THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: John Dennehy at 410- 653-5214 or jedennehy@verizon.net. Description: Overnight at Carey Run Sanctuary or hotel, if the lodgings are too rustic for your taste or Carey Run not available. Visit sites in Garrett and Allegany Counties for breeding Henslow’s Sparrow, bobolink, rose-breasted grosbeak, and a […]
Host: Harford Bird Club Check with the Harford County directors for the Atlas Project, Dennis Kirkwood (newarkfarms@gmail.com or 410-692-5905) and Matt Hafner (hafner.Matt@gmail.com or 410-971-3203). Description: Help our volunteer scientists determine breeding bird populations in Harford County. These data will be added to the Maryland Breeding Bird Atlas project data collection sponsored by MOS. Details […]
Host: Carroll County Bird Club Contact David Smith, lacsmith12@comcast.net or 443-995-4108. Description: The focus will be to gain insights about how to identify evidence of breeding birds; and to document breeding birds from the Atlas block we are visiting. Meeting place TBA.
Host: Kent County Bird Club If you have questions, please contact the trip leaders, Walter Ellison and Nancy Martin, 410-778-9568, birdclub.kentcountymd@gmail.com or borealdee@gmail.com Description: Join us as we explore a Kent County atlas block – learn to observe breeding behavior and how to contribute sightings to the third Maryland/D.C. Breeding Bird Atlas Project. Half day, […]
Host: Carroll County Bird Club Please contact David Smith at lacsmith12@comcast.net or 443-995-4108. Description: David Smith will lead birders on a half-day walk at Little Pipe Creek Park in Union Bridge. The focus of the outing will be to learn more about the Maryland-DC Breeding Bird Atlas project, which began January 1, 2020; to gain insights […]
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Daisy Sudano, dsudanotrainings@yahoo.com, 410-426-7627. Description: These walks 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, and competitions. Please contact the leader for more information. Trip limited to 10 participants. Masks and Social Distancing […]
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leaders: Ted Martello, Baltimore City Forestry Board, and Carol Schreter C.Schreter@comcast.net or (410) 664-5151 (land line). Description: Because the City reservoir pine forests planted in the 1930s are aging, an 11 acre patch was thinned or cleared in 2010. Walk a Forest Management Study site to examine trees planted there in […]
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 to leader required. Trip limited to 10 participants. Masks and Social Distancing May […]
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.
Host: Harford Bird Club Leaders Colleen Webster (cwebster@harford.edu or 410-459-4577) and Sue Procell (procellmd@gmail.com or 443-417-4919) Description: Ply the interesting waters of Havre de Grace. Join us at 8:30 AM at the boat launch ramp with your kayak, stand-up or canoe as we search for waterfowl, waders, peeps and songbirds. Osprey and Bald Eagle are […]
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.
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Daisy Sudano, dsudanotrainings@yahoo.com, 410-426-7627. Description: These walks 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, and competitions. Please contact the leader for more information. Trip limited to 10 participants. Masks and Social […]
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 to leader required. Trip limited to 10 participants. Masks and Social Distancing May […]
Host: Harford Bird Club Leaders Dave Webb (410-939-3537) and Jean Wheeler Description: Meet at the Harford Community College Observatory, just south of the Thomas Run Road traffic circle across from the HCC main campus at 6:30 AM. This trail wiggles its way through a mile-wide tract of unspoiled forest near Bel Air’s eastward sprawl, connecting […]
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.
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.
Host: Talbot County Bird Club. Description: Early passerine migrants, gulls, and terns
Host: Allegany/Garrett Bird Club. Contact RaquelKetterman at westernmdbirdclub@gmail.com or 301-268-6746. Description: Meet point people Liz and Ron at parking lot # 5 (closest to the native plant garden and lake, with millstones at entrance). Rain date is August 10th.
Host: Patuxent Bird Club & PGAS. Description: Two-mile walk around lake on paved path; wheelchair-accessible. Families welcome. Meet at parking area at corner of Berwyn Rd. and Ballew Ave. in Berwyn Heights. No reservations needed. Leader may require mask for unvaccinated people. For more information, see PGAS Meetup site at https://www.meetup.com/Prince-Georges-Audubon-Society/
Host: Allegany/Garrett Bird Club. Contact Melissa Hensel at mjhensel@yahoo.com or 240-920-8260. Description: Meet at the parking lot at the Youghiogheny River access on the left approximately 1/4 mile beyond the park.
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