger Pigeon 215 Common Ground-Dove 216 Carolina Parakeet 217 Black-billed Cuckoo 218 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 219 Groove-billed Ani 220 Barn Owl 221 Eastern Screech-Owl Scientific Name Calidris pusilla Calidris mauri Calidris ruficollis Calidris minuta Calidris minutilla Calidris fuscicollis Calidris bairdii Calidris melanotos Calidris maritima Calidris alpina Calidris ferruginea Calidris himantopus Tryngites subruficollis Philomachus pugnax Limnodromus griseus Limnodromus scolopaceus Gallinago delicata Scolopax minor Phalaropus tricolor Phalaropus lobatus Phalaropus fulicarius Stercorarius skua Stercorarius maccormicki Stercorarius pomarinus Stercorarius parasiticus Stercorarius longicaudus Larus atricilla Larus pipixcan Larus minutus Larus ridibundus Larus philadelphia Larus crassirostris Larus canus Larus delawarensis Larus californicus Larus argentatus Larus cachinnans Larus thayeri Larus glaucoides Larus fuscus Larus hyperboreus Larus marinus Larus dominicanus Xema sabini Rissa tridactyla Rhodostethia rosea Sterna nilotica Sterna caspia Sterna maxima Sterna sandvicensis Sterna dougallii Sterna hirundo Sterna paradisaea Sterna forsteri Sterna antillarum Sterna anaethetus Sterna fuscata Chlidonias niger Rynchops niger Alle alle Uria aalge Uria lomvia Alca torda Fratercula arctica Columba livia Zenaida asiatica Zenaida macroura Ectopistes migratorius Columbina passerina Conuropsis carolinensis Coccyzus erythropthalmus Coccyzus americanus Crotophaga sulcirostris Tyto alba Megascops asio RC SPW AddedChecklist Source/Ref Record 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 S S S S S S P 4C S 0 2 0 0 4C 0 0 0 0 0 0 S S S S S S S S P P P 4D S 4A 2 4B 4B S 2 4D S 4E 4C 4C 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 4D 4D S S S 4D S 4D 4D S 2 2 4A S 2 4B S 0 S 4C S 4B 4A S 0 2 0 S S P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 4C S 4A 2 0 S S P P P 4C S 4A S 2 2 4A 4A 0 2 0 Xt 2 Xt 0 0 2 0 0 S S S S S S S S S S S P P P P 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1998 Accepted Record: MD/1997-372 W 1992 Accepted Record: MD/1989-001 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1987 Accepted Record: MD/1986-027 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1987 Accepted Record: MD/1983-021 1989 Accepted Record: MD/1987-023 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1995 Proclamation 1998 Accepted Record: MD/1997-256 1993 Accepted Record: MD/1992-025 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1993 Accepted Record: MD/1992-027 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1994 Accepted Record: MD/1988-007 1989 Accepted Record: MD/1988-020 1991 Accepted Record: MD/1989-002 1958 Stewart & Robbins 2004 Accepted Record: MD/1998-014 W 1996 Accepted Record: MD/1995-033 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1989 Accepted Record: MD/1988-015 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1993 Accepted Record: MD/1991-024 1999 Accepted Record: MD/1997-749 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 2003 Accepted Record: MD/1999-035 W 1989 Accepted Record: MD/1986-017 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1991 Accepted Record: MD/1991-004 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1989 Accepted Record: MD/1987-015 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1996 Accepted Record: MD/1994-026 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1987 Accepted Record: MD/1987-010 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1998 Accepted Record: MD/1995-013 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1995 Proclamation 1991 Accepted Record: MD/1990-007 1995 Proclamation 1995 Accepted Record: MD/1995-003 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1997 Accepted Record: MD/1996-017 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins Page 4 Sp# Common Name 222 Great Horned Owl 223 Snowy Owl 224 Burrowing Owl 225 Barred Owl 226 Long-eared Owl 227 Short-eared Owl 228 Northern Saw-whet Owl 229 Common Nighthawk 230 Chuck-will's-widow 231 Whip-poor-will 232 Chimney Swift 233 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 234 Rufous Hummingbird 235 Belted Kingfisher 236 Red-headed Woodpecker 237 Red-bellied Woodpecker 238 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 239 Downy Woodpecker 240 Hairy Woodpecker 241 Red-cockaded Woodpecker 242 Northern Flicker 243 Pileated Woodpecker 244 Olive-sided Flycatcher 245 Eastern Wood-Pewee 246 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 247 Acadian Flycatcher 248 Alder Flycatcher 249 Willow Flycatcher 250 Least Flycatcher 251 Hammond's Flycatcher 252 Eastern Phoebe 253 Vermilion Flycatcher 254 Ash-throated Flycatcher 255 Great Crested Flycatcher 256 Western Kingbird 257 Eastern Kingbird 258 Gray Kingbird 259 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 260 Fork-tailed Flycatcher 261 Loggerhead Shrike 262 Northern Shrike 263 White-eyed Vireo 264 Yellow-throated Vireo 265 Blue-headed Vireo 266 Warbling Vireo 267 Philadelphia Vireo 268 Red-eyed Vireo 269 Blue Jay 270 American Crow 271 Fish Crow 272 Common Raven 273 Horned Lark 274 Purple Martin 275 Tree Swallow 276 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 277 Bank Swallow 278 Cliff Swallow 279 Barn Swallow 280 Carolina Chickadee 281 Black-capped Chickadee 282 Boreal Chickadee 283 Tufted Titmouse 284 Red-breasted Nuthatch 285 White-breasted Nuthatch 286 Brown-headed Nuthatch 287 Brown Creeper 288 Rock Wren 289 Carolina Wren 290 Bewick's Wren 291 House Wren 292 Winter Wren 293 Sedge Wren 294 Marsh Wren 295 Golden-crowned Kinglet 296 Ruby-crowned Kinglet Scientific Name Bubo virginianus Bubo scandiacus Athene cunicularia Strix varia Asio otus Asio flammeus Aegolius acadicus Chordeiles minor Caprimulgus carolinensis Caprimulgus vociferus Chaetura pelagica Archilochus colubris Selasphorus rufus Ceryle alcyon Melanerpes erythrocephalus Melanerpes carolinus Sphyrapicus varius Picoides pubescens Picoides villosus Picoides borealis Colaptes auratus Dryocopus pileatus Contopus cooperi Contopus virens Empidonax flaviventris Empidonax virescens Empidonax alnorum Empidonax traillii Empidonax minimus Empidonax hammondii Sayornis phoebe Pyrocephalus rubinus Myiarchus cinerascens Myiarchus crinitus Tyrannus verticalis Tyrannus tyrannus Tyrannus dominicensis Tyrannus forficatus Tyrannus savana Lanius ludovicianus Lanius excubitor Vireo griseus Vireo flavifrons Vireo solitarius Vireo gilvus Vireo philadelphicus Vireo olivaceus Cyanocitta cristata Corvus brachyrhynchos Corvus ossifragus Corvus corax Eremophila alpestris Progne subis Tachycineta bicolor Stelgidopteryx serripennis Riparia riparia Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Hirundo rustica Poecile carolinensis Poecile atricapillus Poecile hudsonica Baeolophus bicolor Sitta canadensis Sitta carolinensis Sitta pusilla Certhia americana Salpinctes obsoletus Thryothorus ludovicianus Thryomanes bewickii Troglodytes aedon Troglodytes troglodytes Cistothorus platensis Cistothorus palustris Regulus satrapa Regulus calendula RC SPW AddedChecklist Source/Ref Record 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ? ? 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Stewart & Robbins 1995 Accepted Record: MD/1995-021 1987 Accepted Record: MD/1986-024 1986 Accepted Record: MD/1983-005 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1995 Accepted Record: MD/1994-029 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins Page 5 Sp# Common Name 297 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 298 Northern Wheatear 299 Eastern Bluebird 300 Mountain Bluebird 301 Townsend's Solitaire 302 Veery 303 Gray-cheeked Thrush 304 Bicknell's Thrush 305 Swainson's Thrush 306 Hermit Thrush 307 Wood Thrush 308 American Robin 309 Varied Thrush 310 Gray Catbird 311 Northern Mockingbird 312 Sage Thrasher 313 Brown Thrasher 314 European Starling 315 American Pipit 316 Bohemian Waxwing 317 Cedar Waxwing 318 Blue-winged Warbler 319 Golden-winged Warbler 320 Tennessee Warbler 321 Orange-crowned Warbler 322 Nashville Warbler 323 Northern Parula 324 Yellow Warbler 325 Chestnut-sided Warbler 326 Magnolia Warbler 327 Cape May Warbler 328 Black-throated Blue Warbler 329 Yellow-rumped Warbler 330 Black-throated Gray Warbler 331 Black-throated Green Warbler 332 Blackburnian Warbler 333 Yellow-throated Warbler 334 Pine Warbler 335 Prairie Warbler 336 Palm Warbler 337 Bay-breasted Warbler 338 Blackpoll Warbler 339 Cerulean Warbler 340 Black-and-white Warbler 341 American Redstart 342 Prothonotary Warbler 343 Worm-eating Warbler 344 Swainson's Warbler 345 Ovenbird 346 Northern Waterthrush 347 Louisiana Waterthrush 348 Kentucky Warbler 349 Connecticut Warbler 350 Mourning Warbler 351 Common Yellowthroat 352 Hooded Warbler 353 Wilson's Warbler 354 Canada Warbler 355 Yellow-breasted Chat 356 Summer Tanager 357 Scarlet Tanager 358 Western Tanager 359 Green-tailed Towhee 360 Spotted Towhee 361 Eastern Towhee 362 Bachman's Sparrow 363 American Tree Sparrow 364 Chipping Sparrow 365 Clay-colored Sparrow 366 Field Sparrow 367 Vesper Sparrow 368 Lark Sparrow 369 Lark Bunting 370 Savannah Sparrow 371 Grasshopper Sparrow Scientific Name Polioptila caerulea Oenanthe oenanthe Sialia sialis Sialia currucoides Myadestes townsendi Catharus fuscescens Catharus minimus Catharus bicknelli Catharus ustulatus Catharus guttatus Hylocichla mustelina Turdus migratorius Ixoreus naevius Dumetella carolinensis Mimus polyglottos Oreoscoptes montanus Toxostoma rufum Sturnus vulgaris Anthus rubescens Bombycilla garrulus Bombycilla cedrorum Vermivora pinus Vermivora chrysoptera Vermivora peregrina Vermivora celata Vermivora ruficapilla Parula americana Dendroica petechia Dendroica pensylvanica Dendroica magnolia Dendroica tigrina Dendroica caerulescens Dendroica coronata Dendroica nigrescens Dendroica virens Dendroica fusca Dendroica dominica Dendroica pinus Dendroica discolor Dendroica palmarum Dendroica castanea Dendroica striata Dendroica cerulea Mniotilta varia Setophaga ruticilla Protonotaria citrea Helmitheros vermivorus Limnothlypis swainsonii Seiurus aurocapilla Seiurus noveboracensis Seiurus motacilla Oporornis formosus Oporornis agilis Oporornis philadelphia Geothlypis trichas Wilsonia citrina Wilsonia pusilla Wilsonia canadensis Icteria virens Piranga rubra Piranga olivacea Piranga ludoviciana Pipilo chlorurus Pipilo maculatus Pipilo erythrophthalmus Aimophila aestivalis Spizella arborea Spizella passerina Spizella pallida Spizella pusilla Pooecetes gramineus Chondestes grammacus Calamospiza melanocorys Passerculus sandwichensis Ammodramus savannarum RC SPW AddedChecklist Source/Ref Record 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 4D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S P P P P P P P 4E S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 S S S S S S S S S S S S S P S S S S S S S S S S S 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1991 Accepted Record: MD/1991-009 1958 Stewart & Robbins W 1987 Accepted Record: MD/1985-024 1997 Accepted Record: MD/1996-027 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1997 Proclamation 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1987 Accepted Record: MD/1987-011 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1996 Accepted Record: MD/1995-015 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1995 Accepted Record: MD/1994-028 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1995 Accepted Record: MD/1995-001 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1996 Accepted Record: MD/1995-007 W 2004 Accepted Record: MD/2001-001 W 1996 Accepted Record: MD/1996-021 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1985 Accepted Record: MD/1985-013 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1998 Accepted Record: MD/1997-221 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1958 Stewart & Robbins Page 6 Sp# Common Name 372 Baird's Sparrow 373 Henslow's Sparrow 374 Le Conte's Sparrow 375 Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow 376 Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow 377 Seaside Sparrow 378 Fox Sparrow 379 Song Sparrow 380 Lincoln's Sparrow 381 Swamp Sparrow 382 White-throated Sparrow 383 Harris's Sparrow 384 White-crowned Sparrow 385 Dark-eyed Junco 386 Lapland Longspur 387 Smith's Longspur 388 Chestnut-collared Longspur 389 Snow Bunting 390 Northern Cardinal 391 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 392 Black-headed Grosbeak 393 Blue Grosbeak 394 Lazuli Bunting 395 Indigo Bunting 396 Painted Bunting 397 Dickcissel 398 Bobolink 399 Red-winged Blackbird 400 Eastern Meadowlark 401 Yellow-headed Blackbird 402 Rusty Blackbird 403 Brewer's Blackbird 404 Common Grackle 405 Boat-tailed Grackle 406 Brown-headed Cowbird 407 Orchard Oriole 408 Bullock's Oriole 409 Baltimore Oriole 410 Pine Grosbeak 411 Purple Finch 412 House Finch 413 Red Crossbill 414 White-winged Crossbill 415 Common Redpoll 416 Hoary Redpoll 417 Pine Siskin 418 American Goldfinch 419 Evening Grosbeak 420 House Sparrow Scientific Name Ammodramus bairdii Ammodramus henslowii Ammodramus leconteii Ammodramus nelsoni Ammodramus caudacutus Ammodramus maritimus Passerella iliaca Melospiza melodia Melospiza lincolnii Melospiza georgiana Zonotrichia albicollis Zonotrichia querula Zonotrichia leucophrys Junco hyemalis Calcarius lapponicus Calcarius pictus Calcarius ornatus Plectrophenax nivalis Cardinalis cardinalis Pheucticus ludovicianus Pheucticus melanocephalus Passerina caerulea Passerina amoena Passerina cyanea Passerina ciris Spiza americana Dolichonyx oryzivorus Agelaius phoeniceus Sturnella magna Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Euphagus carolinus Euphagus cyanocephalus Quiscalus quiscula Quiscalus major Molothrus ater Icterus spurius Icterus bullockii Icterus galbula Pinicola enucleator Carpodacus purpureus Carpodacus mexicanus Loxia curvirostra Loxia leucoptera Carduelis flammea Carduelis hornemanni Carduelis pinus Carduelis tristis Coccothraustes vespertinus Passer domesticus RC SPW AddedChecklist Source/Ref Record 2 S 4E S 4C S 4C S 2 0 S 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 S S S S S S S S ? 