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Walk at Susquehanna State Park
Walk at Susquehanna State Park
Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact: Alan Young, 410-991-8300 or alanmyoung@gmail.com Leader Kevin Graff, 410-967-5896 (text only) or keyweststyle2001@gmail.com
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West Friendship Park
West Friendship Park
Host: Howard County Bird Club Leader Lisa Colangelo, lcolangelo@verizon.net Description: The park now has very nice meadows which were used by the meadowlarks and grasshopper sparrows, in addition to plenty of other types of habitat. Expect wet areas. Moderate walking along field edges and through stream valleys. Rustic facilities. Meet in the front parking lot.
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Fort McHenry
Fort McHenry
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. Canceled in bad […]
3 events,
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Bird Walk at Taylors Landing
Bird Walk at Taylors Landing
Host: Washington County Bird Club Leaders: Cheryl and Michael Saylor. Description: Meet in parking lot. Call 301-302-6517 if you plan to attend.
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Lake Artemesia Natural Area
Lake Artemesia Natural Area
Host: Patuxent Bird Club/PGAS Leader Terry Watson or Marc Manheimer Description: Meet at the parking lot at the corner of Ballew Avenue and Berwyn Road in Berwyn Heights.
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Meeting: Frederick Bird Club
Meeting: Frederick Bird Club
Kathy Shollenberger will speak on “If you Care About Birds, Create Habitat”
5 events,
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Birding By Ear At Hughes Hollow
Birding By Ear At Hughes Hollow
Host: Montgomery Bird Club Leader Leo Dilling at leodilling@hotmail.com. Description: Tune up your ears as we listen for and learn to identify the songs and calls of migrant and local breeding birds. The trip will be geared to new birders. Meet at 7 a.m. at the parking lot at Hughes Hollow. Limit: 6.
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Mullinix Mill Road
Mullinix Mill Road
Host: Howard County Bird Club Leader Mary Prowell, boprow@aol.com. Description: The new mountain bike trail will head up into the forest with a nice overlook of the river at one […]
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Pop-in bird Banding
Pop-in bird Banding
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 […]
11 events,
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Birding by Boat: Jug Bay
Birding by Boat: Jug Bay
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: Alex Pellegrini, agpell.work@gmail.com. Description: Discover the beauty of Jug Bay and its unique wild rice marshes! Join us aboard our Pontoon boat to explore areas […]
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Susquehanna SP
Susquehanna SP
Host: Harford Bird Club Leaders Mark Johnson, Suzanne Procell and Susan Hood. Contact Mark with questions (MarkSJohnson2@gmail.com; 443-528-0045). Description: Come out to find migrants (especially warblers) at this migratory hot […]
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Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, South Tract
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, South Tract
Host: Patuxent Bird Club/PGAS Leader Bill Sefton. Description: Meet at the parking area near the visitor center.
6 events,
Susquehanna SP
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
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.
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Izaak Walton League, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chapter, Conservation Farm
Izaak Walton League, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chapter, Conservation Farm
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, […]
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Trip to Heislerville WMA
Trip to Heislerville WMA
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 […]
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YMBC Walk: Rachel Carson Conservation Park
YMBC Walk: Rachel Carson Conservation Park
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. […]
1 event,
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Meeting: YMOS
Meeting: YMOS
Host: YMOS Contact: George Radcliffe, radclifg@gmail.com, 410-463-1669) Description: MD/DC Breeding Bird Atlas Project, World Series of Birding
3 events,
Magee Marsh
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.
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Lake Roland
Lake Roland
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 […]
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Meeting: Baltimore Bird Club
Meeting: Baltimore Bird Club
Around the World Filming Birds by Marty Brazeau. Marty Brazeau, Education and Outreach Specialist, will educate us on atypical birds from countries such as Australia, Costa Rica and Ecuador using […]
4 events,
Manahan Road
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.
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CANCELED Milford Mill Park
CANCELED Milford Mill Park
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 […]
3 events,
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Orioles at Cromwell Valley Park
Orioles at Cromwell Valley Park
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. […]
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Meeting: Howard County Bird Club
Meeting: Howard County Bird Club
Steve Sheffield will speak on Recent Advances in Owl Biology and Conservation
3 events,
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Pop-in bird Banding
Pop-in bird Banding
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 […]
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Mill Run Camp Ground
Mill Run Camp Ground
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 […]
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May Count – Garrett County
Host Allegany/Garrett Bird Club To volunteer to count in Garrett County contact Duane Bailey at dbailey3@earthlink.net.
How to Participate in a Bird Count
Contact Park Ranger II Samantha Dixon to register at samantha.dixon@maryland.gov. Bird walks will be held with Park Rangers providing instructions on completing a bird count.
