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CANCELED Monthly walk at Fran Uhler Natural Area
CANCELED Monthly walk at Fran Uhler Natural Area
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED Host: Patuxent Bird Club & PGAS. Leader Bill Sefton (kiwisuits@msn.com). Description: Two-mile out-and-back walk at natural area on the Patuxent River; fields, wet woods, brushy areas. Trail is gravel and dirt and is mostly flat, no hills. Leader may require mask for unvaccinated people. Reservations not needed. Meet at 7:30 […]
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New Year’s Day Loch Raven
New Year’s Day Loch Raven
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Joe Corcoran, corcoran2921@gmail.com, 667-231-6453. Description: Start off the New Year Birding at Loch Raven (exact location available from leader). Expect waterfowl, winter passerines and raptors. RSVP to leader required.
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Annual New Year’s Day Birdwalk at Perryman
Annual New Year’s Day Birdwalk at Perryman
Host: Harford Bird Club. Leader Phil Powers (443-417-7520; birdsinmd308@gmail.com). Description: Join us to welcome in the New Year with a tour through the always productive Perryman area. Meet at Aberdeen Walmart parking lot on Rt. 40 at 8:30 AM.
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CBC: Loch Raven
Birders of all levels of expertise or experience are welcome and urged to participate in this annual post-migration bird census in northern Baltimore County. The area being surveyed is in a 15-mile diameter circle touching Lake Roland on the south, Hereford on the north and centered on Cockeysville. Contact Compiler: Libby Errickson, elizabeth.errickson@gmail.com for area […]
CBC: Annapolis-Gibson Island
Contacts are Hal Wierenga & Lynn Davidson, hal.lynn@comcast.net, 410-647-7439 and Sue Riccardi, susiericc@comcast.net, 410-647-9513
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First Wednesday Walks at Fort McHenry
First Wednesday Walks at Fort McHenry
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Mary Chetelat, 410-665-0769 (alternate contact Wendy Alexander, 443-204-3754). Description: Continuing survey of bird activity at the Fort. Binoculars required. Telescope can be useful for distance viewing. Cancelled in bad weather and walk will be rescheduled to January 12. General grounds include paved Seawall Trail. NPS Volunteer Service Agreement is required […]
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Trip to Blackwater NWR
Host: Montgomery Bird Club. For reservations (required) and more information, contact leader Mark England, englandmark@comcast.net or 240-308-4114. Description: Full day, starting at 9 a.m. along the Choptank River in Cambridge. Waterfowl, overwintering songbirds, and raptors, plus optional late afternoon marsh watch. Brown-headed Nuthatch possible. Bring lunch and drinks. Limit: 12.
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Semi-Monthly afternoon walk at Lake Artemesia
Semi-Monthly afternoon walk at Lake Artemesia
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. Leader may require mask for unvaccinated people. For more information, see PGAS Meetup site at https://www.meetup.com/Prince-Georges-Audubon-Society/
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Meeting: Frederick Bird Club
Meeting: Frederick Bird Club
Paul Baicich will speak on Bird Feeding in America: A Story of Wild Birds, Innovation, and Conservation
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Winter Bird Hunt
Host: YMOS Contact George Radcliffe, radclifg@gmail.com, 410-463-1669 Description: Cambridge and South Dorchester Bird Hunt ending with Short-eared Owl Search
Trip to Blackwater NWR
Host: Howard County Bird Club Leader Kurt Schwarz, krschwa1@verizon.net, 410-461-1643 Description: Plan to stop at the Choptank River Bridge for ducks and coffee. Bring lunch and drinks. Dress warmly. Entrance fee or Duck Stamp required. Email the leader to reserve a spot and get details. We will carpool. Facilities at some spots.
Trip to Blackwater NWR
Host: Frederick Bird Club. Contact Kathy Calvert, 301-810-5677 or kathycalvert1@gmail.com. Description: Searching for wintering waterfowl.
Annual Coastal Birding Trip
Annual Coastal Birding Trip
Host: Tri-county Bird Club For more information contact trip leader, Mike Walsh at 410-422-0428 or mik.walsh@comcast.net. Description: Coastal Birding trip from Ocean City, MD to Cape Henlopen, DE for winter waterfowl and other winter visitors. Meet at the Ward Museum parking lot at 7:30 a.m. or the OC inlet parking lot at 8:15 a.m. Bring […]
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Eastern Neck NWR field trip
Eastern Neck NWR field trip
Host: Kent County Bird Club Contact: Walter Ellison & Nancy Martin, 410-778-9568, birdclub.kentcountymd@gmail.com Description: A half-day visit to Eastern Neck, to look for waterfowl, eagles, and winter land birds. Meet in the parking area at the Tundra Swan boardwalk at the north end of the refuge at 8:00 AM.
