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Bird Walk, Piney Reservoir

Piney Reservoir 2880 Piney Run Road, Frostburg, MD, United States

Host: Allegany/Garrett Bird Club Point person Raquel Ketterman, westernmdbirdclub@gmail.com or 301-268-6746. Description: Meet at 8:00 am at the entrance to Piney Dam Rd off of Piney Run Rd.

Soldiers Delight

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

Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Sarah Luttrell Description: Expect to see a wide variety of migrating songbirds at Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area in Owings Mills. Meet at the Overlook on Deer Park Rd. We will cover 1.5-2 miles of level but sometimes rocky terrain. Trails can be muddy if the weather has been wet.

Swan Harbor Farm Park

Swan Harbor Farm Park 401 Oakington Road, Havre de Grace, MD, United States

Host: Harford Bird Club Leader Dennis Kirkwood (410-692-5905; newarkfarms@gmail.com). Description: This preserved area near the Upper Bay provides prime habitat for waterfowl, song birds, and marsh and field birds.

Saturday Morning Monitoring Walk at Fort McHenry

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

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. Canceled in bad weather. Park outside the main entrance gate in lot on left, and meet at the gate.

Open House at Swan Creek

Swan Creek Wetlands 1000 Kembo Road, Curtis Bay, MD, United States

Host: Maryland Environmental Service and Maryland Department of Transportation/Maryland Port Authority Description: Open house at the wetlands.

Beauvoir on La Trappe Creek

Beauvoir 27465 Southside Island Creek Road, Trappe, MD, United States

Host: Talbot County Bird Club. Leader: Warren Maruyama (202-253-3844 or warren.maruyama@hoganlovells.com) Description: Migrants. Breakfast hosted by the Maruyamas. Depart: Easton Acme parking lot at 7:00 am

Birding at Quiet Waters

Blue Heron Center, Quiet Waters Park 600 Quiet Waters Park Road, Annapolis, MD, United States

Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club. Leaders Juanita and Pat Tate, jpt8@earthlink.com or 410-266-6043. Description: Meet at Blue Heron Room.

Cromwell Valley Park

Cromwell Valley Park 2175 Cromwell Bridge Road, Parkville, MD

Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Joe Corcoran, corcoran2921@gmail.com, 667-231-6453. Description: Continuing a series of weekly Tuesday morning walks to follow the progress of fall migration. This park has a variety of habitats including fields, stream-side woods and hillside forest. Expect a variety of migrant and resident birds. Beginning birders welcome. RSVP to leader required.

Meeting: Montgomery Bird Club

Potomac Presbyterian Church 10301 River Rd., Potomac, MD, United States

Join us to learn from Jim Thomas (NHGRI) about Genomics and Birds

Birding at Masonville Cove

Masonville Cove Environmental Education Center 1000 Frankfurst Ave, Baltimore, MD, United States

Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club. Leaders Sue and Alan Young, alanmyoung@gmail.com or 410-991-8300. Description: Hike throughout Masonville Cove.

Semi-Monthly afternoon walk at Lake Artemesia

Lake Artemesia Natural Area Berwyn Rd at Ballew Ave, Berwyn Heights, MD, United States

Host: Patuxent Bird Club & PGAS. Description: Two-mile walk around lake on paved path; wheelchair-accessible. Families welcome. Meet at parking area at corner of Berwyn Rd. and Ballew Ave. in Berwyn Heights. No reservations needed. Leader may require mask for unvaccinated people. For more information, see PGAS Meetup site at https://www.meetup.com/Prince-Georges-Audubon-Society/

Meeting: Caroline Bird Club

Caroline County Public Library 100 Market St, Denton, MD, United States

Speaker TBA

Waggoners Gap, Carlisle, PA

Waggoner’s Gap Hawk Watch Waggoners Gap Rd, Landisburg, PA, United States

Host: Talbot County Bird Club. Leader: Jeff Effinger (410-443-5016 or jkeffinger55@gmail.com) Description: Migrating Hawks. Possibly overnight. Depart: Easton Acme parking lot at 6:00 am.

Druid Hill Park 

Druid Hill Park 900 Druid Park Lake Drive, Baltimore, MD, United States

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 website.

Mariner Point

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

Host: Harford Bird Club Leaders Phil Powers (443-417-7520; birdsinmd308@gmail.com) and Dave Larkin. Description: Avian activity will be surveyed with an emphasis on waterfowl and song birds at this estuarine location.

Blue Mash: Remembering Our Past Presidents

Blue Mash Nature Trail 20500 Zion Road, Laytonsville, MD, United States

Host: Momtgomery Bird Club For reservations (required) and directions, contact leader Andy Martin at martinap2@verizon.net or 301-529-2066. Description: Join us for this year’s annual walk in honor of former MBC presidents. We will especially remember those who are no longer with us. Longtime birders and new birders, new members and nonmembers—all are welcome.

Bird Walk, C&O Canal at Spring Gap

Spring Gap Oldtown, MD, United States

Host: Allegany,Garrett Bird Club Contact Brent Chippendale at pachips@yahoo.com. Description: Meet Brent Chippendale at the parking lot at Spring Gap on the C&O Canal. Take route 51 east from Cumberland, the Spring Gap Hiker/Biker area is well marked.

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 and fields. We […]

Tree planting at Carey Run Sanctuary

Carey Run Sanctuary Carey Run Rd, Frostburg, MD, United States

Hosts: MOS Sanctuary Committee, Trout Unlimited, & Allegany-Garrett Bird Club. Description: Volunteers needed to plant trees along streamside areas. Trees were purchased with a grant from MD DNR. Tools will be provided. Sign up in advance by sending an email to Michaela.Palmieri@tu.org. See the flyer for more information and directions.

Loch Raven-Northampton Furnace Trail

Northampton Furnace Trail Chapelwood Lane, Timonium, MD, United States

Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Joe Corcoran, corcoran2921@gmail.com, 667-231-6453 Description: One-mile level trail through woods to water overlooks. Expect to see waterfowl, woodpeckers, sparrows and perhaps purple finches. Possible muddy spots, boots recommended. RSVP to leader required.