Host: Talbot Bird Club Leader Jeff Effinger, 410-443-5016 or jkeffinger55@gmail.com. Description: Head south to Dorchester County, starting at the Harriet Tubman Visitor Center for sparrows, continuing out to Hooper’s Island for diving ducks, grebes, and loons. Depart Easton Acme at 7 am.
Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact Leo Dilling, 703-282-0011 or leodilling@hotmail.com. Description: Situated between the South River and Harness Creek birders will enjoy trails winding through forests and past grassy fields on a paved path. $6.00 charge if you don’t have a county park sticker.
Host: Frederick Bird Club Compiler: David Smith (443-995-4108). Description: This is the last, but not the least, of our winter counts! The reward afterwards is the enjoyable tally-rally at David and Carol’s house.
Host: Kent County Bird Club. If you have questions, please contact leaders Walter Ellison and Nancy Martin, 410-778-9568 or borealdee@gmail.com. Description: Our annual search for winter specialties including gannet, sea ducks, alcids, gulls, Purple Sandpipers, and wintering songbirds. Full day. Dress warmly, bring lunch and warm beverages. Meet at 8 AM at the “Dollar General” […]
Host: Allegany/Garrett Counties Bird Club Contact Melissa Hensel at mjhensel@yahoo.com or 240-362-1086. Description: Help participate in the C&O Canal Bird Count – various miles in Allegany County are available.
Host: Baltimore Bird Club and Audubon. For directions or to borrow binoculars, contact Patterson Park Audubon Center at 410-558-2473 or baltimore@audubon.org. Description: Join Audubon to explore this urban oasis in Southeast Baltimore. With more than 205 species on record, the park is full of surprises. Meet at the fountain, near intersection of East Lombard St and […]
Host: Harford Bird Club Leaders Colleen Webster (cwebster@harford.edu or 410-459-4577) and Sue Procell (procellmd@gmail.com or 443-417-4919). 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 on the waters of Mill Creek and Furnace Bay. Meet at the far […]
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.
Host: Montgomery Bird Club For reservations (required) 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 the meeting place a few weeks before the trip and use recent […]
Host: Talbot Bird Club Leader Danny Poet, 410-827-8651 or birder231@hotmail.com. Description: Explore nearby Caroline and Queen Anne’s counties for Horned Larks, pipits, sparrows and raptors. Depart Easton Acme at 7 am; Danny will meet the group at the P&R at the intersection of Rt. 50 and Rt. 404.
Host: Tri-county Bird Club Contact Ellen Lawler, 410-982-8695 or emlawler534@comcast.net. Description: “Audubon Camp Experience and Assateague National Seashore” presented by Brooks Onley, interpretive park ranger, Assateague Island National Seashore. Brooks received an MOS scholarship to attend the “Field Ornithology” workshop at National Audubon Society’s Hog Island camp in Maine in 2019.
Host: Washington County Bird Club Call 301-797-8454 for further information. Description: Meeting begins at 7 PM. The meeting is preceded by a potluck dinner beginning at 6 PM. Please bring your own place setting and a dish to share. Program: “MD/DC Breeding Bird Atlas 3” with project coordinator Gabriel Foley.
THIS EVENT IS CANCELED Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact Chris Barry, 410-897-7216 or rpbarr00@aacounty.org. Description: A prime location for ducks, we will hike along the waterfront and through the woods looking for winter residents.
Compiler Joe Hanfman, auk1844@gmail.com
Host: Harford Bird Club Leader Dave Webb (porzana@comcast.net; 410-939-3537). Description: A variety of waterfowl is expected as well as songbirds. Bring a photo ID for admission to the Proving Grounds. Meet at the McDonalds, Rt. 40 and Edgewood Rd.
Host: Patuxent Bird Club/PGAS Contact Bill Sefton (kiwisuits@msn.com) for more information. Description: Monthly walk. Meet at east end of Lemon’s Bridge Road, off Route 197 just north of Bowie State University. No reservations needed.
Host: Talbot Bird Club Leader Susan Henyon, 240-682-3882 or suehenyon@rocketmail.com. Description: We’ll start a little later on this Saturday trip. Bring your scope if you have one, and if you don’t there will be plenty to share as we explore the waterfront and the area around Oxford for waterfowl, gulls, loons, and sparrows. Meet at […]
Contact Walter Ellison and Nancy Martin, 410-778-9568 or borealdee@gmail.com.
Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact Alan Young, 410-991-8300 or alnmyoung@aol.com Description: Join us for the monthly walk along paved paths as well as grass and dirt paths through varied habitat looking for resident birds. Meet at the top of the parking lot past the sport fields.
Host: Montgomery Bird Club Contact the leader for reservations and more information. Leader Mark England, 240-375-4500 (cell) or markengland@canamcontractors.com. Description: Bundle up for a LATE AFTERNOON search for wintering sparrows and raptors, including possible N. Harriers and Short-eared Owls, at this closed- to- the-public landfill adjacent to the Blue Mash Nature Trail. Mostly open terrain […]
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