Meeting: Montgomery Bird Club

Potomac Presbyterian Church 10301 River Rd., Potomac, MD, United States

Join us to learn from Jim Thomas (NHGRI) about Genomics and Birds

Birding at Masonville Cove

Masonville Cove Environmental Education Center 1000 Frankfurst Ave, Baltimore, MD, United States

Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club. Leaders Sue and Alan Young, alanmyoung@gmail.com or 410-991-8300. Description: Hike throughout Masonville Cove.

Semi-Monthly afternoon walk at Lake Artemesia

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

Host: Patuxent Bird Club & PGAS. Description: Two-mile walk around lake on paved path; wheelchair-accessible. Families welcome. Meet at parking area at corner of Berwyn Rd. and Ballew Ave. in Berwyn Heights. No reservations needed. Leader may require mask for unvaccinated people. For more information, see PGAS Meetup site at https://www.meetup.com/Prince-Georges-Audubon-Society/

Meeting: Caroline Bird Club

Caroline County Public Library 100 Market St, Denton, MD, United States

Speaker TBA

Waggoners Gap, Carlisle, PA

Waggoner’s Gap Hawk Watch Waggoners Gap Rd, Landisburg, PA, United States

Host: Talbot County Bird Club. Leader: Jeff Effinger (410-443-5016 or jkeffinger55@gmail.com) Description: Migrating Hawks. Possibly overnight. Depart: Easton Acme parking lot at 6:00 am.

Druid Hill Park 

Druid Hill Park 900 Druid Park Lake Drive, Baltimore, MD, United States

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.

Mariner Point

Mariner Point Park 100 Kearney Dr, Joppa, MD, United States

Host: Harford Bird Club Leaders Phil Powers (443-417-7520; birdsinmd308@gmail.com) and Dave Larkin. Description: Avian activity will be surveyed with an emphasis on waterfowl and song birds at this estuarine location.

Blue Mash: Remembering Our Past Presidents

Blue Mash Nature Trail 20500 Zion Road, Laytonsville, MD, United States

Host: Momtgomery Bird Club For reservations (required) and directions, contact leader Andy Martin at martinap2@verizon.net or 301-529-2066. Description: Join us for this year’s annual walk in honor of former MBC presidents. We will especially remember those who are no longer with us. Longtime birders and new birders, new members and nonmembers—all are welcome.

Bird Walk, C&O Canal at Spring Gap

Spring Gap Oldtown, MD, United States

Host: Allegany,Garrett Bird Club Contact Brent Chippendale at pachips@yahoo.com. Description: Meet Brent Chippendale at the parking lot at Spring Gap on the C&O Canal. Take route 51 east from Cumberland, the Spring Gap Hiker/Biker area is well marked.

Loch Raven-Northampton Furnace Trail

Northampton Furnace Trail Chapelwood Lane, Timonium, MD, United States

Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Joe Corcoran, corcoran2921@gmail.com, 667-231-6453 Description: One-mile level trail through woods to water overlooks. Expect to see waterfowl, woodpeckers, sparrows and perhaps purple finches. Possible muddy spots, boots recommended. RSVP to leader required.

Meeting: Tri-County Bird Club

MAC Education Center 909 Progress Circle, Salisbury, MD

“Henry Callister: Colonial Naturalist of Maryland’s Eastern Shore” presented by Ellen Lawler, club vice-president and retired Salisbury University Professor. For more information contact Ellen Lawler at 410-982-8695 or emlawler534@comcast.net.

Audubon Center at Mill Grove, PA

Mill Grove Audubon Center 1201 Pawlings Road, Audubon, PA, United States

Host: Harford Bird Club Description: Details to follow

Birding at Audrey Carroll

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

Host: Frederick Bird Club Leader TBD. Description: Late migrants and early winter birds at a local Audubon Sanctuary.

Patterson Park

Patterson Park 27 South Patterson Park Avenue, Baltimore, MD, United States

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.

CANCELED Birding at Greenbury Point

Greenbury Point Nature Center Bullard Boulevard, Annapolis, MD, United States

THIS EVENT IS CANCELED Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Leader Linda Vitchock, lindabvit@hotmail.com or 410-901-7555. Description: Hike throughout Greenbury Point.

Howard County Conservancy-Mt. Pleasant Farm

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

Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Mark Linardi, 443- 834-8413 or mlinardi@outlook.com Description: Wild Turkey and American Kestrel are here year-round. Many raptors pass through in migration. Many varieties of woodpeckers can also be found here. Over a dozen varieties of sparrows may be here this time of year including American Tree Sparrow and Fox Sparrow. Lincoln’s […]

Redgate Park

Redgate Park 14500 Avery Rd, Rockville, MD, United States

Host: Montgomery Bird Club For reservations (required) and directions, contact leader Anne Mytych at 240-506-0236 or amytych@yahoo.com. Description: Come explore this “new” park on a former golf course. Redgate offers multiple habitats, including a small marsh, woods, and lots of meadow areas for possible winter sparrows. In its first 10 months as a park, birders identified […]

Frederick Douglass Park on the Tuckahoe

Frederick Douglass Park 13213 Lewistown Road, Queen Anne, MD, United States

Host: Talbot County Bird Club Leader: Ron Ketter (707-373-5532, rgketter@gmail.com) Description: Sparrows, woodpeckers, late migrants. Depart: Easton Acme parking lot at 7:00 a.m.

The River and Field Campus (RAFC, formerly Chino Farms)(postponed to Oct. 31)

Chino Farms/Washington College Chino Farm Ln, 7, Crumpton, MD, United States

Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Dan Small RSVP to Nancy O’Hara, noh529@gmail.com, 443-286-0922. Description: Overseen by Washington College, located just outside of Chestertown. The walk will focus around the 230-acre experimental grassland which is a hot spot for wintering sparrows both in species diversity and abundance. While searching for sparrows we’ll be on the lookout […]