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Sp# Common Name 421 guillemot, species Scientific Name Cepphus sp. RC SPW AddedChecklist Source/Ref Record 2 W 1995 Accepted Genus: MD/1994-003 Part 3: Subspecies/Forms - Accepted field-identifiable subspecies or forms unusual in Maryland. Common Name "Common" Teal "Audubon's" Warbler Scientific Name Anas crecca crecca Dendroica coronata auduboni RC SPW AddedChecklist Source/Ref Record 3 3 3 P P P 1958 Stewart & Robbins 1999 Accepted Record: MD/1997-401 2004 Accepted Record: MD/1999-203 "Gambel's" White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys gambelii Part 4: Questionable Origin - Accepted species that may or may not be wild or naturally occurring. Common Name Barnacle Goose Falcated Duck Baikal Teal Monk Parakeet European Goldfinch Scientific Name Branta leucopsis Anas falcata Anas formosa Myiopsitta monachus Carduelis carduelis RC SPW AddedChecklist Source/Ref Record P P P P 1991 Accepted Record: MD/1988-024 W 1995 Accepted Record: MD/1994-021 2000 Accepted Record: MD/1997-398 2001 Accepted Record: MD/1999-029 2000 Accepted Record: MD/1998-032 Page 7 Part 5: Exotic Origin - Accepted species whose natural history precludes wild or natural occurrence. Common Name Black Swan Scientific Name Cygnus atratus RC SPW AddedChecklist Source/Ref Record P 1999 Accepted Record: MD/1997-498 LEGENDS: Sp# RC 0 2 A line counter of the number of species on the official list. = Review Code from the MD/DCRC Maryland Review List: = Non-review species = Reviewable if found anywhere in Maryland 4A-4E = Reviewable if found in certain specified ranges in Maryland (see the MD/DCRC Review List) Xp Xt S P W S P W Added = Extirpated from Maryland = Extinct = Accepted record documentation types: = Specimen = Physical evidence retained in the MD/DCRC files: photographic, videographic, or audio recording = Written report, sketch, artwork, or banding data = Year added to the official list Checklist Source: Stewart & Robbins = the MD/DCRC Maryland baseline: Birds of Maryland and the District of Columbia, 1958 Robert E. Stewart and Chandler S. Robbins North American Fauna, Number 62 United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service United States Government Printing Office Washington, DC Accepted Record Proclamation = MD/DC Records Committee accepted record (reference record number is indicated). = Added to Maryland List by a proclamation of the MD/DC Records Committee. Taxonomy is in accordance with the American Ornithologists' Union. 2003. Forty-fourth supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds. Auk 120(3):923-931. Phil Davis Secretary, Maryland/DC Records Committee 2549 Vale Court Davidsonville, MD 21035 PDavis@ix.netcom.com (301) 261-0184 http://www.mdbirds.org/mddcrc/rcindex.html Page 8");s1[71]=new Array("mddcrc/pdf/dclist.pdf","dclist.pdf","","Maryland / District of Columbia Records Committee OFFICIAL LIST OF THE BIRDS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA from 1842 as of April 30, 2004 Published by the Maryland / District of Columbia Records Committee of the Maryland Ornithologcal Society (Legends are located at the end of the list) Part 1: Species - Species from the DC Records Committee 1984 baseline or added by an MD/DCRC accepted record. Sp# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 Common Name Greater White-fronted Goose Snow Goose Canada Goose Brant Mute Swan Tundra Swan Wood Duck Gadwall Eurasian Wigeon American Wigeon American Black Duck Mallard Blue-winged Teal Northern Shoveler Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Canvasback Redhead Ring-necked Duck Tufted Duck Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Black Scoter Long-tailed Duck Bufflehead Common Goldeneye Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Red-breasted Merganser Ruddy Duck Ruffed Grouse Greater Prairie-Chicken Wild Turkey Northern Bobwhite Red-throated Loon Pacific Loon Common Loon Pied-billed Grebe Horned Grebe Red-necked Grebe Eared Grebe Leach's Storm-Petrel Band-rumped Storm-Petrel American White Pelican Double-crested Cormorant Great Cormorant Anhinga American Bittern Least Bittern Great Blue Heron Great Egret Snowy Egret Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Cattle Egret Green Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron Yellow-crowned Night-Heron White Ibis Glossy Ibis Wood Stork Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Osprey Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Northern Goshawk Scientific Name Anser albifrons Chen caerulescens Branta canadensis Branta bernicla Cygnus olor Cygnus columbianus Aix sponsa Anas strepera Anas penelope Anas americana Anas rubripes Anas platyrhynchos Anas discors Anas clypeata Anas acuta Anas crecca Aythya valisineria Aythya americana Aythya collaris Aythya fuligula Aythya marila Aythya affinis Melanitta perspicillata Melanitta fusca Melanitta nigra Clangula hyemalis Bucephala albeola Bucephala clangula Lophodytes cucullatus Mergus merganser Mergus serrator Oxyura jamaicensis Bonasa umbellus Tympanuchus cupido Meleagris gallopavo Colinus virginianus Gavia stellata Gavia pacifica Gavia immer Podilymbus podiceps Podiceps auritus Podiceps grisegena Podiceps nigricollis Oceanodroma leucorhoa Oceanodroma castro Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Phalacrocorax auritus Phalacrocorax carbo Anhinga anhinga Botaurus lentiginosus Ixobrychus exilis Ardea herodias Ardea alba Egretta thula Egretta caerulea Egretta tricolor Bubulcus ibis Butorides virescens Nycticorax nycticorax Nyctanassa violacea Eudocimus albus Plegadis falcinellus Mycteria americana Coragyps atratus Cathartes aura Pandion haliaetus Haliaeetus leucocephalus Circus cyaneus Accipiter striatus Accipiter cooperii Accipiter gentilis RC SPW AddedChecklist Source/Ref Record 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Xp Xp 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P ? ? ? ? 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Original DC Baseline 2000 Accepted Record: DC/1998-027 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1993 Accepted Record: DC/0000-009 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 2001 Accepted Record: DC/1999-165 1984 Original DC Baseline W 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline W 2004 Accepted Record: DC/2003-101 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline Page 2 Sp# 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 Common Name Red-shouldered Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Golden Eagle American Kestrel Merlin Peregrine Falcon Yellow Rail Black Rail Clapper Rail King Rail Virginia Rail Sora Purple Gallinule Common Moorhen American Coot Black-bellied Plover American Golden-Plover Semipalmated Plover Piping Plover Killdeer Black-necked Stilt American Avocet Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Willet Spotted Sandpiper Upland Sandpiper Whimbrel Long-billed Curlew Hudsonian Godwit Ruddy Turnstone Red Knot Sanderling Semipalmated Sandpiper Western Sandpiper Least Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Dunlin Stilt Sandpiper Buff-breasted Sandpiper Ruff Short-billed Dowitcher Long-billed Dowitcher Wilson's Snipe American Woodcock Wilson's Phalarope Red-necked Phalarope Red Phalarope Parasitic Jaeger Laughing Gull Franklin's Gull Little Gull Black-headed Gull Bonaparte's Gull Ring-billed Gull California Gull Herring Gull Yellow-legged Gull Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Great Black-backed Gull Gull-billed Tern Caspian Tern Royal Tern Common Tern Forster's Tern Least Tern Bridled Tern Sooty Tern Black Tern Scientific Name Buteo lineatus Buteo platypterus Buteo jamaicensis Buteo lagopus Aquila chrysaetos Falco sparverius Falco columbarius Falco peregrinus Coturnicops noveboracensis Laterallus jamaicensis Rallus longirostris Rallus elegans Rallus limicola Porzana carolina Porphyrio martinica Gallinula chloropus Fulica americana Pluvialis squatarola Pluvialis dominica Charadrius semipalmatus Charadrius melodus Charadrius vociferus Himantopus mexicanus Recurvirostra americana Tringa melanoleuca Tringa flavipes Tringa solitaria Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Actitis macularia Bartramia longicauda Numenius phaeopus Numenius americanus Limosa haemastica Arenaria interpres Calidris canutus Calidris alba Calidris pusilla Calidris mauri Calidris minutilla Calidris fuscicollis Calidris bairdii Calidris melanotos Calidris alpina Calidris himantopus Tryngites subruficollis Philomachus pugnax Limnodromus griseus Limnodromus scolopaceus Gallinago delicata Scolopax minor Phalaropus tricolor Phalaropus lobatus Phalaropus fulicarius Stercorarius parasiticus Larus atricilla Larus pipixcan Larus minutus Larus ridibundus Larus philadelphia Larus delawarensis Larus californicus Larus argentatus Larus cachinnans Larus glaucoides Larus fuscus Larus hyperboreus Larus marinus Sterna nilotica Sterna caspia Sterna maxima Sterna hirundo Sterna forsteri Sterna antillarum Sterna anaethetus Sterna fuscata Chlidonias niger RC SPW AddedChecklist Source/Ref Record 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 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S P P P 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline W 1984 Original DC Baseline W 1997 Accepted Record: DC/1997-414 W 1999 Accepted Record: DC/1998-038 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1998 Accepted Record: DC/1997-091 1984 Original DC Baseline 1992 Accepted Record: DC/0000-001 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline W 2004 Accepted Record: DC/1997-451 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline Page 3 Sp# 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 Common Name Black Skimmer Thick-billed Murre Rock Pigeon White-winged Dove Mourning Dove Passenger Pigeon Common Ground-Dove Black-billed Cuckoo Yellow-billed Cuckoo Barn Owl Eastern Screech-Owl Great Horned Owl Snowy Owl Barred Owl Long-eared Owl Short-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Common Nighthawk Chuck-will's-widow Whip-poor-will Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Red-headed Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Olive-sided Flycatcher Eastern Wood-Pewee Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Acadian Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Willow Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Great Crested Flycatcher Western Kingbird Eastern Kingbird Loggerhead Shrike Northern Shrike White-eyed Vireo Yellow-throated Vireo Blue-headed Vireo Warbling Vireo Philadelphia Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Blue Jay American Crow Fish Crow Common Raven Horned Lark Purple Martin Tree Swallow Scientific Name Rynchops niger Uria lomvia Columba livia Zenaida asiatica Zenaida macroura Ectopistes migratorius Columbina passerina Coccyzus erythropthalmus Coccyzus americanus Tyto alba Megascops asio Bubo virginianus Bubo scandiacus Strix varia Asio otus Asio flammeus Aegolius acadicus Chordeiles minor Caprimulgus carolinensis Caprimulgus vociferus Chaetura pelagica Archilochus colubris Ceryle alcyon Melanerpes erythrocephalus Melanerpes carolinus Sphyrapicus varius Picoides pubescens Picoides villosus Colaptes auratus Dryocopus pileatus Contopus cooperi Contopus virens Empidonax flaviventris Empidonax virescens Empidonax alnorum Empidonax traillii Empidonax minimus Sayornis phoebe Myiarchus crinitus Tyrannus verticalis Tyrannus tyrannus Lanius ludovicianus Lanius excubitor Vireo griseus Vireo flavifrons Vireo solitarius Vireo gilvus Vireo philadelphicus Vireo olivaceus Cyanocitta cristata Corvus brachyrhynchos Corvus ossifragus Corvus corax Eremophila alpestris Progne subis Tachycineta bicolor RC SPW AddedChecklist Source/Ref Record 2 2 0 2 0 Xt 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 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Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline Page 4 Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis Bank Swallow Cliff Swallow Barn Swallow Carolina Chickadee Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Carolina Wren Bewick's Wren House Wren Winter Wren Sedge Wren Marsh Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Bluebird Riparia riparia Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Hirundo rustica Poecile carolinensis Poecile atricapillus Baeolophus bicolor Sitta canadensis Sitta carolinensis Certhia americana Thryothorus ludovicianus Thryomanes bewickii Troglodytes aedon Troglodytes troglodytes Cistothorus platensis Cistothorus palustris Regulus satrapa Regulus calendula Polioptila caerulea Sialia