World Series of Birding
Host: YMOS Contact: George Radcliffe, radclifg@gmail.com, 410-463-1669) Description: Student Competition
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World Migratory Bird Day Birding at Gunpowder Falls SP
World Migratory Bird Day Birding at Gunpowder Falls SP
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.
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Enoch Pratt Central Branch
Enoch Pratt Central Branch
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 […]
8 events,
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Rickman/Woodstock Equestrian Park
Rickman/Woodstock Equestrian Park
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 […]
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Marshy Point Nature Center
Marshy Point Nature Center
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.
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Turkey Hill
Turkey Hill
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 […]
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Yankauer Nature Preserve
Host: Frederick Bird Club Leader Mike Spurrier, 240-446-0305 or mspurrier819@aol.com. Description: Migrants and spring arrivals. Contact leader for meeting time and location.
Meeting: Baltimore Bird Club Board
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.
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Howard County Conservancy Big Sit
Howard County Conservancy Big Sit
Host: Howard County Bird Club Description: Join fellow birders at the Chandler S. Robbins Skywatch at the Howard County Conservancy. You can show up and leave at any time. This is an unofficial Big Sit. We will look for flyovers and look and listen to surrounding birds. No need to sign up, just show up. […]
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Lake Roland
Lake Roland
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: Ron Davis, ronldavis1963@gmail.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).
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Meeting: Patuxent Bird Club/PGAS
Meeting: Patuxent Bird Club/PGAS
Program TBA. Zoom link available at https://patuxentbirdclub.org/calendar-3/
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Walk at Oxbow Lake
Walk at Oxbow Lake
Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact: Jay Sheppard, 301-318-6318 or jaymsheppard95@gmail.com OR Marcy Stutzman, marciastutzman@netscape.net
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Lake Artemesia Natural Area
Lake Artemesia Natural Area
Host: Patuxent Bird Club/PGAS Leader Terry Watson or Marc Manheimer Description: Meet at the parking lot at the corner of Ballew Avenue and Berwyn Road in Berwyn Heights.
1 event,
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Gambrill Watershed and Sand Flat
Host: Frederick Bird Club Leader Lois Kauffman, 301-843-6690 or md.pa.birding@gmail.com. Description: Migrants and spring arrivals. Contact leader for starting time and location.
Carey Run Work Weekend
Host: MOS Sanctuary Committee Contact Jeremy Castle: jeremy.castle@mdbirds.org for any questions or to sign-up. Description: Please join your fellow birders for a restart of the Carey Run volunteer work weekends. This year’s activities will include trail maintenance, structure maintenance, and house cleaning/upkeep, and, of course, BIRDING.
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Big Sit: Patterson Park
Big Sit: Patterson Park
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: Bud Poole, parkpatterson1@gmail.com. Description: Please join the Baltimore Bird Club in stopping by to participate in the “Patterson Park Big Sit”. This is an event for all abilities and experience. Beginning birders welcome! The goal of a “Big Sit” is to see or hear as many birds as possible from […]
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Governor Bridge Natural Area
Governor Bridge Natural Area
Host: Patuxent Bird Club/PGAS Leader Bill Sefton. Description: Meet at the parking area off Governor Bridge Road, south and east of the Route 301/Route 3/Route 50 interchange at 7:30 am.
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Birding at Nanticoke Wildlife Management Area
Birding at Nanticoke Wildlife Management Area
Host: Tri-county Bird Club For more information contact trip leader, Mike Walsh at 410-422-0428 or mik.walsh@comcast.net Description: The Nanticoke WMA (also known as Nutters Neck) is a birding hot spot in western Wicomico County, known for healthy populations of Red-headed Woodpeckers and Northern Bobwhite. As we walk the trails searching for them, we will also […]
8 events,
Libertytown Park
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.
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Millington WMA
Millington WMA
Host: Talbot Bird Club Leader Susan Henyon (suehenyon@rocketmail.com) Description: Migrants, Cerulean Warblers. Depart Easton Acme parking lot at 6 am or meet at Millington HQ at 7 am.
