Meeting: Frederick Bird Club

MD MD, United States

Host: Frederick Bird Club   Description: Topic TBD. Meeting will be conducted via Zoom.

Birding the Liberty Watershed

Liberty Watershed Bollinger Mill Rd, Eldersburg, MD, United States

Host: Carroll County Bird Club Dave and Maureen Harvey will be leading this trip. Please contact the Harveys at 410-795-3117.   Description: A good spot for late migrant woodland birds and possibly waterfowl. Moderate hiking which, depending on the weather, could be a little muddy.

CANCELED Birding at Quarry Place

Quarry Place MD, United States

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED Host: Baltimore Bird Club Contact: Kevin Graff, 410-967-5896 (text only) or keyweststyle2001@gmail.com   Description: Newest scenic birding location with a 1.9-mile level paved pathway loop around the lake. We should see neotropic passerines, migrating raptors and even a few shorebirds. Meet at the parking lot on Franklin Blvd. Limited to […]

Bird Walk through Mariner Park/Rumsey Island

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

Host: Harford Bird Club Leader Phil Powers (410-679-4116 or birdsinmd@verizon.net)   Description: This is an easy walk in a pleasant estuarine setting to observe waterfowl as well as hawks and resident songbirds along with some migrants passing through. Sightings of the resident black squirrels also possible.

Birding at Irvine Nature Center

Irvine Nature Center 11210 Garrison Forest Road, Owings Mills, MD, United States

Host: Baltimore Bird Club Contact leader Libby Errickson, elizabeth.errickson@gmail.com, 717-968-3535   Description: In search for neotropical migrants, raptors and possible early sparrows. Recommended for young birders and their parents. Canceled if rain or wind. Due to Covid-19, a fee of $5 per person is required. Limited to 10 participants. RSVP Leader Required. Be Prepared: Masks […]

Birding at Cromwell Valley Park

Cromwell Valley Park 2175 Cromwell Bridge Road, Parkville, MD

Host: Baltimore Bird Club Contact: Joe Corcoran, 667-231-6453 or corcoran2921@gmail.com   Description: Continuing a series of weekly morning walks to follow the progress of Fall migration. This park has variety of habitats including fields, stream-side woods and hillside forest. Expect a variety of migrant and resident birds. Beginning birders welcome. Canceled in bad weather. Limited […]

Online Presentation: Baltimore Bird Club

MD MD, United States

Host: Baltimore Bird Club Description: “Mongolia: Birding in the Footsteps of Genghis Khan”, presented by Gail Mackiernan. Gail will share her June 2018 birding trip to Mongolia, one of the most interesting countries to the naturalist. Immense grasslands, vast Gobi Desert, wild mountains and surprisingly varied wetlands (plus the lowest population density of any nation) […]

Birding at Fort McHenry

Fort McHenry 2400 E Fort Ave, Baltimore, MD, United States

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 […]

Virtual Meeting: Carroll County Bird Club

MD MD, United States

Host: Carroll County Bird Club Questions about the meetings should be sent to CJ McAuliffe at cjhome23@gmail.com.   Description: Speaker: Erica Royer, aviculturist at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. Erica works to prevent the extinction of two of the rarest birds in the world, the Guam rail and the Guam kingfisher. She will discuss the […]

Trip to Rocks State Park

Rocks State Park 3318 Rocks Chrome Hill Road, Jarrettsville, MD, United States

Host: Harford Bird Club Leader Mark Magnani (443-324-1136 or mwmagnani@gmail.com)   Description: Spend the morning on the trails of beautiful Rocks State Park looking for fall woodland species. Gather at the ranger station parking area on Rocks Chrome Hill Rd.

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

Birding at Marshy Point Nature Center

Marshy Point Nature Center 7130 Marshy Point Rd, Baltimore, MD, United States

Host: Baltimore Bird Club Contact: Brent and Mary Byers, 410-686-7294 or baypuffin@hotmail.com   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. Recommended for young birders and their parents. Boots advisable, telescopes useful. Limited to 10 participants. RSVP Leader Required. […]

Meeting: Talbot Bird Club

MD MD, United States

Host: Talbot Bird Club   Description:  Speaker TBA. Meeting will be conducted by Zoom.

Birding at Cromwell Valley Park

Cromwell Valley Park 2175 Cromwell Bridge Road, Parkville, MD

Host: Baltimore Bird Club Contact: Michael Bradley, 410-977-4695 or michaelbradley023@gmail.com   Description: Continuing a series of weekly Tuesday morning walks to follow the progress of Fall migration. This park has variety of habitats including fields, stream-side woods and hillside forest. Expect a variety of migrant and resident birds. Beginning birders welcome. Canceled in bad weather. […]

Birding at Harford Glen

Harford Glen Environmental Education Center 502 W Wheel Road, Bel Air, MD, United States

Host: Harford Bird Club Leaders Jane Scocca (410-272-8870 or jane@scocca.org) and Jean Wheeler (410-838-6774 or jswheeler3@verizon.net)   Description: We will begin this tour with sightings from the parking lot, then proceed to survey the triple riparian habitats of Atkisson Reservoir, the faster flowing Winter’s Run, and the Plumtree Run tributary. The woodland trails and open […]

Birding at Soldiers Delight NEA

Soldiers Delight Overlook 5344 Deer Park Road, Owings Mills, MD

Host: Carroll County Bird Club For more details or to RSVP, contact Scott Hodgdon at 443 280 2480 or scotthodgdon@msn.com.   Description: Come and enjoy a pleasant walk while bird watching in Soldiers Delight. It is one of the hotspots for birding in Baltimore County near the Liberty Reservoir. A mix of habitats: woods, creeks […]

Birding at Fort McHenry

Fort McHenry 2400 E Fort Ave, Baltimore, MD, United States

Host: Baltimore Bird Club 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 contact walk leader for […]

Birding at Loch Raven–Old Picnic Area Trail

Loch Raven Point Loch Raven Drive, Phoenix, MD, United States

Host: Baltimore Bird Club Contact Leader Joe Corcoran, corcoran2921@gmail.com, or 667-231-6453.   Description: Expect to see late fall migrants and early winter residents.  One-mile level trail. Telescopes can be useful.  Recommend for young birders and their parents. Canceled in bad weather. Limited to 10 participants. RSVP Leader Required. Be Prepared: Masks and Social Distancing May […]

Virtual Meeting: Anne Arundel Bird Club

MD MD, United States

Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club   Description: “Firehawks: Arsonists or Land Managers?” Across Australia’s tropical North, certain raptors have an amazing tool-using ability: they spread fires. Black Kites, Whistling Kites, and Brown Falcons, when in need of more food, snatch burning brands from wildfires and campsites and drop them in patches of unburned grass to […]