sialis Sp# 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 Common Name Veery Gray-cheeked Thrush Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush Wood Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher European Starling American Pipit Bohemian Waxwing Cedar Waxwing Blue-winged Warbler Golden-winged Warbler Tennessee Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Nashville Warbler Northern Parula Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Magnolia Warbler Cape May Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow-throated Warbler Pine Warbler Prairie Warbler Palm Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Cerulean Warbler Black-and-white Warbler American Redstart Prothonotary Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Louisiana Waterthrush Kentucky Warbler Connecticut Warbler Mourning Warbler Common Yellowthroat Hooded Warbler Wilson's Warbler Canada Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat Summer Tanager Scarlet Tanager Eastern Towhee Bachman's Sparrow American Tree Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Clay-colored Sparrow Field Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Lark Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow Henslow's Sparrow Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Seaside Sparrow Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Northern Cardinal Rose-breasted Grosbeak Black-headed Grosbeak Scientific Name Catharus fuscescens Catharus minimus Catharus ustulatus Catharus guttatus Hylocichla mustelina Turdus migratorius Dumetella carolinensis Mimus polyglottos Toxostoma rufum Sturnus vulgaris Anthus rubescens Bombycilla garrulus Bombycilla cedrorum Vermivora pinus Vermivora chrysoptera Vermivora peregrina Vermivora celata Vermivora ruficapilla Parula americana Dendroica petechia Dendroica pensylvanica Dendroica magnolia Dendroica tigrina Dendroica caerulescens Dendroica coronata Dendroica virens Dendroica fusca Dendroica dominica Dendroica pinus Dendroica discolor Dendroica palmarum Dendroica castanea Dendroica striata Dendroica cerulea Mniotilta varia Setophaga ruticilla Protonotaria citrea Helmitheros vermivorus Seiurus aurocapilla Seiurus noveboracensis Seiurus motacilla Oporornis formosus Oporornis agilis Oporornis philadelphia Geothlypis trichas Wilsonia citrina Wilsonia pusilla Wilsonia canadensis Icteria virens Piranga rubra Piranga olivacea Pipilo erythrophthalmus Aimophila aestivalis Spizella arborea Spizella passerina Spizella pallida Spizella pusilla Pooecetes gramineus Chondestes grammacus Passerculus sandwichensis Ammodramus savannarum Ammodramus henslowii Ammodramus nelsoni Ammodramus maritimus Passerella iliaca Melospiza melodia Melospiza lincolnii Melospiza georgiana Zonotrichia albicollis Zonotrichia leucophrys Junco hyemalis Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis Cardinalis cardinalis Pheucticus ludovicianus Pheucticus melanocephalus RC SPW AddedChecklist Source/Ref 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S S P 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline W 1984 Accepted Record: DC/0000-012 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1991 Accepted Record: DC/0000-002 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline W 1984 Original DC Baseline Page 5 Sp# 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 Common Name Blue Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Dickcissel Bobolink Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Yellow-headed Blackbird Rusty Blackbird Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Orchard Oriole Baltimore Oriole Purple Finch House Finch Red Crossbill White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Pine Siskin American Goldfinch Evening Grosbeak House Sparrow Scientific Name Passerina caerulea Passerina cyanea Spiza americana Dolichonyx oryzivorus Agelaius phoeniceus Sturnella magna Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Euphagus carolinus Quiscalus quiscula Molothrus ater Icterus spurius Icterus galbula Carpodacus purpureus Carpodacus mexicanus Loxia curvirostra Loxia leucoptera Carduelis flammea Carduelis pinus Carduelis tristis Coccothraustes vespertinus Passer domesticus RC SPW AddedChecklist Source/Ref Record 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 S S S S S S ? S S S S S S ? S S ? ? S S S 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline 1984 Original DC Baseline Part 2: Genus/Complex - Species accepted as a member of a genus or as a member of a complex of species. Sp# 321 322 Common Name frigatebird, species selasphorus, Rufous/Allen's Scientific Name Fregata sp. Selasphorus [group] RC SPW AddedChecklist Source/Ref Record 2 2 P P 1992 Accepted Record: DC/0000-005 1984 Original DC Baseline LEGENDS: Sp# RC 0 2 Xp Xt S P W S P W Added A line counter of the number of species on the official list. = Review Code (from the MD/DC District of Columbia Review List): = Non-review species = Reviewable if found anywhere in the District of Columbia = Extripated from the District of Columbia. = Extinct. = Accepted record docmentation types: = Specimen = Physical evidence retained in the MD/DCRC files: photographic, videographic or audio recording = Written report, sketch, artwork, or banding data = Year added to the official list Checklist Source: Original DC Baseline Accepted Record = Species accepted by the DC Records Committee (1984) = MD/DC Records Committee accepted record (reference record is indicated). Taxonomy is in accordance with the American Ornithologists' Union. 2003. Forty-fourth supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds. Auk 120(3):923-931. Phil Davis Secretary, Maryland/DC Records Committee 2549 Vale Court Davidsonville, MD 21035 PDavis@ix.netcom.com (301) 261-0184 http://www.mdbirds.org/mddcrc/rcindex.html Page 6");s1[72]=new Array("birds/mdbirds/checklist/checklist.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- MD/DC Checklist","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Birds - Checklist Field Checklist of the Birds of Maryland The MOS Field Checklist of the Birds of Maryland is now available once again. The Checklist was compiled from the 7 September 1998 version of the MD/DC Records Committee's Official List of Maryland and DC Birds and conforms to the AOU Checklist of North American Birds, 7th Edition+. MOS members can obtain copies of the Checklist from their local chapters. At-large members and the general public may obtain the Checklist from the Logoshop Manager. Visit the Logoshop for additional details.  A web edition of the official field card, current to June 2004, is available for downloading. It is a handy size that can be printed by your personal computer. Tip: print one side, then reload the paper to print the second side. This copy can be fed into a copy machine that prints double-sided.  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 30 October 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, checklist");s1[73]=new Array("birds/mdbirds/checklist/webchecklist.pdf","webchecklist.pdf","","MARYLAND FIELD LIST 1. _____________________________________ 2. _____________________________________ 3. _____________________________________ 4. _____________________________________ Location: 1 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Fulvous Whistling-Duck Grtr. White-fronted Goose Snow Goose Ross's Goose Canada Goose Brant Mute Swan Trumpeter Swan Tundra Swan Wood Duck Gadwall Eurasian Wigeon American Wigeon American Black Duck Mallard Blue-winged Teal Cinnamon Teal Northern Shoveler Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal "Common Teal" Canvasback Redhead Ring-necked Duck Tufted Duck Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup King Eider Common Eider Harlequin Duck Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Black Scoter Long-tailed Duck Bufflehead Common Goldeneye Barrow's Goldeneye Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Red-breasted Merganser Masked Duck Ruddy Duck Ring-necked Pheasant Ruffed Grouse Wild Turkey Northern Bobwhite Red-throated Loon Pacific Loon Common Loon Pied-billed Grebe 2 3 4 Horned Grebe Red-necked Grebe Eared Grebe Western Grebe Yellow-nosed Albatross Northern Fulmar Black-capped Petrel Cory's Shearwater Greater Shearwater Sooty Shearwater Manx Shearwater Audubon's Shearwater Wilson's Storm-Petrel White-faced Storm-Petrel Leach's Storm-Petrel Band-rumped Storm-Petrel Northern Gannet American White Pelican Brown Pelican Double-crested Cormorant Great Cormorant Anhinga Magnificent Frigatebird American Bittern Least Bittern Great Blue Heron Great Egret Snowy Egret Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Reddish Egret Cattle Egret Green Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron Ylw.-crowned Night-Heron White Ibis Glossy Ibis White-faced Ibis Roseate Spoonbill Wood Stork Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Osprey Swallow-tailed Kite Mississippi Kite Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Northern Goshawk Red-shouldered Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Swainson's Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Golden Eagle American Kestrel Merlin Gyrfalcon Peregrine Falcon Yellow Rail Black Rail Corn Crake Clapper Rail King Rail Virginia Rail Sora Purple Gallinule Common Moorhen American Coot Limpkin Sandhill Crane Black-bellied Plover American Golden-Plover Wilson's Plover Semipalmated Plover Piping Plover Killdeer American Oystercatcher Black-necked Stilt American Avocet Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Willet "Eastern" "Western" Spotted Sandpiper Upland Sandpiper Eskimo Curlew Whimbrel Long-billed Curlew Hudsonian Godwit Marbled Godwit Ruddy Turnstone Red Knot Sanderling Semipalmated Sandpiper Western Sandpiper Red-necked Stint Little Stint Least Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Purple Sandpiper Dunlin Curlew Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Buff-breasted Sandpiper Ruff Short-billed Dowitcher Long-billed Dowitcher Wilson's Snipe American Woodcock Wilson's Phalarope Red-necked Phalarope Red Phalarope Great Skua South Polar Skua Pomarine Jaeger Parasitic Jaeger Long-tailed Jaeger Laughing Gull Franklin's Gull Little Gull Black-headed Gull Bonaparte's Gull Black-tailed Gull Mew Gull Ring-billed Gull California Gull Herring Gull Yellow-legged Gull Thayer's Gull Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Great Black-backed Gull Kelp Gull Sabine's Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Ross's Gull Gull-billed Tern Caspian Tern Royal Tern Sandwich Tern Roseate Tern Common Tern Arctic Tern Forster's Tern Least Tern Bridled Tern Sooty Tern Black Tern Black Skimmer Dovekie Common Murre Thick-billed Murre Razorbill Atlantic Puffin Rock Pigeon Eurasian Collared-Dove * White-winged Dove Mourning Dove Common Ground-Dove Black-billed Cuckoo Yellow-billed Cuckoo Groove-billed Ani Barn Owl Eastern Screech-Owl Great Horned Owl Snowy Owl Burrowing Owl Barred Owl Long-eared Owl Short-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Common Nighthawk Chuck-will's-widow Whip-poor-will Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Rufous Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Red-headed Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Red-cockaded Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Olive-sided Flycatcher Western Wood-Pewee Eastern Wood-Pewee Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Acadian Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Willow Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Dusky Flycatcher * Hammond's Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Vermilion Flycatcher Ash-throated Flycatcher Great Crested Flycatcher Western Kingbird Eastern Kingbird Gray Kingbird Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Fork-tailed Flycatcher Loggerhead Shrike Northern Shrike White-eyed Vireo Yellow-throated Vireo Blue-headed Vireo "Appalachian Vireo" Warbling Vireo Philadelphia Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Blue Jay American Crow Fish Crow Common Raven Horned Lark Purple Martin Tree Swallow N. Rough-winged Swallow Bank Swallow Cliff Swallow Cave Swallow * Barn Swallow Carolina Chickadee Black-capped Chickadee Boreal Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Brown-headed Nuthatch Brown Creeper Rock Wren Carolina Wren Bewick's Wren House Wren Winter Wren Sedge Wren Marsh Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Northern Wheatear Eastern Bluebird Mountain Bluebird Townsend's Solitaire Veery Gray-cheeked Thrush Bicknell's Thrush Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush Wood Thrush American Robin Varied Thrush Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Sage Thrasher Brown Thrasher European Starling American Pipit Bohemian Waxwing Cedar Waxwing Blue-winged Warbler Golden-winged Warbler "Brewster's Warbler" "Lawrence's Warbler" Tennessee Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Nashville Warbler Northern Parula Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Magnolia Warbler Cape May Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Gray Warbler Black-throated Grn. Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow-throated Warbler Pine Warbler Prairie Warbler Palm Warbler "Yellow Eastern" "Western" Bay-breasted Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Cerulean Warbler Black-and-white Warbler American Redstart Prothonotary Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Swainson's Warbler Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Louisiana Waterthrush Kentucky Warbler Connecticut Warbler Mourning Warbler Common Yellowthroat Hooded Warbler Wilson's Warbler Canada Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat Summer Tanager Scarlet Tanager Western Tanager Green-tailed Towhee Spotted Towhee Eastern Towhee Bachman's Sparrow American Tree Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Clay-colored Sparrow Field Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Lark Sparrow Lark Bunting Savannah Sparrow "Ipswich Sparrow" Grasshopper Sparrow Baird's Sparrow Henslow's Sparrow Le Conte's Sparrow Nelson's Shrp-tld Sparrow Saltmarsh Shrp-tld Sparrow Seaside Sparrow Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Harris's Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco "Oregon/Pink-sided" Lapland Longspur Smith's Longspur Chestnut-collared Longspur Snow Bunting Northern Cardinal Rose-breasted Grosbeak Black-headed Grosbeak Blue Grosbeak Lazuli Bunting Indigo Bunting Painted Bunting Dickcissel Bobolink Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Yellow-headed Blackbird Rusty Blackbird Brewer's Blackbird Common Grackle Boat-tailed Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Orchard Oriole Bullock's Oriole Baltimore Oriole Pine Grosbeak Purple Finch House Finch Red Crossbill White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Hoary Redpoll Pine Siskin American Goldfinch Evening Grosbeak House Sparrow Ordering and nomenclature are from the American Ornithologists Union Check-List of North American Birds, 7th ed., 1998, as amended by the 41st through the 44th Supplement to the Check-List, 1999-2003. The list is consistent with the Official List of the Birds of Maryland, version of March 2004, a publication of the Maryland/DC Bird Records Committee, a committee of the Maryland Ornithological Society. Species marked with an asterisk are those currently being considered for approval by the MD/DC Records Committee. For more information on the Maryland Ornithological Society and on the Bird Records Committee, visit: www.mdbirds.org. N O T E S © 2004, Maryland Ornithological Society");s1[74]=new Array("birds/reports/reporter.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Bird Reporting","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Birds - Reporting Reporting Your Bird Sightings  Welcome to Maryland BirdReporter! Efficient reporting of sightings of rare and unusual species provides opportunities for others to see the bird. It may also help provide sufficient documentation to allow the MD/DC Records Committee to make a quick and accurate assessment of the acceptability of the sighting. The excellent communications and cooperation concerning this year's sighting of the probable Kelp Gull in Southern Maryland is a case in point.  Therefore, MOS presents below a handy listing of all those organizations or individuals who should be notified as quickly as possible should you see a rare or unusual bird in Maryland. For your convenience hotlinks are provided where appropriate and available. Rare Bird Alerts that serve the Mid-Atlantic area should also be notified.  Which species sightings should you report? See the MD/DC Records Committee Review List for further information. You will also want to consider reporting sightings of species which occur before or after their typical arrival or departure dates, or which are located in unusual habitats. The MD/DC Records Committee Phil Davis, Secretary (PDavis@ix.netcom.com) The Baltimore Bird Club Birdline Peter Lev, Compiler (plev@home.com) The Voice of the Naturalist Voice Compiler 301/652-9188, X3101 (voice) 301/951-7179 (fax) (voice@capaccess.org) Mid-Atlantic Region ABA NA Birds Todd Day, Editor The Season Reports MD Birdlife Bob Ringer, Compiler 6272 Pinyon Pine Ct. Eldersburg, MD 21784 410-549-6031 (ringler1@adelphia.net) Discussion Groups¹ MDOsprey, (see http://mdosprey.home.att.net) Bird Chat, (birdchat@listserv.arizona.edu) Marvadel, marvadel@egroups.com County Rare Bird Alerts (RBAs) Harford, Les Eastman, (les@birdtreks.com) Allegany, Ray Kiddy, (rrkiddy@hereintown.net) ¹Discussion group submissions are restricted to subscribers. If you do not subscribe to a list, ask a friend who does to post the message for you. As a last resort for a significant sighting, you may send your message to the Web Site Director for submission to MDOsprey only. A short report of your sighting should include: your name, the species seen, location (be as precise as possible, list Delorme coordinates if possible). In case the compiler has additional questions, you may also wish to leave a phone number where you can be reached.  After you report to the RBAs, send a more detailed report to the MD/DC Records Committee. See the Records Committee's Documentation Guide to reporting and other instructions for a formal submission.  New listings for RBAs and corrections should be sent directly to the Web Site Director.  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 3 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, Bird Sightings, Sightings Reports");s1[75]=new Array("birds/reports/rba.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Rare Bird Alerts","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Birds - Reporting - Rare Bird Alerts Rare Bird Alerts in the MD/DC Area Hotlines and other hot-wired sources of birding information for Maryland and the bordering states. Delaware Delaware Statewide -- 302/658-2747 DC-Area (301) 652-1088 (MD/DC/VA/So.DE) Baltimore (410) 467-0653 (Covers MD/DE/E.PA) Philadelphia (215) 567-2473 District of Columbia (Also MD, VA and DE) Voice of the Naturalist -- 301/652-1088 (Covers MD/DC/VA/So.DE) Maryland Baltimore area -- 410/467-0653 (Covers Covers MD/DE/E.PA) Cecil County -- send e-mail to BrdNSum@aol.com to be placed on the distribution list Voice of the Naturalist -- 301/652-1088 (Covers MD/DC/VA/So.DE) New Jersey Cape May -- 609/884-2626 New Jersey Statewide -- 908/766-2661 Pennsylvania Allentown -- 610/252-3455 Central -- 717/255-1212, ext. 5761 Philadelphia/Delaware Valley -- 610/567-2473 Reading/Bucks County -- 610/376-6000, ext. 2473 Western Pennsylania -- 412/963-0560 Wilkes-Barre -- 717/825-2473 Virginia Virginia Statewide -- 757/238-2713 Voice of the Naturalist -- 301/652-1088 (Covers MD/DC/VA/So.DE) West Virginia West Virginia Statewide -- 304/736-3086 Need More? Check out the North America RBA List directly from the ABA.  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 3 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, bird alert, bird alerts, RBAs");s1[76]=new Array("birds/mdbirds/locality/lstfrm2004.pdf","lstfrm2004.pdf","","2004 MARYLAND/DC LOCALITY LIST COMPILATION Each year, the MOS compiles and publishes totals from members' state and local bird lists. Forms for submitting your 2004 locality lists are provided in this issue of the Maryland Yellowthroat. You are invited to submit your totals for any of the following list categories: STATE/COUNTY CUMULATIVE LISTS: This category is for your "lifetime" species totals identified anywhere in the state of Maryland, DC, or within any of the 23 Maryland counties. You may submit totals for any of these localities but please only submit totals which exceed 50% of the "maximum" number for each locality. The form contains the latest maximums and the 50% threshold for each locality. If you claim a MD life list in excess of 349 species you MUST list all species added to your MD life list in 2004. If you don't fill in this box on the other side your list will not be entered into the data base. STATE/COUNTY 2004 ANNUAL LISTS: This category is for total species identified only in 2004 for the same localities as above. These totals may be reported at any threshold. "YARD" LIST: This category is for cumulative yard list totals, and 2004 totals. You may count any species you have identified while in your "yard" (that is, your property contiguous to your home). "Flyovers" and other birds identified from your yard (even if they were not in your yard) also count. "ALL-COUNTY" LIST: This category is for counting the number of species you have identified in each of the 23 Maryland counties. For example, if you have identified a Northern Mockingbird, an American Crow, a Downy Woodpecker and a Red-tailed Hawk in each of the 23 Maryland counties, your list total would be "4". "TOTAL TICK" LIST: This category is the sum of all your Maryland County list totals. The maximum possible is 6,990. We will accept all-time high submissions at any level greater than or equal to 2,300 (an average of 100 species per county). Annual "Total Tick" levels (for 2004 only) will be accepted at any level. "ALL-TIME HIGH" ANNUAL LISTS: This category is used to track all-time high annual lists from the current and previous years. Annual prior year totals for the various reporting localities may be submitted. For Maryland, submitted totals should equal or exceed 289 (70% of the "maximum possible" number). For individual counties, totals submitted from previous years should exceed either 50% of the "maximum possible" or exceed one of the top totals previously published for that county. SPECIES PHOTOGRAPHED IN MD: As the name implies, tell us how many bird species you have photographed (recognizably!) in Maryland. There are no lower limits until we see what sort of responses we get. Perhaps next year we'll set a minimum. Members' totals that have not been updated within the previous five years (1999-2003) will be dropped from the listings (but not from the database). Questions ??? Contact Norm Saunders at marshhawk@att.net or (301) 989-9035. Please return the form BEFORE January 20, 2004 to: Norm Saunders 1261 Cavendish Drive Colesville, MD 20905-7030 We hope that all who have participated will do so again, and that others will join in, especially those from localities which are currently less than well represented. If you have any comments, thoughts, or anecdotes, please include them. If you have any other categories of Maryland bird lists that are appropriate (for example, all-time or 2004 state/county "Big Day" totals), send them in. We'd like to hear from you. And remember, this is for fun! MOS 2004 MD/DC LOCALITY LIST REPORTING FORM Report List Totals as of 12/31/2004 I. PERSONAL INFORMATION Name: Address: City: State: Phones: Zip: (day): ( ) County: Email: (evening): ( ) II. STATE/COUNTY LIFE AND 2004 LISTS Max/50% Life 2004 421/211 283/142 332/166 332/166 304/152 293/147 279/140 294/147 285/143 318/159 290/145 276/138 299/150 6,990/2,300 Locality List District of Columbia DC Yard List HowardCounty KentCounty MontgomeryCounty PrinceGeorge'sCounty QueenAnne'sCounty St.Mary'sCounty Somerset County TalbotCounty WashingtonCounty WicomicoCounty Worcester County All-CountyList Species Photographed in MD Locality List MarylandState MD Yard List Allegany County AnneArundelCounty BaltimoreCity/County CalvertCounty CarolineCounty CarrollCounty Cecil County CharlesCounty DorchesterCounty FrederickCounty Garrett County HarfordCounty TotalTick Max/50% Life 2004 322/161 294/147 301/151 315/158 318/159 305/153 326/163 303/152 314/157 261/131 295/148 373/187 233/--- New MD State List Additions in 2004: (This section MUST be filled in if you are claiming 350 or more species in Maryland) III. ANNUAL ALL-TIME HIGH LISTS (for years other than 2004) Locality List Year # Locality List Year # (Please submit one form per person)");s1[77]=new Array("birds/mdbirds/nexten/nexten.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Next Ten New State Species","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Birds - Next Ten State Species Have you ever wondered which new species would be seen in Maryland? In fall 2001, MOS's finest birders put their heads together and came up with the list below. We'll be tracking these predictions here into the future. Take a look and see if you agree with the experts. A detailed overview of the next ten prepared by Marshall Iliff is provided. Also available is a companion article by Rick Blom forecasting possible new breeding species. Both originally appeared in the Maryland Yellowthroat. Placement Species Votes Received 1 *Eurasian Collared-Dove 13 2 *Cave Swallow 11 3 Little Egret 10 3 Say's Phoebe 10 3 Townsend's Warbler 10 6 Western Meadowlark 9 6 Shiny Cowbird 9 8 *Reddish Egret 7 9 Allen's Hummingbird 5 9 Kirtland's Warbler 5 11 White-tailed Kite 4 11 Northern Lapwing 4 11 Black-tailed Godwit 4 11 White-winged Tern 4 11 Calliope Hummingbird 4 16 White-tailed Tropicbird 3 16 Garganey 3 16 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 3 16 Bell's Vireo 3 16 Sprague's Pipit 3 16 Golden-crowned Sparrow 3 22 Brown Booby 2 22 Mottled Duck 2 22 Black-chinned Hummingbird 2 22 Great-tailed Grackle 2 26 Fea's Petrel 1 27 Black-capped Petrel 1 28 Neotropic Cormorant 1 29 Pink-footed Goose 1 30 Snowy Plover 1 31 Bar-tailed Godwit 1 32 Ivory Gull 1 33 Elegant Tern 1 34 Long-billed Murrelet 1 35 Great Gray Owl 1 36 Boreal Owl 1 37 Blue-throated Hummingbird 1 38 Lewis's Woodpecker 1 39 Cordilleran Flycatcher 1 40 Violet-green Swallow 1 *These species have already been reported.  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 5 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, Next Ten New Species");s1[78]=new Array("birds/mdbirds/seasonal/annoccur.