Virtual Meeting: Baltimore Bird Club
VirtualSarah Luttrell will speak on “Bird Songs”. Acoustic communication is important for birds. Luckily for us, bird and human hearing ranges largely overlap, allowing us to key in on this […]
Sarah Luttrell will speak on “Bird Songs”. Acoustic communication is important for birds. Luckily for us, bird and human hearing ranges largely overlap, allowing us to key in on this […]
Claire Nemes, Ph.D Candidate, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Appalachian Lab will speak on “On the right track: New technologies and classic techniques for studying bird migration.” Researchers have been using various approaches to study bird migration for centuries, but recent developments in wildlife tracking technologies mean that we have now entered a […]
Chris Eberly of the MD Bird Conservation Partnership will speak on Farmland Raptors and Chimney Swift Programs. Meeting will be conducted via Zoom. Register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1et1mpJVuXU8Fixl0VQv7QxT9nL2yqe1LzkPh9wcF280/edit?usp=sharing
Description: Maryland & DC Breeding Bird Atlas 3: Results and Progress 2020 by Gabriel Foley. The Maryland & DC Breeding Bird Atlas 3 has had a tremendously successful first season, […]
Description: Parties of counters will set their own schedules in their pre-arranged areas to count winter bird species throughout the county. Contact Bill Ellis to verify your bird-counting area at […]
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Contact: Ben Poscover, 410-882-1309 (alternate contact Wendy Alexander, (443-204-3754). Description: Continuing a series of surveys of bird activity at the Fort and wetland. Binoculars required. Telescope can be useful for distance viewing. *Due to Covid-19 all walks are currently pending, please look for announcements via BBC email or social media or […]
Host: Montgomery Bird Club For reservations (required) and more information, contact leader Gerry Hawkins at maineusa@comcast.net or 571-277-8406 (cell). Description: All birders, but especially new birders, are welcome on this […]
Host: Carroll County Bird Club Tom Miller will be leading this trip; he can be reached at birdertwm@verizon.net. Description: This waterfowl sanctuary for migrating birds is a great place to […]
Host: Contact: 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 […]
Host: Montgomery Bird Club For more information, reservations, and directions, contact leader Anne Mytych at 240-506-0236. Description: Come explore this “new” park on a former golf course. Offers multiple habitats, […]
Host: Harford Bird Club Contact leader Dennis Kirkwood at 410-692-5905 or newarkfarms@gmail.com. Description: Trip begins at Jarrettsville Elementary School parking lot. From Dennis leads us on a pleasant and varied […]
Host: Montgomery Bird Club For reservations and more info, contact leader Andy Martin at martinap2@verizon.net or 301-529-2066. Description: Waterfowl search of Montgomery County waterways for ducks, grebes, and mergansers. Based […]
Compiler: David Smith, 443-995-4108
Host: Contact: 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. […]
Host: Harford Bird Club Leaders are Colleen Webster (410-459-4577; cwebster@harford.edu) and Sue Procell (443-417-4919; procellmd@gmail.com). Description: This is a leisurely birding excursion on mostly paved surfaces along the shores of […]
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: Mary Chetelat, 410- 665-0769 (alternate contact Wendy Alexander, 443- 204-3754). Description: Continuing a series of surveys at the fort and wetland. Binoculars required. Telescope can […]
Leighann Cline, animal keeper at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, will discuss her work. Leighann manages the loggerhead shrike breeding program at the SCBI, and she facilitates the transfer of […]
Jay Sheppard will speak on “Life History/Behavior of LeConte’s Thrasher”. This will be a ghost story: a bird that can seemingly vanish into thin air in broad daylight! LeConte’s Thrasher […]
Host: YMOS Contact: George Radcliffe, radclifg@gmail.com, 410-463-1669 Description: All Day ocean/bay/national park birding. Ocean City Jetty, West Ocean City, Assateague Island. Rain date Feb. 20.
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: Joe Corcoran, corcoran2921@gmail.com, 667-231-6453. Description: All day trip to see ducks, geese, swans, Bald Eagles, and Brown-headed Nuthatches. Possible other stops along the way. Bring […]