Cromwell Valley Park Hawkwatch Weekend

Cromwell Valley Park 2175 Cromwell Bridge Road, Parkville, MD

Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Description: All ages. Join Park volunteers and participate in Community Science to help us count the Broad-winged Hawks as they migrate through the Valley. Several species of hawks are expected. Set your own hours. Bring a chair, water, snacks, and sunblock. Walk up paved road to the crest of the hill.

Youth Birding

Coppermine Fieldhouse 1400 Coppermine Terrace, Baltimore, MD, United States

Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Daisy Sudano, dsudanotrainings@yahoo.com or 443-416-9867. Description: Meet across from the front door at Coppermine Fieldhouse. These trips are designed to encourage the appreciation of birds and bird habitat conservation to minors through mentorship and education. They will change monthly and may include youth-oriented education programs, youth birding trips, crafts, games, […]

Chimney Swifts at Dusk

Hampden Bookbindery 3100 Elm St, Baltimore, MD, United States

Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Alice Greely-Nelson, 410-499-0546 or alicendisplay@gmail.com. Description: The swifts have been returning regularly to the Bookbindery Chimney in Hampden, 3110 Elm Ave. 21211, so that is the planned spot this fall. We will observe the chimney the week before, and should it not be productive, we will post a change of […]

Cromwell Valley Park

Cromwell Valley Park 2175 Cromwell Bridge Road, Parkville, MD

Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Mark Linardi, 443-834-8413 or mlinardi@outlook.com. Description: Part of a series of weekly Tuesday morning walks to follow the progress of fall migration. This park has a variety of habitats, including fields, stream-side woods, and hillside forest. Expect a variety of migrant and resident birds. Beginning birders welcome.

Patterson Park

Patterson Park 27 South Patterson Park Avenue, Baltimore, MD, United States

Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Audubon. 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, www.patterson.audubon.org.

Ashland/Paper Mill Flats

Loch Raven – Paper Mill Flats 1601-1799 Paper Mill Rd, Phoenix, MD, United States

Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Sam Tillman, 443-844-5917, sam.tillman@gmail.com. Description: Paper Mill Flats is one of the best locations in the County to see migrating shorebirds. In addition to shorebirds, we will look for waterfowl, migrating warblers, vireos, and others. We’ll start along the first 1/2 mile of the NCR trail ending at a lookout […]

Cylburn Arboretum

Vollmer Center at Cylburn Arboretum 4915 Greenspring Avenue, Baltimore, MD

Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Mark Linardi, 443-834-8413 or mlinardi@outlook.com. Description: Meet at the main Vollmer Center parking lot for easy birding in Cylburn’s gardens and urban forest. Expect to find a variety of migrant and resident birds. Some paths are not paved and can be hilly. Beginning birders welcome. Trip limited to 10 participants. […]

Soldier’s Delight

Soldiers Delight Overlook 5344 Deer Park Road, Owings Mills, MD

Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Sarah Luttrell, luttrell.sa@gmail.com, 614-352-7718. Description: Expect to see a wide variety of migrating songbirds at Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area in Owings Mills. Meet at the Overlook on Deer Park Rd. We will cover 1.5-2 miles of level but sometimes rocky terrain. Trails can be muddy if the weather has […]

Cromwell Valley Park

Cromwell Valley Park 2175 Cromwell Bridge Road, Parkville, MD

Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: John Landers, dado1bw@aol.com. Description: Part of a series of weekly Tuesday morning walks to follow the progress of fall migration. This park has a variety of habitats, including fields, stream-side woods, and hillside forest. Expect a variety of migrant and resident birds. Beginning birders welcome.

