CBC: Rehoboth
DE DE, United StatesCompiler: Sally O’Byrne, salobyrne@gmail.com
Compiler: Sally O’Byrne, salobyrne@gmail.com
Compiler: Kurt Gaskill, Kurtcapt87@verizon.net, Home 703 768 2172, Cell 202 400 0823; MD sector leader Lynne Wheeler, comstockel@aol.com
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.
Contact Hal Wierenga and Lynn Davidson (hal.lynn@comcast.net) or Sue Ricciardi (susiericc@comcast.net)
Birders of all levels of expertise or experience are welcome and urged to participate in this annual post-migration bird census in northern Baltimore County. The area being surveyed is in a 15-mile diameter circle touching Lake Roland on the south, Hereford on the north and centered on Cockeysville. This is a count of all […]
Host: Montgomery Bird Club Leader Mark England, 240-308-4114 or englandmark@comcast.net. Description: Early waterfowl and lingering migrants plus late afternoon marsh watch. Brown-headed Nuthatch possible. Bring lunch and drinks. Reservations required. Limit: 6. Contact the leader for information on where and when to meet.
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 […]
Dr. Wayne Munns will speak on “Birding Africa: A Naturalist’s Hike up Mt. Kilimanjaro.” Dr. Munns is an avid birdwatcher who has travelled the world searching for birds in various habitats. During the week he is a Supervisory Life Scientist at EPA’s National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Narraganset, RI. His work has focused […]
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.
Compiler: David Smith, 443-995-4108
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 […]
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 […]