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species 1.

Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo

Count 1

Howard Youth

species 2.

Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina

Count 1

Howard Youth

species 3.

White Ibis Eudocimus albus

Count 3

Howard Youth

species 4.

Black Vulture Coragyps atratus

Count 7

Howard Youth

species 5.

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura

Count 1

Howard Youth

species 6.

Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus

Count 1

Howard Youth

species 7.

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea

Count 1

Howard Youth

species 8.

Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus

Count 1

Howard Youth

species 9.

Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis

Count 1

Howard Youth

species 10.

Northern Parula Setophaga americana

Count 1

Howard Youth

species 11.

Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla

Count 1

Michael Erickson

species 12.

American Kestrel Falco sparverius

Count 1

Michael Erickson

species 13.

Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors

Count 94

Scott Coupland

species 14.

Mottled Duck Anas fulvigula

Count 3

Scott Coupland

species 15.

Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis

Count 4

Scott Coupland

species 16.

American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber

Count 4

Scott Coupland

species 17.

Rock Pigeon Columba livia

Count 4

Scott Coupland

species 18.

Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto

Count 6

Scott Coupland

species 19.

Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura

Count 6

Scott Coupland

species 20.

Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata

Count 20

Scott Coupland

species 21.

American Coot Fulica americana

Count 17

Scott Coupland

species 22.

Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus

Count 5

Scott Coupland

species 23.

American Avocet Recurvirostra americana

Count 15

Scott Coupland

species 24.

Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola

Count 6

Scott Coupland

species 25.

Killdeer Charadrius vociferus

Count 1

Scott Coupland

species 26.

Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus

Count 6

Scott Coupland

species 27.

Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus

Count 12

Scott Coupland

species 28.

Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius

Count 1

Scott Coupland

species 29.

Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes

Count 19

Scott Coupland

species 30.

Willet Tringa semipalmata

Count 2

Scott Coupland

species 31.

Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca

Count 8

Scott Coupland

species 32.

Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

Count 60

Scott Coupland

species 33.

Sanderling Calidris alba

Count 100

Scott Coupland

species 34.

Dunlin Calidris alpina

Count 4

Scott Coupland

species 35.

Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla

Count 1

Scott Coupland

species 36.

Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla

Count 2

Scott Coupland

species 37.

Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis

Count 20

Scott Coupland

species 38.

Least Tern Sternula antillarum

Count 1

Scott Coupland

species 39.

Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia

Count 2

Scott Coupland

species 40.

Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri

Count 8

Scott Coupland

species 41.

Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus

Count 1

Scott Coupland

species 42.

Anhinga Anhinga anhinga

Count 10

Scott Coupland

species 43.

Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum

Count 56

Scott Coupland

species 44.

American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Count 6

Scott Coupland

species 45.

Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis

Count 14

Scott Coupland

species 46.

Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea

Count 4

Scott Coupland

species 47.

Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor

Count 12

Scott Coupland

species 48.

Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens

Count 2

Scott Coupland

species 49.

Snowy Egret Egretta thula

Count 8

Scott Coupland

species 50.

Green Heron Butorides virescens

Count 1

Scott Coupland

species 51.

Great Egret Ardea alba

Count 10

Scott Coupland

species 52.

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias

Count 4

Scott Coupland

species 53.

Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus

Count 3

Scott Coupland

species 54.

Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja

Count 2

Scott Coupland

species 55.

Osprey Pandion haliaetus

Count 6

Scott Coupland

species 56.

Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius

Count 1

Scott Coupland

species 57.

Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus

Count 2

Scott Coupland

species 58.

Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus

Count 1

Scott Coupland

species 59.

Florida Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens

Count 1

Scott Coupland

species 60.

Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus

Count 5

Scott Coupland

species 61.

Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos

Count 2

Scott Coupland

species 62.

House Sparrow Passer domesticus

Count 6

Scott Coupland

species 63.

Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus

Count 14

Scott Coupland

species 64.

Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula

Count 3

Scott Coupland

species 65.

Boat-tailed Grackle Quiscalus major

Count 13

Scott Coupland

species 66.

Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum

Count 1

Scott Coupland

species 67.

Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis

Count 1

Scott Coupland

species 68.

Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens

Count 1

James Armstrong

species 69.

Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla

Count 1

James Armstrong

species 70.

Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus

Count 1

Samantha Overcashier

species 71.

Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus

Count 2

Wesson Jensen

species 72.

Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis

Count 2

Wesson Jensen

species 73.

Barred Owl Strix varia

Count 2

Jason Bojczyk

species 74.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius

Count 1

Jason Bojczyk

species 75.

Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus

Count 1

Jason Bojczyk

species 76.

Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata

Count 10

Ann Lieberman

species 77.

Black Skimmer Rynchops niger

Count 20

Ann Lieberman

species 78.

American Wigeon Mareca americana

Count 2

Scott Coupland

species 79.

Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps

Count 8

Scott Coupland

species 80.

Sora Porzana carolina

Count 1

Scott Coupland

species 81.

Limpkin Aramus guarauna

Count 1

Scott Coupland

species 82.

Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus

Count 11

Scott Coupland

species 83.

Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Count 1

Scott Coupland

species 84.

Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon

Count 2

Scott Coupland

species 85.

Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus

Count 3

Scott Coupland

species 86.

White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus

Count 1

Scott Coupland

species 87.

Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis

Count 1

Scott Coupland

species 88.

Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Count 1

Scott Coupland

species 89.

Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas

Count 3

Scott Coupland

species 90.

Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri

Count 6

Lori Mathis

species 91.

Wood Stork Mycteria americana

Count 4

Lori Mathis

species 92.

Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius

Count 1

Lori Mathis

species 93.

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

Count 2

Lori Mathis

species 94.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula

Count 1

Lori Mathis

species 95.

Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia

Count 1

Lori Mathis

species 96.

Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus

Count 1

James Ha

species 97.

Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator

Count 9

Karen Hamblett

species 98.

Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe

Count 1

Karen Hamblett

species 99.

Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata

Count 1

Karen Hamblett

species 100.

House Wren Troglodytes aedon

Count 1

Karen Hamblett

species 101.

European Starling Sturnus vulgaris

Count 3

Karen Hamblett

species 102.

Northern Pintail Anas acuta

Count 2

Scott Coupland

species 103.

Green-winged Teal Anas crecca

Count 3

Scott Coupland

species 104.

Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris

Count 30

Scott Coupland

species 105.

Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata

Count 21

Scott Coupland

species 106.

Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos

Count 1

Scott Coupland

species 107.

Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Count 1

Scott Coupland

species 108.

Herring Gull Larus argentatus

Count 2

Scott Coupland

species 109.

Common Loon Gavia immer

Count 1

Scott Coupland

species 110.

Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

Count 2

Scott Coupland

species 111.

Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris

Count 1

Scott Coupland

species 112.

Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata

Count 9

Scott Coupland

species 113.

Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis

Count 1

Michael Valente

species 114.

Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus

Count 1

Michael Valente

species 115.

Gadwall Mareca strepera

Count 2

Audrey Whitlock

species 116.

Greater Scaup Aythya marila

Count 2

Audrey Whitlock

species 117.

Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Count 1

Audrey Whitlock

species 118.

Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor

Count 12

Audrey Whitlock

species 119.

Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor

Count 1

Thomas Rohtsalu

species 120.

Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus

Count 3

Paul Hueber

species 121.

Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans

Count 1

Paul Hueber

species 122.

Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa

Count 1

Paul Hueber

species 123.

Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii

Count 1

Paul Hueber

species 124.

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

Count 1

Paul Hueber

species 125.

American Robin Turdus migratorius

Count 20

Paul Hueber

species 126.

Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis

Count 3

Paul Hueber

species 127.

Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna

Count 1

Paul Hueber

species 128.

Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis

Count 2

Paul Hueber

species 129.

Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana

Count 1

Phyllis Mansfield

species 130.

Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata

Count 1

Phyllis Mansfield

species 131.

Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor

Count 1

Phyllis Mansfield

species 132.

Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica

Count X

Ken Lawrence

species 133.

Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis

Count 1

Ken Lawrence

species 134.

Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis

Count 1

Phyllis Mansfield

species 135.

Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis

Count 1

Ethan Ring

species 136.

