Host: Kent County Bird Club If you have questions, please contact Walter Ellison or Nancy Martin, 410-778-9568, birdclub.kentcountymd@gmail.com or borealdee@gmail.com Description: An all-day effort to census as much of Kent County as possible. Count in your neighborhood or cover a favorite birding area.
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: Mary Chetelat, 410- 665-0769 (alternate contact Wendy Alexander, 443- 204-3754). Description: Continuing a series of surveys at the fort and wetland. Binoculars required. Telescope can be useful for distance viewing. *Due to Covid-19 all walks are currently pending, please look for announcements via BBC email or social media or contact […]
Leighann Cline, animal keeper at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, will discuss her work. Leighann manages the loggerhead shrike breeding program at the SCBI, and she facilitates the transfer of each year’s offspring for release to Canada, where the shrike is endangered. She will talk with us about this special program and share data on […]
Jay Sheppard will speak on “Life History/Behavior of LeConte’s Thrasher”. This will be a ghost story: a bird that can seemingly vanish into thin air in broad daylight! LeConte’s Thrasher is often called by even experienced desert birders as the ‘ghost thrasher.’ Jay Sheppard’s study into its life history has revealed that it is not […]
Host: YMOS Contact: George Radcliffe, radclifg@gmail.com, 410-463-1669 Description: All Day ocean/bay/national park birding. Ocean City Jetty, West Ocean City, Assateague Island. Rain date Feb. 20.
Host: Montgomery Bird Club For time and other information, contact one of the co-leaders: Nathan Tea at snowmie700@gmail.com or Stella Tea at stazandgazer@gmail.com. Description: Join us for a morning of winter marsh and woodland birding. Targets are sparrows, irruption finches, and possibly ducks. We will meet at the parking lot. Dress for the weather, bring […]
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: Joe Corcoran, corcoran2921@gmail.com, 667-231-6453. Description: All day trip to see ducks, geese, swans, Bald Eagles, and Brown-headed Nuthatches. Possible other stops along the way. Bring lunch, water, and snacks. Trip canceled in snow, rain, or slippery conditions. Masks and Social Distancing May Be Required. Trip limited to 10 participants. RSVP […]
Steve Dryden, Director of Rock Creek Songbirds Project & Executive Director of Friends of Peirce Mill in DC will speak on Habitat Restoration and Song Birds at Piney Branch in Rock Creek Park. Meeting will be conducted via Zoom. Register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YZ3EyOHl-QDgGfCuvpQQ89Q1ierr6jTUvqyCRnhFEvk/edit?usp=sharing.
Description: While only authorized board members have a vote, any club member is welcome to attend and participate in discussions. Call any club officer or board member for details.
Luke DeGroote will present “Allegany Bird Conservation Alliance: Making Pittsburg a more livable city for birds – Research and conservation programs related to habitat restoration and bird-window collisions.” DeGroote is the Avian Reseach Coordinator at the Powdermill Nature Reserve, Carnegie Museums of Natural History Contact Raquel Ketterman at raquelketterman@verizon.net or 301-268-6746 for meeting log in […]
Patuxent Riverkeeper discussion. Speaker: Fred Tutman’s family has farmed and fished along the banks of Maryland’s Patuxent River MD since the 1700’s. Fred was named for Frederick Douglass, the 19th century abolitionist. The Tutman family continues to operate a farm in Prince George’s County within walking distance of the river. Fred is also the founding […]
Host: YMOS Contact: George Radcliffe, radclifg@gmail.com, 410-463-1669 Description: Waterfowl hunt, county bird search ending with search for Short-eared Owl. Choptank River, Blackwater, Hooper’s Island, Shorter’s Wharf
Host: Carroll County Bird Club Dave and Maureen Harvey will be leading this trip. Please contact them at 410-795-3117. Description: Moderate walking around the lake. Meet at the parking lot outside the gate to Piney Run Park on Martz Road off of White Rock Road.
