Birds of ACLT > Field Birds of Concern
Open Area (fields, brush) Bird Species of Concern
The following birds were identified in Summer Birds of the Parker's Creek Watershed as species of interest and/or concern according to various bird conservation organizations and agencies, such as National Audubon and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. List is in alphabetical order by common name.
Information for each species includes: common name of the bird, scientific name of the bird, size of the bird, preferred habitat for nesting, location and description of nest, earliest and latest egg dates in Maryland, and safe dates, which are dates between which bird may be nesting if in the proper habitat.
Egg dates are from the Field List of the Birds of Maryland, Maryland Avifauna Number 2, Maryland Ornithological Society, Third Edition, May 1996, by Marshall J. Iliff, Robert F. Ringler, and James L. Stasz. Safe dates are from the Second Maryland/DC Breeding Bird Atlas Project Handbook, 2002-2006, Maryland Ornithological Society.
Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum (11 inches)
Hedgerows, brush, shrubs, forest edge, suburbs; nest in vines, small trees, on ground; nest height: 0' (ground) - 25', mean 4'; nest is cup of twigs, leaves, bark, grass, etc.; egg dates: 5/18 - 7/30; safe dates: 5/15 - 8/31. Photo by Bill Hubick.
Eastern Towhee - Pipilo erythrophthalmus (8 inches)
Dense brushy cover, thickets, forest edge; nest mostly on ground, some in brush; nest height: 0'(ground) to 9', mean 1'; nest is cup of twigs, leaves, grass, etc.; egg dates: 4/22 - 8/16; safe dates: 5/20 - 8/31. Photo by Bill Hubick.
Field Sparrow - Spizella pusilla (5 3/4 inches)
Old/weedy fields, field edges; nest on ground or unattached in stems, branches, vines; nest height: 0' (ground) - 10', mean 1.3'; nest is cup of grass, forbs, lined with thin fibers; egg dates: 4/21 - 8/25; safe dates: 5/1 - 8/31. Photo by Bill Hubick.
Northern Bobwhite - Colinus virginianus (9 3/4 inches)
Nests in brushy areas, overgrown fields, woodland edges; prefers mix of exposed ground and brush; nest height: 0' (ground); nest is shallow depression covered by vegetation; egg dates: 4/11 - 10/14; safe dates: 4/15 - 9/30. Photo by Bill Hubick.
Prairie Warbler - Dendroica discolor (4 3/4 inches)
Brushy, weedy areas, open stands of young pine, gum; nest in fork or next to trunk, small trees and shrubs; nest height: 1' - 10', mean 3.9'; nest is cup of soft plant materials; egg dates: 5/17 - 7/11; safe dates: 5/25 - 7/20. Photo by Bill Hubick.
White-eyed Vireo - Vireo griseus (5 inches)
Thickets, hedgerows, damp thickets; nest suspended in fork of branch in saplings, shrubs; nest height: 1' - 6', mean 3'; nest is deep cup of twigs, bark, leaves, grasses; egg dates: 4/25 - 7/26; safe dates: 5/25 - 8/15. Photo by Bill Hubick.
Yellow-breasted Chat - Icteria virens (7 1/2 inches)
Thickets, old pastures, woodland edges, boggy areas; nest in brambles, bushes, small trees; nest height: 1.5' - 7', mean 3.2'; nest is cup of coarse grasses, weed stems, dead leaves; egg dates: 5/22 - 7/19; safe dates: 5/25 - 8/5. Photo by Bill Hubick.
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