Audrey Carroll Mid-winter Count
Audrey Carroll Audubon Sanctuary 13030 Old Annapolis Road, Mt. Airy, MDCompiler: David Smith, 443-995-4108
Compiler: David Smith, 443-995-4108
Compiler, Margaret Wester, margaretwester@hotmail.com or 540-277-7290
Compiler: Robert Dean, dean8189@gmail.com or 304-671-4995
Compiler: Janet Millenson, janet@twocrows.com or 301-983-9337.
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Contact: 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 […]
Clare Nemes will speak on “FREE-ROAMING CATS: ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF THE WORLD’S MOST BELOVED INVASIVE SPECIES” Clare is in the lab of Dr. Emily Cohen at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Appalachian Lab in Frostburg, MD. She is studying various aspects of bird biology and conservation, including songbird migration ecology and the […]
Host: Montgomery Bird Club For reservations (required) and more information, contact leader Scott Young at wsyacy@verizon.net. Description: Join us as we explore this new location for some midwinter morning birding on the west side of route 28 (https://rb.gy/qpdqda). We’ll bird the broad fields and separating woods, hoping for sparrows, woodpeckers, and raptors. Limit: 6.
THIS TRIP HAS BEEN CANCELED Host: Howard County Bird Club Email the leader to reserve a spot and get details: Kurt Schwarz, kurtschwarz4@gmail.com Description: Plan to stop at the Choptank River Bridge for ducks and coffee. Bring lunch and drinks. Dress warmly, Entrance fee or Duck Stamp required. Facilities at some spots. All are welcome […]
Compiler: David Smith, 443-995-4108
Host: Carroll County Bird Club Description: CCBC members and guests only. Venue to be determined; further information will be provided when arrangements are finalized.
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Contact: 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 Contact Required. Trip limited to 10 participants. Be Prepared: Masks and Social Distancing […]
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 communication channel for general enjoyment, and for better birding. Sarah Luttrell is a research assistant in the Feather Identification Lab at the Smithsonian Institution. She […]
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
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 […]
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, and Atlas Coordinator Gabriel Foley is excited to discuss these results with the Montgomery Bird Club. Come learn about the birds reported in 2020, where […]
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 billellis@ellislist.com.
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 half-day trip, which will focus on the identification of ducks at this premiere county spot for winter waterfowl. Meet at 8 a.m. at the Visitors […]
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 see geese, swans and ducks in the marsh along with hawks, great blue herons, and a few species of shorebirds. Eagles, both bald and golden, […]
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 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.