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Western Regional Park
Western Regional Park
Host: Howard County Bird Club Leader Lisa Colangelo, lcolangelo@verizon.net. Description: Moderate walking along field edges and woodland trails. Opportunity for warblers, sparrows, thrushes, and flyovers. Facilities available. Use the parking […]
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Monthly Walk at Quiet Waters Park
Monthly Walk at Quiet Waters Park
Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact: Jim Collatz, 301-254-0188 or jcollatz@aol.com
2 events,
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Meeting: Tri-county Bird Club
Meeting: Tri-county Bird Club
Brazil: the Pantanal to the Amazon Forest presented by club member and former president, Mike Walsh. Mike will share stories and photos of the beautiful birds and diverse habitats he experienced on his recent, fabulous trip to Brazil. Dinner at 6pm, followed by a raffle of bird related items and then the presentation. For more […]
2 events,
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Lake Roland
Lake Roland
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: Matthew Black, matthewblack66@yahoo.com. Description: Continuing series of weekly walks following the progress of spring migration in Lake Roland’s varied habitats. Meet at the Light Rail […]
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2 events,
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Bombay Hook, Dupont Nature Center
Bombay Hook, Dupont Nature Center
Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact: Alan Young, 410-991-8300 or alanmyoung@gmail.com Leader Kevin Graff, 410-967-5896 (text only) or keyweststyle2001@gmail.com
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7 events,
Family Birding: Delaware Bay
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader Daisy Sudano, dsudanotrainings@yahoo.com. Description: Horseshoe Crabs and Shore Birds: we will meet at the Dupont Nature Center in DE at 10am to see the millions of shorebirds that rely on the spawning of thousands of horseshoe crabs. A phenomenon you must see! After visiting the Du Pont Nature Center, we […]
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Patapsco Scrubland
Patapsco Scrubland
Host: Howard County Bird Club Leader Felicia Lovelett, c5nest@gmail.com. Description: Starting in the scrubland, we will look for warblers, vireos, thrushes, and other edge species. Depending on conditions, we may […]
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Pop-in Bird Banding
Pop-in Bird Banding
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 […]
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Krimgold Park
Krimgold Park
Host: Carroll County Bird Club For more details or to RSVP contact Matthew Hodgdon 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. This is considered an easy […]
3 events,
Hot Spots for Red Knots
Host: Howard County Bird Club Leader Kurt Schwarz, krschwa1@verizon.net. Description: We will visit Delaware, along the shore of the Delaware River and Delaware Bay. The tentative itinerary is Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Dupont Nature Center, Slaughter Beach, and the Broadkill impoundment at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge. This is subject to change in the […]
Delaware Coast
Host: Talbot Bird Club Leader Jeff Ettinger (410-443-5016 or jkeffinger55@gmail.com) Description: Shorebirds, Marsh Sparrows, many others. Depart Easton Acme parking lot at 6 am.
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Herring Run Park
Herring Run Park
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader Kim Tomko, ktomkat@gmail.com. Description: This urban park in Northeast Baltimore is an oasis for many migrating and resident bird species. Easy walking on mostly flat, paved paths. Habitats include open fields, edge habitats, wooded areas, and Herring Run itself. RSVP required.
1 event,
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Hidden Valley (and surrounding areas)
Hidden Valley (and surrounding areas)
Host: Harford Bird Club Leader, Dennis Kirkwood, (Newarkfarms@gmail.com or 410-692-5905) Description: Dennis will guide us to the aptly named Hidden Valley area with its sparkling stream running through a beautiful stand of the now rare mature hemlock. The trip will proceed from there to the Bradenbaugh Flats, stopping along the way at other sites with […]
2 events,
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Lake Roland
Lake Roland
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: Laura Lechtzin, lechtzin@verizon.net. Description: Last in a 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).
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Breeding Bird Atlasing
Host: Talbot Bird Club Description: We’ll select blocks in Talbot County that are lagging in the number of species coded and arrange a special trip. This is a great opportunity for all – we need both experience atlasers and it’s a great opportunity for those new to atlasing to get some good field experience
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Fair Hill Bird Walk
Fair Hill Bird Walk
Host: Harford Bird Club Leaders Dave Webb (410-939-3537; porzana@comcast.net) and Joe Stevens (josephstevens@comcast.net; 410-937-9827). Description: With over 5,600 acres of forests, fields and wetlands, Fair Hill NRMA offers spectacular scenery and some of the best birding in Cecil county. We will explore Fair Hill’s diverse habitats for a variety of breeding species including its crown […]
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Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, South Tract
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, South Tract
Host: Patuxent Bird Club/PGAS Leader Bill Sefton. Description: Meet at the parking area near the visitor center.
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Covered Bridge Area
Covered Bridge Area
Host: Cecil Bird Club Leader Ken Drier (kdrier@zoominternet.net) Description: The Covered Bridge area of Fair Hill NRA is the place to be for spring warblers. In addition to the usual suspects, expect to find orioles, woodpeckers, flycatchers and an eagle or two. Meet at the covered bridge parking lot.
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Maryland Ornithological Society, Inc.
Cylburn Mansion
4915 Greenspring Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21209