Birdathon 2024 Results

April 20 through May 19, 2024, bird lovers celebrated migration in our area by venturing into their yards and neighborhoods to document the species they observed.

They were joined by expert birders who headed out before dawn to our two sanctuaries, the Fred Archibald Sanctuary in New Market and the Audrey Carroll Sanctuary in Mount Airy, on May 4 and May 12, respectively, to mark down as many species as they could find.

Our chapter birders collected donations and pledges in support of their quest, as did other Birdathoners, while some participants joined simply for the love of birds.

Highlights spotted by participants included 24 species of wood warblers, nine species of native sparrows, and the more rarely spotted alder flycatcher, bobolink, and horned lark (observed by our expert birders at Audrey Carroll Sanctuary).

The following list catalogs the 115 species Birdathon participants reported to us; 91 of these were observed by our expert birders. Species marked with italics were observed by our expert birders only; species marked with an asterisk were observed by backyard birders only.

There is still time to make a tax-deductible contribution in support of Birdathon. Your donation supports our efforts to manage nearly 300 acres of habitat for birds and other wildlife in central Maryland. Thank you for your support!

Waterfowl

Canada goose

Mallard

Quail, Grouse, and Allies

Wild turkey

Cuckoos

Yellow-billed cuckoo

Pigeons and Doves

Rock pigeon*

Mourning dove

Swifts

Chimney swift

Hummingbirds

Ruby-throated hummingbird

Shorebirds

Killdeer*

Solitary sandpiper

Herons and Allies

Great blue heron

Green heron

Yellow-crowned night heron*

Vultures, Hawks, and Allies

Black vulture

Turkey vulture

Osprey*

Northern harrier*

Sharp-shinned hawk*

Cooper’s hawk

Red-shouldered hawk

Red-tailed hawk

Bald eagle

Owls

Barred owl

Woodpeckers

Red-headed woodpecker

Red-bellied woodpecker

Downy woodpecker

Hairy woodpecker

Pileated woodpecker

Northern flicker

Tyrant Flycatchers

Eastern wood-pewee

Acadian flycatcher

Alder flycatcher

Eastern phoebe

Great crested flycatcher

Eastern kingbird

Vireos

White-eyed vireo

Yellow-throated vireo*

Blue-headed vireo*

Warbling vireo*

Red-eyed vireo

Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens

Blue jay

American crow

Fish crow

Common raven*

Larks

Horned lark

Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice

Carolina chickadee

Tufted titmouse

Martins and Swallows

Purple martin

Tree swallow

Northern rough-winged swallow

Barn swallow

Kinglets

Ruby-crowned kinglet*

Nuthatches

White-breasted nuthatch

Gnatcatchers

Blue-gray gnatcatcher

Wrens

House wren

Carolina wren

Starlings

European starling

Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers

Gray catbird

Brown thrasher

Northern mockingbird

Thrushes

Eastern bluebird

Veery*

Swainson's thrush

Hermit thrush*

Wood thrush

American robin

Waxwings

Cedar waxwing

Old World Sparrows

House sparrow

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

House finch

American goldfinch

New World Sparrows

Eastern towhee

Chipping sparrow

Field sparrow

Song sparrow

Swamp sparrow*

Dark-eyed junco*

White-throated sparrow

Savannah sparrow*

Yellow-Breasted Chat

Yellow-breasted chat

Blackbirds

Eastern meadowlark

Red-winged blackbird

Common grackle

Brown-headed cowbird

Orchard oriole

Baltimore oriole

Bobolink

Wood-Warblers

Ovenbird

Louisiana waterthrush*

Northern waterthrush

Black-and-white warbler

Cerulean warbler

Yellow warbler

Common yellowthroat

American redstart

Northern parula

Blackburnian warbler

Chestnut-sided warbler

Blackpoll warbler

Cape May warbler

Magnolia warbler*

Tennessee warbler*

Black-throated blue warbler

Palm warbler

Pine warbler

Yellow-rumped warbler

Yellow-throated warbler*

Black-throated green warbler

Blue-winged warbler

Wilson’s warbler*

Canada warbler

Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies

Scarlet tanager

Northern cardinal

Rose-breasted grosbeak

Blue grosbeak

Indigo bunting