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, including a small marsh, wooded areas, and lots of meadow areas for potential winter sparrows. In its first year as a park, birders identified 150 […]
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 tour through NW Harford County’s agricultural area to find wintering field birds and waterfowl. Expect Horned Larks, along with Ring-necked Ducks and maybe a Cackling […]
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 on the unpredictability of winter weather conditions, the leader will decide on where to meet a few weeks before the trip and use recent bird […]
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. For directions, contact Patterson Park Audubon Center. Participants must adhere to our COVID code of conduct and register in advance at our website, patterson.audubon.org.
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 historic Stump’s Point to look for swans and winter ducks bobbing in the waters of Mill Creek and Furnace Bay. Meet at the far end […]
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 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 contact […]
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 each year’s offspring for release to Canada, where the shrike is endangered. She will talk with us about this special program and share data on […]
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 is often called by even experienced desert birders as the ‘ghost thrasher.’ Jay Sheppard’s study into its life history has revealed that it is not […]
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 lunch, water, and snacks. Trip canceled in snow, rain, or slippery conditions. Masks and Social Distancing May Be Required. Trip limited to 10 participants. RSVP […]
Luke DeGroote will present “Allegany Bird Conservation Alliance: Making Pittsburg a more livable city for birds – Research and conservation programs related to habitat restoration and bird-window collisions.” DeGroote is the Avian Reseach Coordinator at the Powdermill Nature Reserve, Carnegie Museums of Natural History Contact Raquel Ketterman at raquelketterman@verizon.net or 301-268-6746 for meeting log in […]
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.
Host: YMOS Contact: George Radcliffe, radclifg@gmail.com, 410-463-1669 Description: Waterfowl hunt, county bird search ending with search for Short-eared Owl. Choptank River, Blackwater, Hooper’s Island, Shorter’s Wharf
Host: Carroll County Bird Club Dave and Maureen Harvey will be leading this trip. Please contact them at 410-795-3117. Description: Moderate walking around the lake. Meet at the parking lot outside the gate to Piney Run Park on Martz Road off of White Rock Road.
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leaders: 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. Half-mile trail leads to point overlooking Dundee Creek. All are welcome, including families. Telescopes useful. RSVP Leader Required. Trip limited to 10 participants. Masks and Social Distancing May Be […]
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: John Landers, dado1bw@aol.com, 410-292-9549. Description: We will meet in Ocean City and search for Harlequin Ducks, Common Eider, Purple Sandpipers and many other winter specialties. We will visit Assateague Island, and maybe other spots for winter birds. Optional overnight. Contact leader for more information and meet-up instructions. Masks and Social […]
Host Baltimore Bird Club 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 information, contact Patterson Park Audubon Center. Participants must adhere to our COVID code of conduct and register in advance at our website, patterson.audubon.org.
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: 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 […]
Host: Baltimore Bird Club 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. For directions, contact Patterson Park Audubon Center. Participants must adhere to our COVID code of conduct and register in advance at our website.
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MOS Mailing Address:
Maryland Ornithological Society, Inc.
Cylburn Mansion
4915 Greenspring Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21209