Druid Hill Park

Druid Hill Park 900 Druid Park Lake Drive, Baltimore, MD, United States

Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Toby Pessoa Gingerich, tags2011@gmail.com. Description: We’ll cover a variety of habitats in Baltimore City’s second-largest park, including two lakes, fields and edges, and a large tract of old-growth forest. As well as a good mix of resident species, Druid Hill attracts a great variety of migrant songbirds and possibly early […]

Leakin Park

Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park 4921 Windsor Mill Rd., Baltimore, MD, United States

Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Paul Kreiss, 410-367-8194, or paul1kreiss@verizon.net. Description: Please join us for a trip to an under-birded wilderness park in southwest Baltimore City. The park contains mature and secondary forests as well as riparian habitats and some limited field habitats. Expect to see a wide variety of migrating songbirds. Meet at the […]

Cromwell Valley Park

Cromwell Valley Park 2175 Cromwell Bridge Road, Parkville, MD

Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Dave Votta, dgvotta85@gmail.com. Description: Part of a series of weekly Tuesday morning walks to follow the progress of fall migration. This park has a variety of habitats, including fields, stream-side woods, and hillside forest. Expect a variety of migrant and resident birds. Beginning birders welcome.

Tuesday Evening Lecture: Exploring and Birding Puerto Rico

Greenhouse Classroom, Cylburn Arboretum 4915 Greenspring Avenue, Baltimore, MD, United States

Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Speaker: Matt Felperin. Description: Matt Felperin is a D.C. area local, raised in Takoma Park, MD, and the Roving Naturalist with NOVA Parks, the regional park system of Northern Virginia. In January 2022, Matt was lucky enough to be gifted a spot for a guided birding tour of Puerto Rico. Due […]

Fort McHenry Monitoring Walk

Fort McHenry 2400 E Fort Ave, Baltimore, MD, United States

Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Mary Chetelat, 443-564-6551. Description: Continuing survey of bird activity at the Fort. Binoculars required. A telescope can be useful for distance viewing. General grounds include the paved Seawall Trail. Meet in the large grassy unpaved roped-off parking lot to the left of the gate. An online National Aquarium release form […]

Big Sit at North Point State Park

North Point State Park 8400 North Point Rd, Edgemere, MD, United States

Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leaders: Peter Lev, Libby Errickson, and Alyssia Church, plev@comcast.net, elizabth.errickson@gmail.com, alyssia.church@gmail.com. Description: Baltimore Bird Club will participate for the first time in The Big Sit, a national event to see or hear as many birds as possible from within a 17-foot diameter circle. The location is North Point State Park, near […]

Rocky Point Park

Rocky Point Park 2200 Rocky Point Rd, Essex, MD, United States

Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Nico Sarbanes, nasarbanes@yahoo.com. Description: A Baltimore County park at the mouth of Back River, Rocky Point is less-birded than nearby North Point State Park. And yet, the eBird list is 175 species and climbing. A wide variety of waterbirds and land birds could turn up at this fall migration hotspot.

BBC Board Meeting

Virtual

Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Description: While only authorized board members have a vote, any club member is welcome to attend and participate in discussions. Contact any club officer or board member for details.

CBC: Middle River

MD MD, United States

Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Compiler: Libby Errickson, elizabeth.errickson@gmail.com. Description: Birders of all levels of expertise or experience are welcome and urged to participate in this annual post-migration bird census in eastern Baltimore County. The area being surveyed is in a 15-mile diameter circle in eastern Baltimore County, encompassing Fort Howard up to Days Cove at […]

Youth Birding

Conowingo Dam 2569 Shure’s Landing Road, Darlington, MD, United States

Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Daisy Sudano, dsudanotrainings@yahoo.com or 443-416-9867. Description: Meet at Fisherman’s Park, Conowingo Dam. Look for the BBC table display. These trips are designed to encourage the appreciation of birds and bird habitat conservation to minors through mentorship and education. They will change monthly and may include youth-oriented education programs, youth birding […]

CBC: Loch Raven

MD MD, United States

Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Compiler: Libby Errickson, elizabeth.errickson@gmail.com. Description: Birders of all levels of expertise or experience are welcome and urged to participate in this annual post-migration bird census in northern Baltimore County. The area being surveyed is in a 15-mile diameter circle touching Lake Roland on the south, Hereford on the north, and centered […]