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 […]

Audrey Carroll Count

Audrey Carroll Audubon Sanctuary 13030 Old Annapolis Road, Mt. Airy, MD

Contact David Smith, 443-995-4108 or lacsmith12@comcast.net.

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.

Mother’s Day Birding at Cromwell Valley

Cromwell Valley Park 2175 Cromwell Bridge Road, Parkville, MD

Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: Brian Rollfinke with Wild Birds Unlimited, brollfinke.wbutimonium@gmail.com or 410-561-1215. Description: Celebrate Mom by taking her on a guided bird walk! This weekend will mark the peak of spring migration, and the trails of Cromwell Valley Park will be teeming with songbirds. The tall sycamores and tulip poplars along Minebank Run […]

Yankauer Nature Preserve

Yankauer Nature Preserve 438 Whitings Neck Rd, Martinsburg, WV, United States

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.

Lake Roland

Lake Roland Park 1000 Lakeside Drive, Baltimore, MD

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).

Howard County Conservancy Big Sit

Mt. Pleasant Farm 10520 Old Frederick Rd, Woodstock, MD, United States

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. […]

Walk at Oxbow Lake

Oxbow Lake Nature Preserve Oxbow Place, Laurel, MD, United States

Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact: Jay Sheppard, 301-318-6318 or jaymsheppard95@gmail.com OR Marcy Stutzman, marciastutzman@netscape.net

Meeting: Anne Arundel Bird Club

Blue Heron Center, Quiet Waters Park 600 Quiet Waters Park Road, Annapolis, MD, United States

Gerald Winegrad will speak on his trip to Africa

Lake Artemesia Natural Area

Lake Artemesia Natural Area Berwyn Rd at Ballew Ave, Berwyn Heights, MD, United States

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.