Host: Patuxent Bird Club & PGAS. Description: Guest speaker Ana Maria Castaño Rivas, Deputy Director of Conservation, Parque de la Conservación, Colombia; also, one of the coordinators of Global Big Day in Colombia, speaking about the Global Big Day experience in Colombia. There will be time for informal chat among members and a brief business […]
Club social/member’s night.
Speaker and program TBA
Matt Pluta, Choptank Riverkeeper and Director of Riverkeeper Programs for ShoreRivers presentation on the health of the Choptank River and other projects and news.
Program TBA.
David Curson (Audubon Mid-Atlantic) presents: Can Floating Islands Save Endangered Seabirds in Maryland’s Coastal Bays? Colonial waterbirds that depend on islands for nesting in Maryland’s Coastal Bays have been steadily declining in recent decades due largely to the erosion and loss of their nesting islands. Three species, Common Tern, Royal Tern and Black Skimmer, are […]
“Bob Hines: National Wildlife Artist” presented by club member, John Juriga, based on his biography of this acclaimed wildlife artist. For more information contact Ellen Lawler at 410-982-8695 or emlawler534@comcast.net.
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Description: “Birding in Maine: participating in the “Field Ornithology” workshop at the Audubon Society’s Hog Island Camp” by Adam Zurgable. Each year the Maryland Ornithological Society (the Baltimore Bird Club’s parent organization) awards scholarships to teachers/naturalists who work with young students and want to increase their knowledge of bird biology and […]
Gary Van Velsir will speak on “Birding Magee Marsh and Point Pelee”
Presenter and topic TBD. Meeting Information will be shared by email. Contact westernmdbirdclub@gmail.com if interested in attending and you need the meeting link. Contact Raquel Ketterman at westernmdbirdclub@gmail.com or 301-268-6746.
“Birds and Glass”, Gimple and McHenry
Host: Patuxent Bird Club & PGAS. Description: Guest speaker Dan Small speaking about the Natural Lands Project at Washington College’s River and Fields Campus (formerly Chino Farms) near Chestertown, MD. If the virus situation allows, the meeting will be in-person at the College Park Airport; otherwise via Zoom. Check PBC website (https://patuxentbirdclub.org) for updates on […]
Speaker & program to be announced
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. 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.
Gene Scarpulla’s presentation will concentrate on how to get started with shorebird identification and will be appropriate for new birders; for experienced birders who have never gotten around to figuring out shorebirds; and for birders of all levels who need a brush-up in preparation for the upcoming shorebird migration season. Gene will review the different […]
Wednesday April 20: Patrick Newcombe presents: Sage-Grouse Conservation Across 11 Western states and millions of acres of public lands, the Greater Sage-Grouse continues to make its remarkable courtship displays where the birds congregate, at sites called leks. Patrick Newcombe, former MBC Chat editor and YMOS alumnus, has recently finished a documentary, Glory of the West, […]
Chris Eberly, Executive Director of Maryland Bird Conservation Partnership.
“Feeding Wild Birds in America: A Story of Culture, Commerce, and Conservation” presented by Paul Baicich, author and director of “Great Birding Projects” web site, http://www.greatbirdingprojects.com/talks.html. For more information contact Ellen Lawler at 410-982-8695 or emlawler534@comcast.net
Randy Robinson of NTC will talk to us on Bald Eagles of the Potomac Valley.
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Description: “Panama”. In 2019, Gail Mackiernan and Barry Cooper joined friends from England for two weeks in Panama. This was Gail and Barry’s third trip to that country, but reports of breeding Crested and Harpy Eagles provided a great reason for another visit! The group spent about five days at the […]
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