Events for April 18 - April 4

  • Snavely Ford Trail, Antietam National Battlefield

    Antietam National Battlefield 5831 Dunker Church Rd, Sharpsburg, MD, United States

    Host: Frederick Bird Club Leader Lois Kauffman, 301-845-6690 or md.pa.birding@gmail.com Description: Early migrants and wildflowers! Contact leader for meeting time and location.

  • Belmont Manor Historic Park

    Belmont Manor Historic Park 6555 Belmont Woods Rd, Elkridge, MD, United States

    Host: Howard County Bird Club Contact Val Swan at valnjeff55@gmail.com to register. Description: Beginning Birder Field Trip Question and Answer Walk. Slow pace through fields, along woods edges, and around a pond. Val […]

  • Fort McHenry

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

    Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader Mary Chatelat, 443-564-6551 Description: Continuing survey of bird activity at the Fort. Binoculars required. A telescope can be useful for distance viewing. Canceled in bad weather and the walk will be rescheduled to 2/11. General grounds include the paved Seawall Trail. Meet in the large grassy unpaved roped-off parking lot […]

  • Lake Artemesia Natural Area

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

    Host: Patuxent Bird Club/PGAS Led by Terry Watson or Marc Manheimer on an alternating basis. Description: Meet at the parking lot at the corner of Ballew Avenue and Berwyn Road in Berwyn Heights.

  • Meeting: Frederick Bird Club

    Hood College 401 Rosemont Ave, Frederick, MD, United States

    Members’ Night: FBC Members give 10-15min presentations on their birdy travels and escapades!

  • Fort Smallwood Park

    Fort Smallwood Park 9500 Fort Smallwood Road, Pasadena, MD

    Host: Anne Arundel County Parks & Rec. Contact Brandon rpbige24@aacounty.org

  • Lake Elkhorn

    Lake Elkhorn Dockside Lane, Columbia, MD, United States

    Host: Howard County Bird Club Leader – David Sandler, detout65@gmail.com Description: Easy walking along the lake and to Forebay Pond. Waterfowl, sparrows and winter finches are possible. The lake can turn up interesting surprises. No facilities. Good for beginning birders. Meet at Dockside Parking lot.

  • Owl prowl: Shorter’s Wharf and environs

    Shorter’s Wharf Maple Dam Rd, Crapo, MD, United States

    Host: Talbot Bird Club Leader: J.C. Lowery (443-496-1795 or jclowery8@gmail.com). Description: Short-eared, Screech, Barred, Great Horned Owl search. Depart at 2:30 p.m. from Easton Acme parking lot, or meet at 3:45 p.m. at Shorter’s Wharf.

  • Blackwater NWR

    Blackwater NWR 2145 Key Wallace Dr, Cambridge, MD, United States

    Host: Frederick Bird Club Leaders Helen Belencan & Gary Smith 803-292-6883 HBandMe@me.com Description: Waterfowl. Contact leaders for meeting time and location.

  • Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center (CBEC)

    Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center 600 Discovery Lane, Grasonville, MD, United States

    Host: Talbot Bird Club Leader: J.C. Lowery (443-496-1795 or jclowery8@gmail.com). Description: Waterfowl, sparrows, wintering passerines. Depart at 7:00 am from Easton Acme parking lot, or meet at 7:45 am at CBEC.

  • Patuxent Wildlife Research Center south tract

    Patuxent Research Refuge – Visitor Center – South Tract 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel, MD, United States

    Host: Patuxent Bird Club/PGAS Leader: Bill Sefton. Description: Meet at the parking area near the visitor center

  • Dorchester County Birding Trip

    MD

    Host: Tri-county Bird Club For more information contact trip leader, Mike Walsh at 410-422-0428 or mik.walsh@comcast.net Description: Birding trip to Dorchester County, including Choptank River, Blackwater NWR, and the Tubman Center for waterfowl, raptors, sparrows, other winter residents. Meet at the Royal Farms on Rt. 50 west of Salisbury at 7:30 a.m. Bring lunch, snacks […]

  • Ashland POSTPONED

    Ashland Nature Center Hockessin, DE, United States

    THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader Tim Carney, timcarney83@gmail.com Description: Easy walk on the Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail (NCR Trail) looking for waterfowl and woodland […]

  • Bradenbaugh Flats CANCELED

    Bradenbaugh Flats 4351 Harford Creamery Road, White Hall, MD, United States

    THIS EVENT IS CANCELED Host: Harford Bird Club Leader Dennis Kirkwood (443-299-2272 or newarkfarms@gmail.com) Description: Join Dennis Kirkwood at the World Famous Bradenbaugh Flats scoping for birds.  Lapland Longspur, Horned […]

  • Oaks Landfill

    Oaks Landfill 20600 Zion Rd, Laytonsville, MD, United States

    Host: Montgomery Bird Club Leader Mark England, englandmark@comcast.net Description: Bundle up for LATE AFTERNOON (3:30-5:30 p.m..) search for wintering sparrows and raptors, including possible Northern Harriers and Short-eared Owls. Mostly […]

  • Serenity Ridge POSTPONED

    Serenity Ridge 2406 Ridge Rd., Windsor Mills, MD, United States

    THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader Frank Marenghi, frank_marenghi@hotmail.com Description: Please join Serenity Ridge and Baltimore Bird Club for a partnered habitat hike and birding walk through the trails of Serenity Ridge. Serenity Ridge has an impressive array of fields, old field, and primary riparian forest habitats. There are over 3 […]

  • Hughes Hollow

    Hughes Hollow (McKee-Besher WMA) Sycamore Landing Road, Poolesville, Maryland

    Host: Montgomery Bird Club Leader Kathy Brown, ktbnurse@gmail.com Description: Join us for a morning of winter marsh and woodland birding. Targets are sparrows, woodpeckers, and possibly ducks. Be prepared for possible wet/muddy conditions. Beginners and young birders are encouraged to join. Limit: 12

  • Marshy Point Nature Center

    Marshy Point Nature Center 7130 Marshy Point Rd, Baltimore, MD, United States

    Host: Baltimore Bid 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. All are welcome, including families. Telescopes useful.