Urban Birding in Green Oasis

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

Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: Brian Rollfinke with Wild Birds Unlimited, brollfinke.wbutimonium@gmail.com or 410-561-1215. Description: Baltimore’s version of Central Park is a migrant magnet, and there’s no better time to visit than early May. When northbound travelers fly up the Patapsco, the first–and practically the only–green space they find is Patterson Park. Weary from a […]

Chesapeake Environmental Center

Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center 600 Discovery Lane, Grasonville, MD, United States

Host: Caroline Bird Club Description: Field trip either May 4 or 5.

Susquehanna SP

Susquehanna State Park Rock Run area 4398 Rock Run Road, Havre de Grace, MD, United States

Host: Talbot Bird Club Leaders Bettye Maki (248-225-0724 or bjmaki04@gmail.com) and Dave Burgevin (301-788-0916 or dburgevin@gmail.com) Description: Migrants, Cerulean Warbler. Depart Easton Acme parking lot at 6 am or meet at the Rock Run Mill parking area.

Cromwell Valley Park

Cromwell Valley Park 2175 Cromwell Bridge Road, Parkville, MD

Host: Frederick Bird Club Leader Gary Ladner, 973-610-3749 or garyladner57@gmail.com. Description: Half-day trip for migrants and spring arrivals. Contact leader for meeting time and location.

Izaak Walton League, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chapter, Conservation Farm

Izaak Walton League Chapter House 20601 Izaak Walton Way, Poolesville, MD, United States

Host: Montgomery Bird Club Leader Jim Nelson at kingfishers2@verizon.net. Description: Once again, the B-CC Chapter is generously providing us access to this large private property south of Poolesville. Woods, hedgerows, streams, fields, and ponds provide a wide range of bird habitats, and migration should be well underway. Trip will start at 7 a.m. at the […]

Trip to Heislerville WMA

Heislerville WMA Heislerville, NJ, United States

Host: Harford Bird Club Leaders John Canoles, Diane Jones and Elaine & Steve Scribne Contact Elaine Scribner-Wagner (517.622.1211 or authorelainescribner@gmail.com) for questions. Description: Visit a variety of habitats – shoreline and woods in search of shorebirds, osprey, eagles, waders, skimmers, warblers, marsh hawk, eagles, clapper rails, seaside sparrows marsh wrens, and horseshoe crabs. Interesting terrains, […]

YMBC Walk: Rachel Carson Conservation Park

Rachel Carson Conservation Park 22201 Zion Rd, Brookville, MD, United States

Host: Montgomery Bird Mentors Mentors: Lauren Carey and Stephen Davies. Description: The walk will focus on woodland species. We will meet in the parking lot just off of Zion Rd. The trails are grassy/natural surface, so plan your footwear accordingly, especially if it has rained recently. The trail is approximately two miles. All children must […]

Explore Days Cove by Canoe!

Days Cove 6259 Days Cove Rd, White Marsh, MD, United States

Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: Sam Tillman, sam.tillman@gmail.com. Description: There is nothing like the experience of birding by boat and slipping into the natural habitat. Usually closed to the public, Days Cove sits at the confluence of the Big and Little Gunpowder Falls, which form the only true delta in Baltimore County. The habitat is […]

Magee Marsh

Magee Marsh Wildlife Area Oak Harbor, OH, United States

Host: Talbot Bird Club Leader Bettye Maki (248-225-0724 or bjmaki04@gmail.com) Description: Multi-day trip for spring migration. Block of rooms reserved. Deadline to register is April 15.

Lake Roland

Lake Roland Park 1000 Lakeside Drive, Baltimore, MD

Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: John Landers, dado1bw@aol.com. Description: Continuing series of weekly walks following the progress of spring migration in Lake Roland’s varied habitats. Meet at the Light Rail Parking Lot (Boardwalk entrance to the park). Check with leader if weather is extreme (rain, wind).

