YMOS Birding Symposium

Patuxent Research Refuge – Visitor Center – South Tract 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel, MD, United States

Host: YMOS. Contact George Radcliffe, radclifg@gmail.com, for details.   Description: A Day of Birding Research and Workshops at the Patuxent National Wildlife Visitor’s Center.

Ocean City Birding

Ocean City Ocean City, MD, United States

Host: YMOS Contact George Radcliffe, radclifg@gmail.com, at least 2 weeks in advance. Description: Meet at Ocean City Inlet at 8 AM for coastal birds; we’ll also bird inland ponds for ducks and Assateague Island for wintering birds. There may be some opportunity for Saturday birding also.

Dorchester County Bird Hunt

Cambridge Visitors Center Cambridge, MD

Host: YMOS Contact George Radcliffe, radclifg@gmail.com, at least 2 weeks in advance. Description: Meet at 8 AM at the Visitor’s Center in Cambridge. We’ll spend time looking at the large array of ducks, before heading south in the county to Blackwater Refuge and Shorter’s Wharf to look for Short-eared Owls and the Rough-legged Hawk. Bring […]

YMOS Big Sit

MD MD, United States

Host: YMOS Contact George Radcliffe, radclifg@gmail.com, at least 2 weeks in advance.   Description: This will be a Big Sit event.

Atlasing Roundup

MD MD, United States

Host: YMOS Contact George Radcliffe, radclifg@gmail.com, at least 2 weeks in advance.   Description: YMOS Atlasing Roundup.

World Series of Birding

MD MD, United States

Host: YMOS Contact George Radcliffe, radclifg@gmail.com, at least 2 weeks in advance.   Description: YMOS will be participating “close to home” this year.

Western Maryland Birding

MD MD, United States

Host: YMOS Contact George Radcliffe, radclifg@gmail.com, at least 2 weeks in advance.   Description: 2-Day search for Western Maryland breeding birds.

Bombay Hook NWR Trip

Bombay Hook NWR 2591 Whitehall Neck Road, Smyrna, DE, United States

NOTE: conditions at the time of the trip may change plans. Host: YMOS Contact: George Radcliffe, radclifg@gmail.com, 410-463-1669 Description: Morning refuge bird hunt. Targets: shorebirds, wading birds

Assateague Birding Competition

Assateague National Seashore 7206 National Seashore Lane, Berlin, MD, United States

NOTE: conditions at the time of the trip may change plans. Host: YMOS Contact: George Radcliffe, radclifg@gmail.com, 410-463-1669 Description: All Day team competition during fall migration

Dorchester Fall Count

Taylor’s Island MD, United States

NOTE: conditions at the time of the trip may change plans. Host: YMOS Contact: George Radcliffe, radclifg@gmail.com, 410-463-1669 Description: Fall Bird Count of a small island in Dorchester County

Anne Arundel County Trip

MD MD, United States

NOTE: conditions at the time of the trip may change plans. Host: YMOS Contact: George Radcliffe, radclifg@gmail.com, 410-463-1669 Description: Morning hunt for late migrants and early arrivals

Cape May Trip

Cape May Cape May, NJ, United States

NOTE: conditions at the time of the trip may change plans. Host: YMOS Contact: George Radcliffe, radclifg@gmail.com, 410-463-1669 Description: Hawkwatch,  Seawatch, and Marsh Exploration

Chincoteague NWR Trip

Chincoteague NWR 8231 Beach Rd, Chincoteague Island, VA, United States

Host: YMOS NOTE: conditions at the time of the trip may change plans. Contact: George Radcliffe, radclifg@gmail.com, 410-463-1669 Description: Refuge Exploration – Waterfowl, Wading Birds, Winter Arrivals

Patuxent Birding Trip

Patuxent Research Refuge – Visitor Center – South Tract 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel, MD, United States

Host: YMOS NOTE: conditions at the time of the trip may change plans. Contact: George Radcliffe, radclifg@gmail.com, 410-463-1669 Description: Refuge Birding

YMOS MEETING

Patuxent Research Refuge – Visitor Center – South Tract 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel, MD, United States

NOTE: conditions at the time of the meeting may change plans. Host: Contact: George Radcliffe, radclifg@gmail.com, 410-463-1669 Description: YMOS Annual Meeting

Ocean City Trip

Ocean City Ocean City, MD, United States

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.

Great Backyard Bird Count – Dorchester County

MD MD, United States

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

YMOS Birdathon – Individually or by Team

MD MD, United States

Host: YMOS Contact: George Radcliffe, radclifg@gmail.com, 410-463-1669 Description: YMOS fund-raiser as MOS members pledge per species found. Sat: Ocean City to Cambridge. Sun: Cambridge to Bay Bridge.

Eastern Shore Migrant Search

MD MD, United States

Host: YMOS Contact: George Radcliffe, radclifg@gmail.com, 410-463-1669 Description: Search for early migrants on the Eastern Shore: Nassawango Creek, Elliott Island Rd, Blackwater NWR

Western Shore Migrant Search

MD MD, United States

Host: YMOS Contact: George Radcliffe, radclifg@gmail.com, 410-463-1669 Description: Refuge Exploration – Migrant search of Western Shore areas. Susquehanna SP, Swan Harbor, etc.