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Annually Occurring Species","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Birds - Annual Occurrences Annually Occurring Species in MD Marshall Iliff, Compiler Below is a list of the annually occurring bird species in Maryland. The list is broken down three ways: those species that did not make the cut, those that barely made the cut, and those that are squarely within the criteria (i.e., seen in ten out of ten years). For pelagics, some assumptions were made based on what would be seen annually if a single trip for the species went out during the right season. The totals are: 312 annually occurring (of which 10 are marginal) and 18 that barely didn't make the cut. The following species are nearly annual and many would prove to be annual if we had more serious observers in the state that lived on the coast and/or if there were more regular well-timed pelagic trips. Eared Grebe White Ibis Sandhill Crane Hudsonian Godwit Ruff Long-tailed Jaeger Great Skua Franklin's Gull Thayer's Gull Roseate Tern Bridled Tern Dovekie Razorbill Atlantic Puffin Rufous Hummingbird Western Kingbird Yellow-headed Blackbird Brewer's Blackbird These next few were included in the list of annually occurring species but are the most marginal ones. For most, the species safely occurs annually and if it did not occur in one year it would likely be due to a decrease in observer effort or a change in habitat at one key site. Loggerhead Shrike is one exception, which has thus far been annual, but has decline so severely that it will surely drop off this list soon. Red-necked Grebe Common Eider King Eider Marbled Godwit Wilson's Phalarope Little Gull Black-headed Gull Long-eared Owl Loggerhead Shrike Lark Sparrow The rest of the list, an additional 302 species which are unequivocally annual, are listed below. Red-throated Loon Common Loon Pied-billed Grebe Horned Grebe Northern Fulmar Cory's Shearwater Greater Shearwater Sooty Shearwater Manx Shearwater Audubon's Shearwater Wilson's Storm-Petrel Leach's Storm-Petrel Northern Gannet Brown Pelican Great Cormorant Double-crested Cormorant American Bittern Least Bittern Great Blue Heron Great Egret Snowy Egret Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Cattle Egret Green Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Glossy Ibis Tundra Swan Mute Swan Greater White-fronted Goose Snow Goose Ross' Goose Brant Canada Goose Wood Duck Green-winged Teal American Black Duck Mallard Northern Pintail Blue-winged Teal Northern Shoveler Gadwall Eurasian Wigeon American Wigeon Canvasback Redhead Ring-necked Duck Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Harlequin Duck Oldsquaw Black Scoter Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Common Goldeneye Bufflehead Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Red-breasted Merganser Ruddy Duck Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Osprey Mississippi Kite Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Northern Goshawk Red-shouldered Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Golden Eagle American Kestrel Merlin Peregrine Falcon Ring-necked Pheasant Ruffed Grouse Wild Turkey Northern Bobwhite Black Rail Clapper Rail King Rail Virginia Rail Sora Common Moorhen American Coot Black-bellied Plover American Golden-Plover Semipalmated Plover Piping Plover Killdeer American Oystercatcher Black-necked Stilt American Avocet Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Willet Spotted Sandpiper Upland Sandpiper Whimbrel Ruddy Turnstone Red Knot Sanderling Semipalmated Sandpiper Western Sandpiper Least Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Purple Sandpiper Dunlin Stilt Sandpiper Buff-breasted Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher Long-billed Dowitcher Common Snipe American Woodcock Red-necked Phalarope Red Phalarope Pomarine Jaeger Parasitic Jaeger Laughing Gull Bonaparte's Gull Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Iceland "Kumlien's" Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Great Black-backed Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Gull-billed Tern Caspian Tern Royal Tern Sandwich Tern Common Tern Forster's Tern Least Tern Black Tern Black Skimmer Rock Dove Mourning Dove Black-billed Cuckoo Yellow-billed Cuckoo Barn Owl Eastern Screech-Owl Great Horned Owl Barred Owl Short-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Common Nighthawk Chuck-will's-widow Whip-poor-will Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Red-headed Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern "Yellow-shafted" Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Olive-sided Flycatcher Eastern Wood-Pewee Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Acadian Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Willow Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Great Crested Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird Horned Lark Purple Martin Tree Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Bank Swallow Cliff Swallow Barn Swallow Blue Jay American Crow Fish Crow Common Raven Black-capped Chickadee Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Brown-headed Nuthatch Brown Creeper Carolina Wren House Wren Winter Wren Sedge Wren Marsh Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Bluebird Veery Gray-cheeked Thrush Bicknell's Thrush Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush Wood Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher American Pipit Cedar Waxwing European Starling White-eyed Vireo Blue-headed Vireo Yellow-throated Vireo Warbling Vireo Philadelphia Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Blue-winged Warbler Golden-winged Warbler Tennessee Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Nashville Warbler Northern Parula Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Magnolia Warbler Cape May Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Yellow-rumped "Myrtle" Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow-throated Warbler Pine Warbler Prairie Warbler Palm Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Cerulean Warbler Black-and-white Warbler American Redstart Prothonotary Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Swainson's Warbler Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Louisiana Waterthrush Kentucky Warbler Connecticut Warbler Mourning Warbler Common Yellowthroat Hooded Warbler Wilson's Warbler Canada Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat Summer Tanager Scarlet Tanager Northern Cardinal Rose-breasted Grosbeak Blue Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Dickcissel Eastern Towhee American Tree Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Clay-colored Sparrow Field Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow Henslow's Sparrow Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow Seaside Sparrow Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Bobolink Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Rusty Blackbird Boat-tailed Grackle Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Baltimore Oriole Orchard Oriole Purple Finch House Finch Pine Siskin American Goldfinch Evening Grosbeak House Sparrow  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 3 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, annually occurring species");s1[79]=new Array("birds/mdbirds/seasonal/winter.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Winter Rarities","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Birds - Winter Rarities Some Notes on Winter Rarities by Phil Davis All of the following species are on the MD/DC Review List for the entire state or particular geographical regions. Those highlighted here are typical rarities for the Winter birding season. Check the review list for other reviewable species. If you discover any of these species during your ramblings about the state: Take written notes on what you see, preferably before you consult a field guide. Take notes on the entire bird ... not just field marks that may be unique to that species. Sketches are great! Before you submit your final notes to the MD/DC Records Committee, be sure to discuss how you eliminated similar species. Category 3. Reviewable anywhere in MD or DC: Western Grebe - look closely in the ocean, bays and the large reservoirs. Tufted Duck - look where scaup are found ... look over the flocks carefully. Barrow's Goldeneye - look wherever Common Goldeneyes are found (especially in the lower bay). Gyrfalcon - look in the tundra-like open habitat in the western piedmont. Short-billed Gull (Mew and Common) - any gull hangouts. California Gull - ditto, especially reservoirs and dumps. Yellow-legged Gull - ditto, especially reservoirs and dumps. Common Murre - off the coast. Thick-billed Murre - off the coast. Black Guillemot - off the coast, plus the bay. Rufous/Allen's/Broad-billed/Calliope Hummingbird - check out any hummers (leave those feeders up !!!). Ash-throated Flycatcher - any Myarchius flycatcher is unusual in December ... it probably isn't a Great-crested at this time of the year. Northern Shrike - any winter shrike is likely to be a Northern. Boreal Chickadee - it's been decades since they moved down , but it's possible. Mountain Bluebird - we are overdue for one. Bohemian Waxwing - checkout all Cedar Waxwing flocks for larger birds with rusty undertail coverts. Our only record was a single, however. Spotted Towhee - the western form of the Eastern Towhee (Rufous-sided) is now a separate species. They have been found on CBCs before. Le Conte's Sparrow - check grassy fields. Harris's Sparrow - it is a good year for them ... our largest sparrow. Painted Bunting - tend to be found at feeders. Bullock's Oriole - check any oriole. Most eastern records are females ... care is needed to eliminate Baltimore. Hoary Redpoll - look for a white rump and smaller more conical bill than a Common Redpoll. Category 4. Forms or subspecies not known to regularly occur in MD or DC: Bewick's Swan - the yellow pattern on the bill is larger than Tundra Swan ... make a sketch of the yellow area. Common Teal - check all Green-winged Teal ... look for a vertical white bar on the side, vs. horizontal. Audubon's Warbler - check out Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warblers for yellow throats. Gambel's Sparrow - look closely at the lores of White-crowned Sparrows. Oregon Junco and Pink-sided Junco - look for dark lores on these birds. Category 5A: If seen in places other than coastal Worcester County or over the ocean: Black-legged Kittiwake - around large bodies of water. Dovekie - in the ocean. Razorbill - in the ocean. Atlantic Puffin - in the ocean. Category 5C. If seen west of the coastal plain, except along the Susquehanna River: Great Cormorant - look for a chest and belly brown/white pattern that is reversed from DC Cormorant on immatures.  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 3 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, winter rarities");s1[80]=new Array("conservation/endangered/endangered.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Endangered Species in MD","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Conservation - Endangered Species Endangered and Threatened Birds of Maryland November 13, 2003 The following are the latest species considered endangered or threatened in the State of Maryland. Please note that this is NOT the Federal endangered species list. This list was compiled by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Division. And remember, if you see an endangered or threatened species it is very important that you provide DNR with this information. Use the handy form at the Heritage site to make your report. Endangered Species Wilson's plover Piping plover Upland sandpiper Gull-billed tern Royal tern Black skimmer Short-eared owl Olive-sided flycatcher Bewick's wren Sedge wren Loggerheadshrike Swainson's warbler Mourning warbler Endangered Species -- Western Maryland Only Northern goshawk Threatened Species Bald eagle Least tern Blackburnian warbler Henslow's sparrow Species in Need of Conservation American bittern Least bittern Am. Peregrine Falcon Black rail Common moorhen Alder flycatcher Nashville warbler Coastal plain swamp sparrow  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 11 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, endangered species");s1[81]=new Array("conservation/rehab/rehab.