Bird Outing, Mid Spring at Columbia Maryland 2020
Outing occurred at 1:00pm on the 15th of April. The watch began in a deciduous forest a ways away from the bike path. Around a half a mile was walked in the wooded area before arriving upon a small asphalted road where several robins were seen. The vultures observed were circling in the air but no carrion was discovered in the nearby area. It was a reasonably warm spring day. The temperature was 50 degrees Fahrenheit with a slight breeze. It was sunny with little to no cloud cover. There was a very large storm the previous day and as such many trees were fallen in the forest and the area appeared very disturbed.
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Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)Observer
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One seen circling above the trees
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Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)Observer
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Two seen circling above trees a distance away from the black vulture
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Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)Observer
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Two seen chasing after each other in the trees, one male and one female.
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Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)Observer
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A male and a female seen flying together through the tree tops.
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Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)Observer
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one phoebe seen in the branches of a low tree.
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American Robin (Turdus migratorius)Observer
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One observed in a tree and several seen later on along the side walk pecking at wet grassy area
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