Northern Gannet Morus bassanus

Count 1

Ethan Ring

species 137.

Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus

Count 1

Ethan Ring

species 138.

Merlin Falco columbarius

Count 1

Ethan Ring

species 139.

Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia

Count 1

Ethan Ring

species 140.

Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus

Count 1

Milton Collins

species 141.

Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus

Count 1

Milton Collins

species 142.

Redhead Aythya americana

Count 3

Tim Burns

species 143.

Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus

Count 1

Thomas Ledford

species 144.

Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla

Count 1

Thomas Ledford

species 145.

American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla

Count 1

Thomas Ledford

species 146.

Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus

Count 1

Thomas Ledford

species 147.

Black Scoter Melanitta americana

Count 1

Scott Coupland

species 148.

Bufflehead Bucephala albeola

Count 2

Scott Coupland

species 149.

Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis

Count 122

Scott Coupland

species 150.

Virginia Rail Rallus limicola

Count 1

Scott Coupland

species 151.

Sedge Wren Cistothorus stellaris

Count 1

Scott Coupland

species 152.

Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum

Count 9

Scott Coupland

species 153.

American Goldfinch Spinus tristis

Count 1

Scott Coupland

species 154.

Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica

Count 1

Scott Coupland

species 155.

Canvasback Aythya valisineria

Count 1

Pam Meharg

species 156.

King Rail Rallus elegans

Count 1

Tor Olsen

species 157.

Red Knot Calidris canutus

Count 2

Tor Olsen

species 158.

Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus

Count 1

Thomas Ledford

species 159.

Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis

Count 1

Thomas Ledford

species 160.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris

Count X

James Armstrong

species 161.

Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata

Count 2

Alex Lowe-Massi

species 162.

Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus

Count 2

Thomas Ledford

species 163.

Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio

Count 4

Thomas Ledford

species 164.

Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera

Count 1

Thomas Ledford

species 165.

Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus

Count 1

Sharon Wilcox

species 166.

Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia

Count X

James Armstrong

species 167.

Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens

Count 6

Sharon Wilcox

species 168.

Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus

Count 1

Lori Mathis

species 169.

Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula

Count 1

Scott Coupland

species 170.

American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus

Count 1

Scott Coupland

Exotic: Escapee

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

Count 1

Audrey Whitlock

Additional taxa

Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus/scolopaceus

Count 5

Lori Mathis

Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes/melanoleuca

Count 2

Lori Mathis

peep sp. Calidris sp. (peep sp.)

Count 20

Lori Mathis

shorebird sp. Charadriiformes sp.

Count 10

Lori Mathis

Glossy/White-faced Ibis Plegadis falcinellus/chihi

Count X

James O'Connor

Greater/Lesser Scaup Aythya marila/affinis

Count 4

Karen Hamblett

hawk sp. Accipitridae sp. (hawk sp.)

Count 1

Phyllis Mansfield

crow sp. Corvus sp. (crow sp.)

Count 1

Phyllis Mansfield

Mallard/Mottled Duck Anas platyrhynchos/fulvigula

Count 2

Scott Coupland

duck sp. Anatidae (duck sp.)

Count 500

Lori Mathis

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Explore recent checklists of birds in this area.
Observer	Date	Species
Howard Youth	15 Apr 2024	10
Michael Erickson	12 Apr 2024	2
Scott Coupland	10 Apr 2024	61
James Armstrong	10 Apr 2024	14
Samantha Overcashier	6 Apr 2024	15
Wesson Jensen	5 Apr 2024	23
Jason Bojczyk	4 Apr 2024	18
Ann Lieberman	1 Apr 2024	15
Scott Coupland	29 Mar 2024	69
Lori Mathis	26 Mar 2024	66

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Top eBirders sorted by number of observed species
Rank	eBirder	Total
1	Scott Coupland	135
2	Thomas Ledford	133
3	Phyllis Mansfield	117
4	Gregg Bailey	111
4	Sharon Wilcox	111
6	Knut Olsen	106
6	Tor Olsen	106
8	Klaus Maløya Torland	105
9	Lori Mathis	102
10	Alex Lowe-Massi	90