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Avian Rehabilitation","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Conservation - Rehabilitation The following articles appeared in the Maryland Yellowthroat, May/June 2000. An updated listing of rehabilitation facilities follows. Resources for Rehabilitating Birds by Martha F. Waugh Maryland is fortunate in having many excellent resources for rehabilitating birds and other animals. As spring and summer arrive, the need for these resources peaks. There is a state-wide “help” number, 1-410-260-8540, provided by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, which will supply the name and phone number of the nearest licensed rehabilitator. This service, however, is only available Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Natural Resources Police Service maintains a 24 hour phone service at 410-260-8888, but they have made it clear that they will never send out an officer to rescue a bird or other animal. They will, however, provide information about nearby rehabilitators. Wild Bird Rescue, a non-profit rehabilitation center in Baltimore County, has a 24 hour number, 410-288-4546, and serves the state. They will offer advice and, if possible, dispatch one of their many volunteers located in the appropriate area to pick up an injured bird. There are five major Maryland rehabilitators in Maryland: Chesapeake Wildlife Sanctuary (Prince Georges County), Last Chance Wildlife Center (Frederick County), Noah’s Ark Wildlife Center (Anne Arundel County), Second Chance Wildlife Center (Montgomery County), and Wild Bird Rescue (Baltimore County). In addition, the Eastern Shore is served by Tri-state Bird Rescue and Research, Inc. of Newark, Delaware, one of the largest rehab facilities in the country. Beyond these larger facilities, there are a number of rehabilitators on the list who handle as much as they can through word-of-mouth referrals and would appreciate not having their names and numbers disseminated in public media. The rehabilitators are very cooperative with each other. If a smaller center does not have a flight cage for example, they will transfer a wounded bird to a larger center. Some rehabbers will treat only certain animals and have applied for restricted licenses. Some exclude snakes, some migratory birds, some raptors. Many, but not all, belong to the Maryland Wildlife Rehabilitators Association, Inc. which began publishing a referral directory in November of 1999 and is currently working on a web page. A copy can be obtained by writing to P.O. Box 296, Pasadena, MD 21122 or Cnile7@aol.com. Rehabilitators of birds must have both a state license and a Federal license because of the stringent restrictions against possessing certain birds and animals. In addition, next year rehab specialists will be required to take additional training each year in order to keep their licenses. The Maryland Wildlife Rehabilitators Assn., anticipating this requirement, sponsored a successful day-long advanced training session this winter. All of the rehab centers are non-profit operations, run by volunteers who love animals. They are in constant need of volunteer help, supplies (from bird seed to fencing to masking tape to old blankets), and money. Volunteers can take training and work with birds as helpers or as student rehabbers or they can perform discrete tasks: build cages, seek donations and grants, or give legal or tax advice. Most of the rehabbers cite people-interactions and cat and dog bites as the primary sources of injury to birds. “Kidnapping” is one of the most common problems of birds in this season. Well meaning Samaritans find a baby bird or fledgling and assume that it is orphaned. There is a recurring myth that birds will abandon their young if they are touched by humans. Actually, birds have no sense of smell and cannot detect scent. Experts advise moving away from the fledgling or baby and watching from a distance. If the bird is in an unsafe location, move it to a better place, perhaps under a bush. The adult birds will probably come back to its assistance. If a nest has been destroyed by a storm, a new one may be made out of hay, straw, grass or other materials, and placed as close to the original location as possible. Put the babies in the nest and watch for the adults to return. Birds are often injured by flying into a car or a plate glass window. The important things for all distressed birds is to keep them warm and quiet and away from people and pets. Put a stunned or injured bird in a safe, warm, quiet, and dark place where it can recover. A box with an old blanket over the top would be ideal. A bird could be warmed in your hands or placed under your shirt next to your body. Cover the eyes of an injured or stunned raptor with a towel or jacket. Try to approach the raptor from behind and transfer the bird to a box while pinning the feet. Tape the box shut if you are transporting the bird to a rehab facility. Mycoplasm conjunctivitist, a condition characterized by crusted material around and eventually over the eyes, is quite serious. Rehabbers advise catching the bird, placing it is a box with a warm cover and getting it a rehab facility quickly. This sounds about as easy as the old advice, “Catch a bird by putting salt on its tail.” However, the bird with this problem can see very little and actually can be caught with some patience and a careful approach. A course of antibiotics has proven to be quite successful, but the bird must be quarantined during the treatment. Opinions are mixed on releasing it back into the wild. The feeder and any water bowls should be disinfected with a bleach and water solution. The ground below them should be swept clean of feces and detritus. Regularly disinfecting feeders and water containers, before seeing birds with the condition, would help to prevent this scourge. A Bird and Small Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Facility by Al Haury I had a recent experience that introduced me to a previously unknown (to me) bird and small animal rescue and rehabilitation facility. One of the Sandy Point State Park Rangers and I were checking out the Bluebird boxes in the park when a couple of people came up and told us about an injured bird at the boat launching area. The Ranger and I went to the area and found a Great Black-backed Gull with a broken wing. The bird made no attempt to move away from us. The Ranger called the Wild Bird Rescue facility in Dundalk and within 3 hours, a volunteer arrived to pick up the bird. I have since asked for and received some literature about the facility and want to share this information with those of you who have not heard of the place. The following is taken from their brochure. "Wild Bird Rescue is a nonprofit organization dedicated to caring for injured, sick and orphaned wildlife and returning these creatures back to the wild. The WBR has a network of licensed wildlife rehabilitators in Maryland who voluntarily care for and release hundreds of animals each year, giving them a second chance at life." The WBR works hand in hand with the Carrie Murray Outdoor Education Campus in Baltimore. This facility is located in Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park and can be reached at 410-396-0808. They have an extensive education program throughout the year. The WBR published wildlife information, sponsors educational programs, offers training for those interested in becoming wildlife rehabilitators and more. The work is accomplished by volunteers and is supported entirely by donations. The phone number to contact the WBR is 410-288-4546. Besides letting them know about injured birds, the trained volunteers will answer questions concerning wildlife and will assist the public with wildlife emergencies. Rehabilitation Resources: Statewide State of Maryland Referral Service: 1-410-260-8540 (9 to 5, Monday through Friday) The Natural Resources Police: 410-260-8888 (24 hour service) Wild Bird Rescue: 410-288-4546 (24 hour service, may be able to pick-up) Allegany Floyd Pressley -- Birds of prey only 301-689-2742 16420 Duck Hawk Drive NW Frostburg, MD 21532 Anne Arundel Noah’s Ark Wildlife Center 410-255-9233 Velvet and Ted Kitzmiller 45 Luke Drive Pasadena, MD 21122 Terry Moritz 410-255-8050 Baltimore Wildlife Rescue, Inc. 443-507-0950 The Phoenix Center for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife Kathleen M. Woods -- Raptor rehabilitation 410-628-9736 , phoenixcenter@home.com Phoenix, Maryland Kathy Glaeser -- waterfowl woofs_and_meows@hotmail.com Towson, Maryland Calvert County Independant & orphaned wildlife rescue center Arlene Dziedzic -- Licensed rehabilitator for songbirds 410-394-0030, wildbird@chesapeake.net Lusby, Maryland Upper Eastern Shore (Caroline, Dorchester, Queen Annes, and Talbot) Kelly Allen 410-479-3845, kellysallen@yahoo.com Hickory Bluff 24331 Asbury Drive Denton, MD 21629 Carroll Frisky's Reservation 410-418-8899 10790 Old Frederick Road Woodstock, MD 21163 Cecil Tri-state Bird Rescue and Research, Inc. 302-737-9543 Coleen Doucette 110 Possum Hollow Road Newark, DE 19711 Frederick Last Chance Wildlife Center 301-271-4816, Cnile7@aol.com Di Conger, President Maryland Wildlife Rehabilitators Association, Inc. 15102-A Kelbaugh Road Frederick, MD 21788-1123 Gary Smyle, GARYSMYLE@AOL.COM 301-663-0055 Harford Songbirds: Phoenix Wildlife Center 410-628-9736 Waterfowl: Wildlife R&R, Inc. Carmela Hebermehl 410-557-9573 Bettie Acks Master Wildlife Rehabilitator State of Maryland 318 Winterberry Drive Edgewood, MD 21040 Home: 410-612-1122 Cell: 443-831-5244 Mammals, birds, reptiles and any critter that needs emergency help. If she can't help, she can contact someone who can (rabies vector species, etc.) Howard All Creatures Great and Small 301-596-0044, ibica@aol.com Judith Holzman 10111 Silver Twine Lane Columbia, MD 21045 Kent Tri-state Bird Rescue and Research, Inc. 302-737-9543 110 Possum Hollow Rd Newark, DE 19711 Montgomery Second Chance Wildlife Center 301-926-9453 (-WILD), Chris@scwc.org Chris Montuori 7101 Barcellona Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20879 Raptors only: Gary Neubaum 301-977-8929 12032 Suffolk Terrace Gaithersburg, MD 20878 Prince George's Chesapeake Wildlife Sanctuary 301-390-7010, -7011, cheswild@erols.com Diane Pearce 17308 Queen Anne’s Bridge Rd. Bowie, MD 20716 St. Mary's Mary Martin 240-725-0785 (h) 301-342-7643 (w) Talbot Kelly Allen 410-479-3845, kellysallen@yahoo.com Hickory Bluff 24331 Asbury Drive Denton, MD 21629 Tri-County (Worcester, Somerset, Wicomico) Tri-state Bird Rescue and Research, Inc. 302-737-9543 Coleen Doucette 110 Possum Hollow Rd Newark, DE 19711 Sister Mary Winifred Sanctuary House 27548 Fairmount Road Upper Fairmount, MD 21867 410-621-0709 (telephone & fax) sancthse@fastol.com Washington Tri-state Bird Rescue and Research, Inc. 302-737-9543 Coleen Doucette 110 Possum Hollow Rd Newark, DE 19711  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster *Not affiliated with MOS ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 11 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, animal rehabilitation");s1[82]=new Array("counts/fall/fallcount2004.pdf","fallcount2004.pdf","","MARYLAND FALL COUNT 2004 The annual Fall Seasonal Count sponsored by MOS will be held Saturday, September 18, 2004 and/or Sunday, September 19, 2004 in the Maryland-DC area. The MOS Board has left the choice of whether the count will be on Saturday or Sunday to local chapters and coordinators. Several counties have held organized counts for several years on the third weekend of September. In areas without an identified coordinator, individual parties submit their results directly to the statewide coordinator for inclusion. Chapters that have not included a formal count in their programs this year are urged to plan to do so in future years. Everyone is urged to participate; no matter your skill level. Identification is only part of being successful; you have to spot the bird first, so every pair of eyes helps. The guidelines for this count are the same as those used for all seasonal counts. Local coordinators will assign volunteers to areas, honoring requests whenever possible. Party leaders are responsible for tracking party miles and times, names of participants, and documentation for unusual sightings. A checklist compilation form is available on this website, in the "Annual Counts" section: http://www.mdbirds.org/counts/fall/fallcounts.html. The list includes the species one would expect to find in Maryland during this season. Those species on the list requiring further written documentation are noted with asterisks, and all write-ins require full details. The local coordinators who have volunteered so far are listed below along with which day that locality will conduct the count. Anyone else organizing a count or interested in volunteering as a coordinator for another locality are encouraged to contact the state Coordinator so that this list can be updated. If you are interested in counting in a county without a coordinator, you can contact the state Fall Count Coordinator directly. Individual parties or other groups (e.g. Hawk Watch sites, field trips) who count in areas without a coordinator are asked to submit their data along with details on what area was covered directly to the state Fall Count Coordinator by October 11. Deadline for submitting completed reports to your county coordinator is no later than October 11, 2004. County compilers are asked to submit compilations by November 1. Plan to join the fun and have a great day birding! Chuck Stirrat, Fall Count Coordinator 13318 Hunt Ridge, Ellicott City, MD 21042-1155 Home phone: 410-531-2417 E-mail: stirrcr1@att.net (home) Charles.Stirrat@jhuapl.edu (work) County Coordinators Allegany: Chuck Hager, 301-689-5344 (Sunday) Anne Arundel: Al Haury, 852 Redwood Trail, Crownsville, MD 21032 410-923-0881 (Saturday) Baltimore: Debbie Terry, 747 Bomont Rd., Timonium, MD 21093, 410-252-8771, gt5s@bcpl.net (Saturday) Calvert: Sue Hamilton, 2683 Aspen Rd Port Republic MD 20676 410-586-1494 seal10n2002@yahoo.com (Sunday) Caroline: Debby Bennett, P.O. Box 404, Denton, MD 21629, 410-479-2978, dbennett@caro.lib.md.us (Saturday) Carroll: Bill Ellis, 6012 Snowdens Run Road, Eldersburg, MD 21784, 410-781-7113, bill@ellislist.com (Saturday) Dorchester: Henry T. Armistead, 523 E. Durham St., Philadelphia, PA 19119, 215-248-4120, harryarmistead@hotmail.com (Saturday) Frederick: Gary Smyle, 6819 Falstone Drive, Frederick, MD 21702, 301-663-0055, GarySmyle@aol.com (Saturday) Harford: Mark Johnson, 3204 Bryson Ct., Baldwin, MD 21013, 410-692-5978, mark.s.johnson@us.army.mil (Sunday) Howard: Mike McClure, 12237 Mt. Albert Rd., Ellicott City, MD 21042, 410-531-2780, Michael.McClure@jhuapl.edu (Saturday) Kent: Peter Mann, 410-648-5205, pmann@epl-inc.com (Sunday) Prince George's: Dave Mozurkewich, 301-459-3375, dave@mozurkewich.com (Sunday) County Compilers only: Send your compilations by November 1, 2004 to the Fall Count Coordinator at the address above or by e-mail (preferred method).");s1[83]=new Array("counts/namc/namc.