Manahan Road

Manahan Road MD, United States

Host: Frederick Bird Club Leader Lynn Kieffer, 301-943-5290 or lynnkieffer@yahoo.com. Description: Migrants and spring arrivals. Contact leader for meeting time and location.

CANCELED Milford Mill Park

Milford Mill Park 970 Milford Mill Road, Pikesville, MD, United States

THIS TRIP HAS BEEN CANCELED Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact: Fred Shaffer at 443-926-6457 or glaucousgull@verizon.com Description: Milford Mill Trail Park is a small Baltimore County park found just inside the Baltimore Beltway, west of Baltimore. The park, with about 95 acres, features a level one-mile loop trail that goes through forested habitat, following […]

Orioles at Cromwell Valley Park

Cromwell Valley Park 2175 Cromwell Bridge Road, Parkville, MD

Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: Mark Linardi, mlinardi@outlook.com or 443-834-8413. Description: Cromwell in early May is an excellent place to see/hear Baltimore and Orchard Orioles. 10+ Baltimore Orioles very possible. Meet at the Willow Grove parking lot.

Pop-in bird Banding

Eden Mill Nature Center 1617 Eden Mill Road, Pylesville, MD, United States

Host: Harford Bird Club Description: Join Master Bander, Dr. Mark Johnson as he and his team of volunteers capture birds in mist nets to collect data. His capture, mark, recapture station has been in place for over 20 years. Walk the net lanes with the team and watch the whole process. Come when you wish, […]

Mill Run Camp Ground

Mill Run Campground Mill Run Rd, Friendsville, MD, United States

Host: Allegany/Garrett Bird Club, Contact westernmdbirdclub@gmail.com for questions or to register. Bill Blauvelt is the point person. Description: Meet at the parking area at the Campground near the end of Mill Run Road (off the Friendsville Addison Road) north of Friendsville.

World Migratory Bird Day Birding at Gunpowder Falls SP

Gunpowder Falls State Park Sweet Air area 2791 Dalton Bevard Rd, Baldwin, MD, United States

Host: Harford Bird Club Leaders Mark Johnson (MarkSJohnson2@gmail.com; 443-528-0045) and Susan Hood. Description: Meet at the Sweet Air area of Gunpowder State Park to bird for migrants. Targets include Scarlet Tanagers, Indigo Bunting, Yellow-breasted Chat, and Baltimore Orioles. Meet at the park entrance on Dalton-Bevard Rd.

Enoch Pratt Central Branch

Enoch Pratt Free Library Central Branch 400 Cathedral St, Baltimore, MD, United States

Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: Joe Corcoran, corcoran2921@gmail.com. Description: Join us for this Beginner’s Urban Birding Walk to nearby Mt. Vernon Place and the Washington Monument led by experts from the Baltimore Bird Club. During this two-hour program, participants will partake in an easy walk of 1/2 to 2 miles on level ground. Participants will […]

Rickman/Woodstock Equestrian Park

Rickman Farm Horse Park 17320 Bucklodge Road, Boyds, MD, United States

Host: Montgomery Bird Club Leader Scott Young at scott4aves@icloud.com. Dave Roberts will co-lead. Description: Join us as we explore this location for some spring early morning birding on the west side of Route 28 (https://rb.gy/qpdqda). We’ll bird the broad fields and separating woods, beginning at 7 a.m., hoping for warblers and sparrows, vireos, woodpeckers, and […]

Turkey Hill

Turkey Hill site MD, United States

Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: Matthew Black and Anand Pandian, Description: This large, currently abandoned area in Curtis Bay is relatively unexplored on eBird and is being evaluated by the community for development into a city park: it has a diverse range of habitat and relatively well-maintained trails. Wild Turkeys are resident, and it is […]

Marshy Point Nature Center

Marshy Point Nature Center 7130 Marshy Point Rd, Baltimore, MD, United States

Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: 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. All are welcome, including families. Telescopes useful.