Host: Montgomery Bird Club Leader Mark England, 240-308-4114 or englandmark@comcast.net. Description: Bundle up for a 2 1/2 hour LATE AFTERNOON search for wintering sparrows and raptors, including possible Northern Harriers and Short-eared Owls. Mostly open terrain with some ponds, which we will check if they are not frozen over. Priority given to beginners and those […]
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leaders: Brent and Mary Byers, baypuffin@hotmail.com or 410-686-7294. Description: Easy half-day walk through varied habitats for feeder birds and other songbirds, raptors, and waterfowl. Half-mile trail leads to point overlooking Dundee Creek. All are welcome, including families. Telescopes useful. RSVP Leader Required. Trip limited to 10 participants. Masks and Social Distancing May Be […]
Host: Montgomery Bird Club Leader Mark England, 240-308-4114 or englandmark@comcast.net. Description: Bundle up for a 2 1/2 hour LATE AFTERNOON search for wintering sparrows and raptors, including possible Northern Harriers and Short-eared Owls. Mostly open terrain with some ponds, which we will check if they are not frozen over. Priority given to beginners and those […]
Jonathan Irons will present “Prime Time Birding in Maryland”. Talbot County Bird Club is partnering with Pickering Creek to offer this presentation. Birding hotspots 12 months of the year, insights, tips, and target species. Chasing rarities? This one is for you. Discover some of Maryland’s most beautiful birding locations from a World Series of Birding […]
Montgomery County Birders, Birds, and Birding Over the Years. Michael Bowen will host a panel discussion on Montgomery County birders, birds, and birding over the years. Whether you are a lifelong MoCo birder, brand new to the county, or somewhere in between, this meeting will certainly offer a wide range of perspectives and experiences from […]
Sonja Kolstoe will speak on “How and Why Economists Value Bird Biodiversity” Environmental goods and services provide ecosystem services (e.g. outdoor recreation, pollination, seed dispersal, etc.). However, most ecosystem services are not bought and sold in a marketplace and thus are non-market. To value them requires the use of non-market valuation techniques. Come listen to […]
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: John Landers, dado1bw@aol.com, 410-292-9549. Description: We will meet in Ocean City and search for Harlequin Ducks, Common Eider, Purple Sandpipers and many other winter specialties. We will visit Assateague Island, and maybe other spots for winter birds. Optional overnight. Contact leader for more information and meet-up instructions. Masks and Social […]
Host: Harford Bird Club The leader is Dave Webb (410-939-3537; porzana@comcast.net). Description: Explore this Harford County gem with three impoundments as well as wooded trails, open fields, and its commanding view of the Bay. The Farm, with its varied habitat, has developed into a fine location for a broad spectrum of birdlife including waterfowl, marsh […]
Host Baltimore Bird Club Patterson Park Audubon Center patterson.audubon.org. Description: Join Audubon and the Maryland Zoo to explore this leafy city park. From forest to lake, a variety of bird species await. For information, contact Patterson Park Audubon Center. Participants must adhere to our COVID code of conduct and register in advance at our website, patterson.audubon.org.
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: Ben Poscover, 410-882-1309 (alternate contact Wendy Alexander, 443- 204-3754). Description: Continuing a series of surveys of bird activity at the Fort and wetland. Binoculars required. Telescope can be useful for distance viewing. *Due to Covid-19 all walks are currently pending, please look for announcements via BBC email or social media […]
Host: Montgomery Bird Club For reservations (required), time and directions, contact leaders Woody and Rae Dubois at dengue1@verizon.net. Description: Bundle up and join us for a morning as we search for winter birds in the fields and wood edges of Blue Mash. There is also the possibility of waterfowl on the ponds. Trip will […]
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Patterson Park Audubon Center patterson.audubon.org Description: Join Audubon to explore this urban oasis in southeast Baltimore. With more than 200 species on record, the park is full of surprises. For directions, contact Patterson Park Audubon Center. Participants must adhere to our COVID code of conduct and register in advance at our website.
“The River and Field Campus” by Dan Small. The River and Field Campus (RAFC, formerly Chino Farms) exemplifies the balance between productive agriculture and diverse wildlife habitat on working lands on Maryland’s upper shore. The dedication to maintaining this balance, particularly managing early successional habitat, has resulted in the largest Northern Bobwhite population in Maryland, […]
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Mary Chetelat, 410- 665-0769 (alternate contact Wendy Alexander, 443- 204-3754). Description: Continuing a series of surveys at the fort and wetland. Binoculars required. Telescope can be useful for distance viewing. *Due to Covid-19 all walks are currently pending, please look for announcements via BBC email or social media or contact […]
Kathy Woods, Executive Director of the Phoenix Wildlife Center, will talk about “Bird Emergencies–What Do I Do Now?” She will give us an overview of the proper response to birds in danger, and she will answer questions that we ask her about real-life situations that we have encountered. Link to request meeting invitation will be […]
Anna Mudd will be sharing the latest “State of the Bay” report from CBF and sharing updates on environmental legislation in the Maryland General Assembly. Anna Mudd is the Outreach and Advocacy Manager for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Maryland office. In this role, Anna performs and oversees outreach, grassroots, and training activities. She is also […]
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Dan Small. Contact Nancy O’Hara, noh529@gmail.com, 443-286-0922 to reserve your place and get directions. Description: The River and Field Campus (RAFC, formerly Chino Farms). The bird walk will focus on birds, particularly sparrows, that are wintering in the 230-acre grassland on River and Field […]
2021-03-06- – Host: Montgomery Bird Club For reservations and more information contact co-leaders Josephine Cox, jobirder11@gmail.com or 240-506-1723 or Anne Mytych, amytych@yahoo.com or 240-506-0236 Description: Discover upper Rock Creek’s watershed with a variety of habitats. We will start along open fields and marshy areas next to Bowie Mill Park with the opportunity to see sparrows, […]
Host: Carroll County Bird Club Contact Allan McQuarrie at 410-552-1278 if you plan to attend; if there is no answer, please leave a message. Description: Come strain your eyes and ears to appreciate these curious birds as they perform their annual courting ritual. They never let us down! Meet at the parking lot at the end […]
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