Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Mark Linardi, 443- 834-8413 or mlinardi@outlook.com. Description: Meet at the main Vollmer Center parking lot for easy birding in Cylburn’s gardens and urban forest. Expect to find a variety of migrant and resident birds. Some paths are not paved and can be hilly. Beginning birders welcome. Masks and Social Distancing […]
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leaders: Joan Cwi, 410- 467-5352 or jafjsc@verizon.net and Alice Nelson, 410- 499-0546 or alice.display@verizon.net. Description: The swifts have returned again to the Bookbindery Chimney in Hampden, so that is where we will hold the watch again this spring! Please check the BBC website in case there are any last minute location […]
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leaders: Debbie & Lou Taylor, 410–852-9807, debrataylor11@gmail.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. […]
“The Cohabitation of Shorebirds and Horseshoe Crabs.” Daisy Sudano will do a presentation on Maryland’s oldest living fossil, the Limulus Polyphemus, better known as the Horseshoe crab, and their part in making sure many migrating shorebirds, especially the Red Knot, continue to thrive. You may sign up for the meeting at https://baltimorebirdclub.org/schedule.html by clicking the […]
Shorebird Identification Part 1. Gene Scarpulla will concentrate on how to get started with shorebird identification and will be appropriate for new birders; for experienced birders who have never gotten around to figuring out shorebirds; and for birders of all levels who need a brush-up in preparation for the coming shorebird migration season. Register at […]
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: 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 […]
Speaker: Club members and others. The focus of this meeting has not been finalized yet, in the hopes that there will be a COVID vaccine available and we will once again be able to gather and enjoy each other’s company and a personal presentation that would not work as a virtual one.
Andy Wilson from Gettysburg College will speak on “How drones provide a new way to monitor bird populations”. Andy has been a birder since age nine, encouraged by his parents and an elementary school teacher in his hometown of Sheffield, England. After working with the British Trust for Ornithology for 10 years, Andy came to […]
Host: Montgomery Bird Club Leader Paul Woodward, grackling@ATT.NET Description: Tune up your ears as we listen for and learn to identify the songs and calls of migrant and local breeding birds. The trip will be geared to new birders but all are welcome. Start at 7 am at the parking lot at Hughes Hollow. Limit […]
“Birding & Beyond in Cuba” by Paul J. Baicich & Soledad Pagliuca This program will allow us to “visit” a number of key bird locations on the island – Viñales, Zapata, Guanahacabibes, Cayo Coco, Baracoa, Topes de Collantes, and Havana – as well as examine opportunities for “connecting” with our counterparts in Cuba. We will […]
Parties of counters will set their own schedules in their pre-arranged areas to count resident and migrant bird species throughout the county. Contact Scott Hodgdon to verify your bird-counting area (scotthodgdon@msn.com or 443-280-2480).
Contact Karl Schwalm at karlandsharon@gmail.com.
Contact Mark Eanes at mdeanes@atlanticbb.net
Host: YMOS Contact: George Radcliffe, radclifg@gmail.com, 410-463-1669 Description: Student Competition with details to be determined at a later date
An all-day effort to census as much of Kent County as possible. Join a field party or count in your neighborhood. Contact Walter Ellison and Nancy Martin, 410-778-9568, birdclub.kentcountymd@gmail.com or borealdee@gmail.com for details.
Host: Montgomery Bird Club Leaders Woody and Rae Dubois, dengue1@verizon.net Description: We will be looking for warblers and other migrants on the Wilson Mill and Kingsley Trails. Possible Kentucky Warbler. Limit 6. For reservations (required) and more information contact the leaders.
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Coordinator: Libby Errickson, elizabeth.errickson@gmail.com Description: Here’s your opportunity to count birds in a Baltimore City or Baltimore County territory of your choice on one of the best migration dates of the year. Feeder bird watchers also welcome. Contact the coordinator ahead of time to avoid duplication.
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leaders: Kim Tomko, Lynne Parks v.lynneparks@gmail.com or 443-416-6180. Description: Learn to identify birds by songs and calls. Expect warblers, orioles, vireos, and more. Lindsay Jacks will provide audio description. We’ll walk along a flat paved path that runs between Belair Rd. and Harford Rd. It’s a two-mile loop. Park and meet along the […]
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leaders: Debbie & Lou Taylor, 410-852-9807, debrataylor11@gmail.com. Description: Early May at Patuxent South brings Warblers, Orioles and Flycatchers. May find Scarlet Tanager, Indigo Bunting and Grosbeak in a habitat mix including lakes, meadows, and forest wetlands. Walking 2-3 miles of boardwalks, floating walkways, forest floor and paved trails around lakes. *The […]
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Daisy Sudano, dsudanotrainings@yahoo.com, 410-426-7627. Description: These walks are designed to encourage the appreciation of birds and bird habitat conservation to minors through mentorship and education. They will change monthly and may include youth-oriented education programs, youth birding trips, and competitions. Please contact the leader for more information. Trip limited to 10 participants. Masks and Social […]
The Birder’s Guide to Maryland & DC is a project of the Maryland Ornithological Society.
MOS Mailing Address:
Maryland Ornithological Society, Inc.
Cylburn Mansion
4915 Greenspring Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21209