Kathy Shollenberger & Barry Stahl with Erin Miller of Patterson Park Audubon Center will speak on Audubon at Home, a new gardening consulting service sponsored by National Audubon, promoting wildlife plantings in the home landscape. Meeting will be conducted via Zoom. Register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lmbJrof76o5nW7Jhd43cCt4ibY2RkGjslqOhmZybaZo/edit?usp=sharing.
Host: Harford Bird Club The leaders are Colleen Webster (cwebster@harford.edu or 410-459-4577), Eric Vangrin (evangrin@msn.com or 443-417-7219) and Sue Procell (procellmd@gmail.com or 443-417-4919). Description: Enjoy discovering the beauty of colorful spring wildflowers and the gorgeous spring plumage of migrant and resident bird species. Meet at 7:30 AM at the parking area at the confluence of […]
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. 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 […]
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: 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 updates. […]
Host: Kent County Bird Club If you have questions, please contact the trip leaders, Walter Ellison and Nancy Martin, 410-778-9568, birdclub.kentcountymd@gmail.com or borealdee@gmail.com Description: Spring birding for late waterfowl, raptors, sparrows and the occasional surprise. Full day, bring lunch. Meet at the “Dollar General” parking lot (off Philosopher’s Terrace) in Chestertown.
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Peter Lev, plev@comcast.net or 410-952-9426. Description: Waterfowl, herons, raptors, songbirds—anything could turn up in North Point’s varied habitats. Wear boots, trails may be muddy. Trip limited to 8 participants. RSVP Leader required. Masks and social distancing may be required.
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Mary Chetelat, 410- 665-0769. Description: Continuing series of weekly walks following the progress of spring migration in Lake Roland’s varied habitats. Meet at the Light Rail Parking Lot (Boardwalk entrance to the park). Check with leader if weather is extreme (rain, wind). Participants must sign a Covid-19 waiver. Masks and […]
Justine Bowe will speak on “The Caffeine Fix: Bird Friendly® Coffee and Agriculture” Justine Bowe is responsible for managing and growing the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center’s Bird Friendly Coffee program. She aims to rally awareness for the Bird Friendly® certification and the conservation work it supports, hone the program’s strategy, and expand Bird Friendly® protected […]
Songs of Female Birds by Karan Odom Dr. Odom is interested in how animals evolved the diversity of elaborate traits that we see in the natural world. Karan is especially interested in complex bird song and the selection pressures responsible for elaborate song in female and male songbirds. To study this, Karan uses phylogenetic comparative […]
Host: Carroll County Bird Club For more details or to RSVP, contact Scott at 443-280-2480 or scotthodgdon@msn.com. Description: Scott and Matthew Hodgdon will be leading a modest walk on the C&O Canal tow path in the morning at Snyder’s Landing. We should get some early warblers, woodland birds and maybe some waterfowl on the river. […]
Host: Harford Bird Club Leader Dr. Mark Johnson (marksjohnson2@gmail.com; 410-692-5978). Description: Explore this appealing stretch of the Little Gunpowder River, which marks Harford County’s western border. Meet at the parking lot by the mill on Jerusalem Rd. at 7:30 AM.
Host: Montgomery Bird Club Co-Leaders: Anne Mytych, amytych@yahoo.com or 240-506-0236, or Emily Huang, EPHuang@verizon.net Description: Come discover this lovely park during spring migration. Lots of migrants pass through, including many warblers. Start in the parking lot at 7:30am. Limit: 6. For reservations (required) and more information, contact the co-leaders.
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Patterson Park Audubon Center – patterson.audubon.org. Description: Join Audubon to explore this urban oasis in southeast Baltimore. With more than 200 species on record, the park is full of surprises. For directions, contact Patterson Park Audubon Center. Participants must adhere to our COVID code of conduct and register in advance at our […]
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leaders: James Wolf, Friends of Stony Run representative and Lynne Parks v.lynneparks@gmail.com or 443–416-6180. Description: To mitigate the erosion occurring along Lower Stony Run, Baltimore City and contractors from Biohabitats widened the stream bank and created a terraced stormwater wetland. Only some of the planned native plantings and tree replacements have […]
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Sam Tillman, sam.tillman@gmail.com, 443-844-5917. Description: Expect to see a variety of birds including migrating warblers and flycatchers, raptors over the field, and potentially waterbirds along the upper Jones Falls. This area saw 30+ species of warblers in 2020! This walk coincides with the ‘All the Birds at Lake Roland’ event […]
– Half day. Explore the diverse habitats in this one-square mile refuge at the confluence of the Potomac and Occoquan Rivers in Woodbridge, Virginia. A variety of raptors and migratory warblers, vireos, thrushes and flycatchers should be present, and rails and bitterns are possibilities. Start at the parking lot in the center of the refuge […]
Host: Kent County Bird Club If you have questions, please contact the trip leaders, Walter Ellison and Nancy Martin, 410-778-9568, birdclub.kentcountymd@gmail.com or borealdee@gmail.com Description: Explore a diversity of habitats from wood margins and small ponds to open fields, looking for spring migrants. Half day, bring snacks. Meet at the “Dollar General” parking lot (off Philosopher’s […]
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.
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Mark Linardi, 443- 834-8413 or mlinardi@outlook.com. Description: Continuing series of weekly walks following the progress of spring migration in Lake Roland’s varied habitats. Meet at the Light Rail Parking Lot (Boardwalk entrance to the park). Check with leader if weather is extreme (rain, wind). Participants must sign a Covid-19 waiver. […]
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Nico Sarbanes, nasarbanes@yahoo.com. Description: A memorial walk will be held in honor of Leslie Starr, who led many walks here. She was an avid birder and was always willing to help out fellow birders. She was a mentor to many of our younger members. The park, about 95 acres, features a level one-mile […]
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