Woodcock Walk at Morgan Run

Morgan Run NEA 4000 Benrose Lane, Sykesville, MD, United States

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 […]

Virtual Meeting: Carroll County Bird Club

Virtual

Karen Lippy will share her stories of “The Eagles of Codorus State Park,” whose comings and goings she has watched for nearly 15 years. Karen is an author, bird enthusiast, and longtime volunteer at Codorus State Park in Hanover, PA. A link to request an invitation to the meeting will be posted later.

Birding at Wakefield Valley

Wakefield Valley Golf Course 1000 Fenby Farm Rd, Westminster, MD, United States

Host: Carroll County Bird Club Crystal Kunst will be leading this trip; you can reach Crystal at birdsonghiker@gmail.com Description: We will be birding at the former Wakefield Valley Golf Course on Fenby Farm Road in Westminster. This is a great place to bird most of the year; you can walk, bike ride, and fish in […]

Meeting: Carroll County Bird Club

Virtual

Speaker: Club members and others. The focus of this meeting has not been finalized yet, in the hopes that there will be a COVID vaccine available and we will once again be able to gather and enjoy each other’s company and a personal presentation that would not work as a virtual one.

Carroll County May Count

MD MD, United States

Parties of counters will set their own schedules in their pre-arranged areas to count resident and migrant bird species throughout the county. Contact Scott Hodgdon to verify your bird-counting area (scotthodgdon@msn.com or 443-280-2480).

Birding at Hashawa Environmental Center

Hashawha Environmental Center 300 John Owings Rd, Westminster, MD, United States

Host: Carroll County Bird Club For more details or to RSVP contact Scott Hodgdon at 443 280 2480 or scotthodgdon@msn.com. Description: Come and enjoy a pleasant walk in the woods and along the stream. It is one of the hotspots for birding in the county. We will be looking for vireos, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers and flycatchers. […]

Birding at Krimgold Park

Krimgold Park 5355 Woodbine Rd, MD, United States

Host: Carroll County Bird Club For more details or to RSVP contact Matthew Hodgdon at 301 703 0657 or mhodgdon@msn.com. Description: Come and enjoy a pleasant walk while bird watching in the park. The park has a lot of open fields, four ponds and tree lines. We hope to see sparrows, swallows and Horned Larks. […]

Maryland-DC Breeding Bird Atlas project

MD MD, United States

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.

Breeding Bird Atlas outing

Little Pipe Creek Park Union Bridge, MD, United States

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 […]

Fall Bird Count: Carroll County

MD MD, United States

Parties of counters will set their own schedules in their pre-arranged areas to count resident and late-migrant bird species throughout the county. Contact Scott Hodgdon to verify your bird-counting area (scotthodgdon@msn.com or 443-280-2480)    

Piney Run Park

Piney Run Park Nature Center 30 Martz Rd, Sykesville, MD, United States

Host: Carroll County Bird Club For more details or to RSVP, contact Scott Hodgdon at 443-280-2480 or scotthodgdon@msn.com. Description: Come and enjoy a pleasant walk while bird watching in Piney Run. It is one of the hotspots for birding in the county. A mix of habitats: woods, water and fields. We should see some migratory […]

Soldiers Delight NEA

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

Host: Carroll County Bird Club For more details or to RSVP, contact Scott Hodgdon at 443-280-2480 or scotthodgdon@msn.com. Description: Come and enjoy a pleasant walk while bird watching in Soldiers Delight. It is one of the hotspots for birding in Baltimore County near the Liberty Reservoir. A mix of habitats: woods, creeks and fields. We […]

Morgan Run South

Morgan Run NEA 4000 Benrose Lane, Sykesville, MD, United States

Host: Carroll County Bird Club Contact Bill Ellis at billellis@ellislist.com or 443-520-8809. Description: We’ll look for late migrants and early winter residents, including Fox Sparrow and Hermit Thrush. Meet at the parking lot at the end of Ben Rose Lane. Moderate hiking.

Midwinter Bird Count

MD MD, United States

Host: Carroll County Bird Club. Contact Bill Ellis to verify your bird-counting area at billellis@ellislist.com or 443-520-8809. Description: Parties of counters will set their own schedules in their pre-arranged areas to count winter bird species throughout the county.

Woodcock Walk at Morgan Run

Morgan Run NEA 4000 Benrose Lane, Sykesville, MD, United States

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 […]

C&O Canal and Antietam Battlefield

Snyders Landing Sharpsburg, MD, United States

Host: Carroll County Bird Club. For more details or to RSVP, contact Scott Hodgdon at 443-280-2480 or scotthodgdon@msn.com. Description: Scott and Matthew Hodgdon will be leading a modest walk on the C&O Canal tow path in the morning at Snyder’s Landing. We should get some early warblers, woodland birds and maybe some waterfowl on the […]

May Count: Carroll County

MD MD, United States

Contact Scott Hodgdon to verify your bird-counting area (scotthodgdon@msn.com or 443-280-2480).

Hashawha Environmental Center

Hashawha Environmental Center 300 John Owings Rd, Westminster, MD, United States

Host: Carroll County Bird Club. For more details or to RSVP, contact Scott Hodgdon at 443-280-2480 or scotthodgdon@msn.com. Description: Come and enjoy a pleasant walk in the woods and along the stream. It is one of the hotspots for birding in the county. We will be looking for vireos, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers and flycatchers. Please meet […]

Krimgold Park

Krimgold Park 5355 Woodbine Rd, MD, United States

Host: Carroll County Bird Club. For more details or to RSVP, contact Matthew Hodgdon at 301-703-0657 or mhodgdon@msn.com. Description: Come and enjoy a pleasant walk while bird watching in the park. The park has a lot of open fields, four ponds, and tree lines. We hope to see sparrows, swallows and Horned Larks. Please meet […]