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- May Counts in MD","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Counts - May Count May Counts in Maryland Compilers Checklist Rare Sightings Report Guidelines  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 11 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, May Bird Count, North American May Count");s1[84]=new Array("counts/winter/wintercount.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Mid-Winter Bird Counts in MD","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Counts - Mid-Winter Mid-Winter Bird Counts in Maryland 2004 Schedule Dates with a ? are unknown at this time Count Name Date Contact Allegany ? Teresa Simons 304-298-4972 Anne Arundel February 8 Al Haury 410-923-0881 cactuswren@erols.com Baltimore January 24 Pete Webb 410-486-1217 pwebb@juno.com (home, after 6) pew@niroinc.com (work, 830-5 M-F) 7014 Lancaster Road, Baltimore, MD 21207-4624 C & O Canal Jan 24 (Make-up Day: Jan 25 -- contact Mike Milton) Mike Milton, 202-965-6672 or Peter Vankevich, 202-397-5593. Calvert ? Tony Barbor Carroll January 17 Bob Ringler Cecil February 7 Sean McCandless, 410-392-3407 Frederick February 1 David Smith Harford ? Bill Pfingsten 410-838-5732 Howard February 7 Joanne Solem (301-725-5037) or Mary-Jo Betts (301-596-5859) Montgomery ? Bill Wendell 301-540-7382 Prince George's ? Paul Jung 301-464-9560 Raptor Count Raptor Society of Metropolitan Washington Usually MLK Weekend Paul Napier 703-742-9462 or 703-620-8277 If you need information on how to contact some of the people listed above, let us know. Also, if you live near the C&O Canal you may want to participate in that special winter count.  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 11 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, mid-winter bird counts, winter bird count");s1[85]=new Array("education/birdstudy/careers.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Careers in Bird Study","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Education - Bird Study Careers in Bird Study Careers in avian or bird study span a wide variety of responsibilities. Check the table below for representative examples. Job title, experience needed and position locale are listed for each. Some require more education than others, and some will expose you to the great outdoors, while others are conducted indoors. The large number of choices ensures that just about anyone can find a career suited to his or her needs and abilities. Many careers require a background in biology with additional specialization. Although few colleges and universities actually offer comprehenisve ornithological specialties (Louisiana State and Cornell Universities come immediately to mind), specialized coursework in bird study is possible at any university where there are professors willing to teach it. So, if you are interested in the field, consider discussing your plans with a member of the biology department at those schools that you might like to attend. You can also find additional resources on the World Wide Web: How to become an ornithologist An inventory of available jobs in the field Many members of MOS work in the fields listed below and we may be able to put you in touch with someone who can advise you further. Send a note to the webmaster if you interested. PROFESSIONAL TITLE MINIMUM EXPERIENCE LOCATIONS FOR JOBS AND RESPONSIBILITIES WITH BIRDS    ORNITHOLOGIST MS or PhD in biology with specialization in birds ·      University professor ·      Federal or state wildlife researcher ·      Specialist for a non-profit research              organization (e.g., Cornell Lab) ·      Museum curator or specialist ü    Teach ornithology and biology classes ü    Record bird songs and calls to study how              birds identify themselves to members of              their own species and what they are              communicating ü    Observe bird behaviors to study what             strategies different species use to get food,             avoid predators and reproduce ü    Map the range of birds to better understand             their local and worldwide distribution ü    Study the behavior of birds to better             understand the habitat size and conditions             that they need to survive ü    Monitor bird population size and breeding             success ü    Track bird migration using radar detection ü    Band birds to study migration, population             numbers and longevity ü    Study bird diseases like pox, malaria, and             conjunctivitis to better understand why             birds get them and what effect they have             on bird populations ü    Study the evolution and ecological history of             bird families to understand: 1) how             species are formed, 2) why some species             can be found in certain areas and not in             others and 3) how it is that so many             different species of birds can live together             in some areas ü    Identify which birds hit airplanes and study             the flight patterns of birds AVICULTURIST BS, MS, or PhD with specialization in birds or veterinary sciences ·      Zoo curator or exhibit caretaker ·      Cage bird breeder ü    Create and maintain a safe and healthy             environment for captive birds ü    Carefully monitor and regulate the diet of             captive birds ü    Create and regulate captive breeding             opportunities ARTIST/ILLUSTRATOR BS or MS with specialization in art and biology ·      Staff artist for a museum or institution ·      Freelance artist who contracts work with             organizations, institutions, and book             authors ü    Illustrate birds for identification books or                posters ü    Illustrate bird behavior or internal anatomy             for scientific publication CONSERVATION BIOLOGIST MS or PhD in biology with specialization in ecology, population biology, historical ecology/evolution and public policy ·      University professor ·      Federal or state wildlife researcher ·      Specialist for a non-profit research              organization (e.g., Cornell Lab) ü    Study the sensitivity of birds to changes in             their environment (such as pesticides,             chemicals, and shrinking habitat) ü    Study the effects of introduced species of             plants and animals on birds and suggest             methods of prevention and control ü    Educate the public about habitat loss and risk              factors for birds ü    Lobby for legislation which protects birds,             endangered species and their habitats ECOLOGIST MS or PhD in biology with specialization in ecology ·      University professor ·      Federal or state wildlife researcher ·      Specialist for a non-profit research ·          organization (e.g., Cornell Lab) ·      Specialist for a private consulting company ü    Identify particular habitats and ecosystems             and their important components ü    Study the interaction of birds and other               organisms in the ecosystem and how             changes in one species (like a sport fish)             affects others (like a pelican) ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATOR BS or MS in education with specialization in English and biology ·      Public or private school teacher ·      Educator for a nature center or non-profit              organization ü    Educate students about how the sciences of             chemistry, physics, and biology works             together to shape the world around us ü    Teach at science centers, nature             interpretive centers, outdoor education             schools or in informal circumstances such             as on a field trip in a marsh ü    Develop curriculum and teaching plans that             will help other teachers in other schools             better relate the subject to their students NATURAL HISTORY WRITER BS or MS with specialization in English and biology ·      Editor for a science or nature book publisher ·      Author of field guides and natural history             books ·      Newspaper or magazine columnist ·      Photographer who writes articles to               accompany nature photographs ü    Write articles about popular birding areas,             recent birding adventures, or natural             history that the public may not know ü    Write articles relating scientific subjects to             the general public PARK RANGER BS or MS with specialization in law enforcement and wildlife management ·      Federal or state park ranger ü    Educate the public about the value of             wildlife, the appropriate use of land, and             the importance of local history ü    Enforce laws regarding the use of park             lands and of wildlife SYSTEMETIST PhD in biology with specialization in evolution and molecular techniques ·      University professor ·      Museum curator or specialist ü    Study the relationships and evolutionary             history of bird species based on their             DNA and their morphology ü    Arrange collecting trips to remote locations             to collect and prepare specimens or blood             samples for scientific study ü    Organize, maintain and manage scientific             collections of specimens from around the                 world  WILDLIFE MANAGER BS or MS with specialization in wildlife management ·      Federal or state park wildlife manager ·      Non-profit organization wildlife manager ü    Translate and apply scientific knowledge             to the planning and direction of wildlife                 management areas ü    Monitor populations of game species to             adjust hunting regulations ü    Educate the public about the value of             wildlife and the land that they live on WILDLIFE REHABILITATOR  BS with specialization in birds or veterinary sciences ·      Rehabilitator for local animal shelters ü    Create and maintain a safe and healthy             environment for sick and injured birds ü    Create and control TOUR LEADER A BS in biology or one of the zoological sciences is a plus. Requires experience identifying birds by both sight and sound and enthusiasm for sharing your knowledge with others ·      Bird specialist for an eco-tourism company ·      Speaker and trip leader for a tour ship             company ü    Identify birds on tourist hikes in the United             States or on tourism trips to exotic places             across the world ZOOLOGIST MS or PhD with specialization in zoology ·      University professor ·      Museum curator or specialist ü    Study the physical and physiological             properties that define the group Aves and                that set it apart from other animals  | Search Site | What's New | Site Map | Contact MOS | Call Notes | MD Travel | Privacy | | About MOS | Activities and Events | Breeding Bird Atlas | Birds of MD and DC | | Conservation | Species Counts | Education | Records Committee | | Member Resources | Publications | Sanctuaries | Birding Sites |  Site Comments: Webmaster ©The Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 800-823-0050 Tundra Swan Photo © Peter LaTourrette and used with permission  This site was created on 1 April 1996 This page was last updated on 11 September 2004  Keywords: Maryland Ornithological Society, birds, birding, birdwatching, birder, birdwatcher, ornithology, Careers in Bird Study");s1[86]=new Array("education/citscience/citizen.html","Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) -- Citizen Science for Birders","Founded in 1945, the Maryland Ornithological Society promotes the study and enjoyment of birds.  