Host: Carroll County Bird Club For more details or to RSVP contact Matthew Hodgdon at 301 703 0657 or mhodgdon@msn.com. Description: Come and enjoy a pleasant walk while bird watching in the park. The park has a lot of open fields, four ponds and tree lines. We hope to see sparrows, swallows and Horned Larks. […]
Host: Caroline Bird Club Leader Debby Bennett, dabennett1996@gmail.com Description: Good for beginners learning to identify birds and breeding bird behavior. Dress appropriately and bring binoculars if you have them.
Host: Harford Bird Club Leaders Colleen Webster (cwebster@harford.edu; 410-459-4577) and Sue Procell (procellmd@gmail.com; 443-417-4919) Description: The beautiful peninsula is surrounded by the pristine and well protected Mill Creek, the larger and historic Furnace Bay and the expansive Susquehanna Flats. Eagles and Osprey are almost always seen; passerines are common in the surrounding trees; waders and […]
Host: Harford Bird Club Leader is Dennis Kirkwood (newarkfarms@gmail.com or 410-692-5905). Description: Meet at 7:00 AM in the parking lot at the northern end of Madonna Rd. where it crosses Deer Creek. Parking space is limited. The trip will proceed from there to the aptly named Hidden Valley area with its sparkling stream which runs […]
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 walk leader […]
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Kojo Baidoo, baidookojo6@gmail.com. Description: We’ll look for breeding warblers, vireos and flycatchers. Prettyboy is a quiet oasis, less traffic, and fewer hikers than other sites which makes birding easier. Trail is unpaved and relatively level. We will walk about 2-2.5 miles. Cancelled if raining. RSVP to leader Required. Trip limited […]
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: John Dennehy at 410- 653-5214 or jedennehy@verizon.net. Description: Overnight at Carey Run Sanctuary or hotel, if the lodgings are too rustic for your taste or Carey Run not available. Visit sites in Garrett and Allegany Counties for breeding Henslow’s Sparrow, bobolink, rose-breasted grosbeak, and a […]
Host: Harford Bird Club Check with the Harford County directors for the Atlas Project, Dennis Kirkwood (newarkfarms@gmail.com or 410-692-5905) and Matt Hafner (hafner.Matt@gmail.com or 410-971-3203). Description: Help our volunteer scientists determine breeding bird populations in Harford County. These data will be added to the Maryland Breeding Bird Atlas project data collection sponsored by MOS. Details […]
Host: Carroll County Bird Club Contact David Smith, lacsmith12@comcast.net or 443-995-4108. Description: The focus will be to gain insights about how to identify evidence of breeding birds; and to document breeding birds from the Atlas block we are visiting. Meeting place TBA.
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: Join us as we explore a Kent County atlas block – learn to observe breeding behavior and how to contribute sightings to the third Maryland/D.C. Breeding Bird Atlas Project. Half day, […]
Members Night: Bird and birding photos by bird club members; must be present for the virtual meeting to share your photos. Meeting will be conducted via Zoom. Register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/10I8LcRowsGRRb5h2idEF9c_2f0bUuih8meNsYWad57Q/edit?usp=sharing.
While only authorized board members have a vote, any club member is welcome to attend and participate in discussions. Call any club officer or board member for details.
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Host: Montgomery Bird Club For reservations, time and directions, contact leader Cheryl Hogue at cheryl.hogue@gmail.com Description: On a morning walk, we’ll look for Cliff Swallows building mud nests beneath this bridge in the northeastern part of the county. We will also explore wooded trails on WSSC property bordering the reservoir to observe other possible […]
Host: Carroll County Bird Club Please contact David Smith at lacsmith12@comcast.net or 443-995-4108. Description: David Smith will lead birders on a half-day walk at Little Pipe Creek Park in Union Bridge. The focus of the outing will be to learn more about the Maryland-DC Breeding Bird Atlas project, which began January 1, 2020; to gain insights […]
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 Distancing […]
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leaders: Ted Martello, Baltimore City Forestry Board, and Carol Schreter C.Schreter@comcast.net or (410) 664-5151 (land line). Description: Because the City reservoir pine forests planted in the 1930s are aging, an 11 acre patch was thinned or cleared in 2010. Walk a Forest Management Study site to examine trees planted there in […]
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leaders: 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 to leader required. Trip limited to 10 participants. Masks and Social Distancing May […]
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED Save the Date! The location and details for the BBC Picnic is not yet confirmed. We will be sure to contact members but you may also check our website for details as we get closer.
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