Birding activities, publications, and programs are available to members through the state organization or a local chapter.","Search Site What's New? Site Map Contact MOS Travel Resources Call Notes Activities & Events About MOS Birds of MD and DC Birding Sites Species Counts Breeding Bird Atlas Publications Member Resources Conservation Education Records Committee You are here: Home - Education - Citizen Science Index Albatross Project: Bird Banding Laboratory American Crow Roosts American Robin Migration Bird Bands Bird Cast Breeding Bird Atlas Breeding Bird Survey Checklist Compilation Color-banded Shorebirds Color-marked Ducks Color-marked Hummingbirds Color-marked Red-tailed Hawks Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology Citizen Science Programs Geese Peace Great Backyard Bird Count Hawk Watches Loggerhead Shrike Recovery Mute Swan Project Neighborhood Nestwatch Nest Records On-going Site Monitoring Seasonal Bird Counts Sightings Compilation and Submission Swamp Sparrow Records Swift Night Out Trumpeter Swans Albatross Project: Bird Banding Laboratory As many of you know, the Bird Banding Laboratory is re-engineering their systems and programs. These are exciting times for them and for banders and researchers in North America. One of the most exciting projects is the development of guidelines and software that will enable banders to submit recaptures to BBL. This is especially exciting for nongame research as it will enable researchers to obtain survival rates, recruitment rates, and other important demographic parameters for nongame species! BBL successfully competed for a $30,000 grant and they have hired a post doctoral biologist, Paul Doherty, who is working on the design and implementation of the BBL recapture/resighting database. They need data sets to test the programs. One data set that holds exciting possibilities is the ALBATROSS data from Chan Robbins' Pacific Project work with Laysan and Black-footed Albatross. Albatross are among the longest-lived birds, routinely living more than 40 years. In the 1950s and 1960s Chan went to Midway Island to band albatross. During that time period, and since then, many banded albatross have been recaptured. With these data the BBL can estimate survivorship. With the advent of long-line fishing techniques, which may impact albatross survivorship, this data set has increased in importance. Unfortunately much of this data exists only on paper and must be keyed into a computer data set before the data can be used for analysis. There are tens of thousands of records and this amount is beyond what can be handled by one person in a timely fashion. BBL IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH THIS EFFORT. THIS IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO HELP CHAN ROBBINS! Paul has developed a program to facilitate data entry. Volunteers can work in BBL, or after getting acquainted with the program, could take it home and enter data at home. BBL is open from 7:00 am to 6:30 pm Monday through Friday and you would be welcome during this time. It would be preferable for you to work in at least 2-hour blocks on a consistent schedule; however, they are flexible. You would be contributing to the conservation of these unique birds, will have a better understanding of what the BBL does, and will be able to interact with wildlife biologists on staff. If interested, please contact: Paul Doherty Bird Banding Laboratory USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center 12100 Beech Forest Road Laurel, MD 20708-4037 Ph. 301-497-5796 (leave a voice mail message if Paul is not in his office) Fax 301-497-5717 Email Paul_Doherty@usgs.gov American Robin Migration -- Journey North Journey North in MN is a non-profit educational project that engages school age children in the study of global migrations. They track American Robin migration and their students report sightings of many migrating animals to our Web site. Your sightings are added to the map to create better patterns for migration studies. To help accurately identify the 'song on territory' please listen at: Robin Song Have you heard any Robin songs on territory? They will appreciate whatever reports you are able to make including date of first song heard, location, and any comments. You can contact the project rep promptly with the location and date or report directly to Journey North over the web. To report to the project rep send a note to Cindy Schmid at: Cindy_JourneyNorth@msn.com To report on Journey North, following these simple directions: Go to the Journey North Web site: "http://learner.org/jnorth" Press the"owl button." Fill Out the "Field Notes" Form -- Provide the information about your sighting as instructed on the form. Confirm that Your Sighting was Received -- After you submit your data, go back to make sure it was properly received. To do this, click on the owl button again. You'll see instructions in the right-hand column "How to Go to Sightings Database" Follow the steps as instructed. American Crow Roosts Mike Cantwell of the Maryland Department of Agriculture is currently working on a West Nile Virus study in the Baltimore metropolitan area. Mike is interested in locating any known crow roosting sites in either Baltimore, Baltimore County, or northern Anne Arundel County, especially if they are near areas where infected dead crows were found this year (central Baltimore, Dundalk, Rosedale, Arbutus, Brooklyn). Mike wants to look for dead crows at these roost sites. If you might have any information that would be benificial to Mike's study or if you have found a dead or dying crow, please contact Mike either by phone or e-mail at: Office: (301) 927-8357 Office (TOLL FREE): 1 (877) 425-6485 E-mail: skeetermd@erols.com Bird Bands The preferred method of reporting bird bands is to call toll-free to 1-800-327-BAND (2263) from anywhere in Canada, the United States and most parts of the Caribbean. The operators will need to know the band number, how, when and where the bird or band was found. Please do not use this number to call us about other matters. To report online, go to the PWRC banding page. Bird Cast BirdCast is an ornithology project that weaves science and education for the sake of migratory birds and the environment in general. The project team this fall will consist of 4 partners - National Audubon Society, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Clemson's Radar Ornithology Lab and all birdwatchers in the region. The entire project is made possible by the support of the EPA's Office of Research and Development and Office of Pesticide Programs. Piloted in the spring of 2000 in the mid-Atlantic region, it has now been expanded throughout New Jersey and New York. BirdCast will provide daily unfiltered NEXRAD (Next Generation Radar) snapshots of migrating birds across the area. These images will be accompanied by interpretation and migration predictions by Dr. Sidney Gauthreaux and his Clemson radar ornithology team. Here's where you can make a difference. BirdCast needs your help in ground-truthing these radar images. We would like to know what you are seeing as you watch birds in your favorite birding spot throughout the fall. All you have to do is submit some important site and time information to the website and then tell us how many birds of which species you have observed. It's that simple. Your observations will feed directly into BirdSource, an interactive database developed and maintained by National Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Your data and similar sightings will be available at the site in real-time. Results will include species and numbers that have been observed throughout the area. See what's headed your way from the north. In addition, you will be able to see the results of night-time bioacoustical monitoring that will be going on across the region. Find out what flew over while you slept. If you bird the same area from Virginia thru New York on a frequent, regular basis and would like to get involved in this research and education project on a regular basis, please contact Sally Conyne at (215)297-9040 or sconyne@audubon.org. Otherwise, report what you see whenever convenient. Breeding Bird Atlas The Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Maryland and the District of Columbia is a publication of the Maryland Ornithological Society and the result of tens of thousands of hours of work in the field, in libraries, in file rooms, at computer terminals, and at kitchen tables. The culmination of five years (1983-1987) of intensive field work by professional wildlife biologists and 800 volunteers, it presents data on 199 species of birds that breed in Maryland and the District of Columbia. This project is now completed, but discussions planning the groundwork for the Second Maryland Atlas of Breeding Birds are already underway and data collection work may begin as soon as 2003. Watch this space for more information as it becomes available. For more information on Maryland's first breeding bird atlas go to the MOS Web Site atlas page. Breeding Bird Survey The North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) is a large-scale avian survey program initiated in 1966 by Chandler Robbins and his colleagues at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (PWRC) in Laurel, MD, to monitor the status and trends of breeding bird populations across North America. The BBS is a roadside survey program, with more than 4100 permanent active routes of which approximately 3000 are surveyed annually in early summer. Each route is 24.5 miles (39.4 km) long, with 3-minute point counts conducted at 0.5 mile (0.8 km) intervals for a total of 50 point count stops. All birds heard or seen within a 0.25 mile (0.4 km) radius of each stop are recorded. These surveys begin 30 minutes before sunrise and normally require 4-5 hours for completion. Sky condition, wind speed, and temperature are also recorded at the beginning and end of each survey. Although Maryland has the greatest density of BBS routes of any state in the Nation, only 1-3 of these routes become vacant in any given year. To find out if any routes are currently available in Maryland, contact the Maryland State BBS Coordinator, Keith Pardiek, at PWRC, 301-497-5843. For more information, including details on skill levels required, see the BBS web site Checklist Compilation While many state or local parks would like to have an exhaustive checklist of the birds occurring in their environs, many of them lack the resources to compile such a list. Contact the naturalist at the park nearest you to establish whether or not a checklist already exists and, if not, how you or your birding group can work with the park naturalist to compile such a list. While direct observation is the best way to verify the presence of a particular species in a particular habitat, many publications are available at a local, county, state, or regional level which may give you a starting point for your checklist project. Color Banded Shorebirds Please be on the lookout for color-banded birds during your birding trips this summer and fall (and in the years ahead!). Please note the color flag/ring combinations on the birds. And if possible, please try to estimate the approximate flock size where the banded bird(s) were seen. Please submit your sightings on-line at the Western Atlantic Shorebird Association page:. Color-marked Ducks Susan Heath been color marking Ring-necked Ducks, Black Ducks, and Bufflehead on the Virginia Piedmont this winter as part of her thesis research. She received notification from the BBL that one of her marked Ring-necked Ducks was seen on January 15 near Crownsville, MD and has asked if there have been any other sightings in Maryland. The ducks are dyed with red dye which makes them appear pink. It is obvious on male Ring-necked Ducks and both sexes of Bufflehead, a little less obvious on female Ring-necks and Black Ducks. The dye wears off in a few months or is lost when the ducks molt ,so they don't stay pink forever. If you have seen any of these ducks, please notify Susan Heath, sheath@erols.com. Color-marked Hummingbirds As part of Operation RubyThroat, Bill Hilton Jr. has been banding hummingbirds since 1984 at Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History near York, South Carolina (southwest of Charlotte, North Carolina). Although the Piedmont seems NOT to be a hummingbird migrational pathway or staging area, through 1999 Hilton still managed to capture and band 2,120 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (RTHU), and retrapped many of them in subsequent years after banding. To minimize recapture of banded hummingbirds in his pull-string traps, Hilton is authorized by the federal Bird Banding Lab to mark each bird from York with non-toxic GREEN dye on the upper breast and throat. (In fact, he uses a so-called permanent felt-tip marker, but the dye wears or washes off within a month or so.) Hilton also bands RTHUs at other locations, using BLUE or BROWN dye. Because we know little about actual overland migrational pathways for hummingbirds, observers are asked to report any sightings they may have of color-marked hummingbirds during spring migration. If you see a color-marked hummer, do not attempt to trap it (it's against federal law to do so unless you have a special permit), but please contact Operation RubyThroat and Bill Hilton Jr. via e-mail hilton@rubythroat.org or by phone at (803) 684-5852. If you find a dead banded bird, read the band number and contact both Operation RubyThroat and the federal Bird Banding Lab at 1-800-327-BAND or via their reporting website page (see above). Additional information about hummingbirds is available at the Operation RubyThroat website and at the website for Hilton Pond Center. Color-marked Red-tailed Hawks Wanted! Information on sightings of color-marked Red-tailed Hawks. Please send information on any sighting of Red-tailed Hawks with color markings on the outermost secondary feathers 1-4. Birds will be marked in eastern Pennsylvania but could appear anywhere throughout their range, possibly though the summer of 2001. Possible colors include pink, yellow, and green. Please provide the following information about any sighting. Your name, address, phone number