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Monitoring Shorebirds and More
Monitoring Shorebirds and More
Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact Alan Young, alanmyoung@gmail.com, 410-991-8300, walk leader Sam Miller
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Monthly walk at Kinder Farm Park
Monthly walk at Kinder Farm Park
Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact Alan Young, alanmyoung@gmail.com, 410-991-8300
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Black Hill Regional Park
Black Hill Regional Park
Host: Montgomery Bird Club. For reservations (required) and more information, contact leader Gerry Hawkins at maineusa@comcast.net or 571-277-8406. Description: All birders, but especially new birders, are welcome on this half-day trip, which will focus on the identification of ducks at this premiere county spot for winter waterfowl. Start at 8 a.m. at the Visitors Center […]
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Marshy Point Nature Center
Marshy Point Nature Center
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.
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Meeting: Allegany/Garrett Counties Bird Club
Meeting: Allegany/Garrett Counties Bird Club
Erin Thady will speak on Virginia Landscapes program grassland biodiversity surveys (including birds). She is Survey Coordinator/Virginia Working Landscapes with the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. Virtual meeting information will be shared by email. Contact westernmdbirdclub@gmail.com if interested in attending and you need the meeting link.
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Meeting: Patuxent Bird Club & PGAS
Meeting: Patuxent Bird Club & PGAS
Sahas Barve speaking on high-altitude adaptations of birds in the Himalayas. Dr. Sahas Barve is an evolutionary ecologist and ornithologist and Peter Buck Fellow, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Location TBA. Meeting might be in-person in College Park, if COVID situation allows; otherwise on Zoom. Check PBC website (https://patuxentbirdclub.org) for updates on venue.
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CANCELED Feeder Watch
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED Host: Harford Bird Club. Contact Mark Johnson (marksjohnson2@gmail.com; 410-692-5978). Description: Join your fellow club members as we happily resume our annual feeder watch in the comfort of the home of Mark and Denise Johnson. Enjoy watching the bird activity at their various feeders and conversing with your fellow birders. Final […]
Midwinter Bird Count
Host: Carroll County Bird Club. Contact Bill Ellis to verify your bird-counting area at billellis@ellislist.com or 443-520-8809. Description: Parties of counters will set their own schedules in their pre-arranged areas to count winter bird species throughout the county.
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Monthly walk at Governor Bridge Natural Area
Monthly walk at Governor Bridge Natural Area
Host: Patuxent Bird Club & PGAS. Leader Bill Sefton (kiwisuits@msn.com). Description: Two-mile loop at natural area on the Patuxent River; fields, wet woods, brushy areas, wetlands, ponds. Natural surface trails may be wet; waterproof footwear advised. Leaders may require mask for unvaccinated people. Reservations not needed. Meet at 7: 30 AM at the Natural Area […]
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Riley’s Lock
Riley’s Lock
Host: Montgomery Bird Club. For reservations (required) and more information, contact leader Scott Young at 202-313-1444. Description: Join us for a morning at and around Riley’s Lock where we will first spend some time scanning the river for waterfowl. After that we’ll head upstream on the towpath, checking the turning basin for any elusive waterfowl […]
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Saturday Morning Monitoring Walk at Fort McHenry
Saturday Morning Monitoring Walk at Fort McHenry
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Ben Poscover, 410-882-1309 (alternate contact 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 and walk will be rescheduled to January 22. General grounds include paved Seawall Trail. NPS […]
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Monthly walk at Quiet Waters Park
Monthly walk at Quiet Waters Park
Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact Leo Dilling, leodilling@hotmail.com, 703-282-0011
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Oaks Landfill
Oaks Landfill
Host: Montgomery Bird Club. For reservations and more information, contact leader Mark England at 240-308-4114 or englandmark@comcast.net. Description: Bundle up for a 2 to 2½ hour LATE AFTERNOON search for wintering sparrows and raptors, including possible Northern Harriers and Short-eared Owls. Mostly open terrain with some ponds, which we will check if they are not frozen […]
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Meeting: Baltimore Bird Club
Meeting: Baltimore Bird Club
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Description: Lecture via Zoom. Sam Droege, a wildlife biologist at the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, will talk about “Planting a pollinator garden for the birds and the bees.” Check the BBC website plus monthly Enews for updates and how to register. Early-on, Sam Droege was mentored by Chan Robbins, and […]
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Meeting: Anne Arundel Bird Club
Meeting: Anne Arundel Bird Club
William Rapai will speak on “The Kirtland’s Warbler: From the brink of extinction to a new model for endangered species conservation”. The Kirtland’s Warbler is an iconic species in Michigan, nesting primarily in the jack pine forests of the northern Lower Peninsula. As recently as 1987 there were fewer 400 birds in the entire population. […]
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Semi-Monthly afternoon walk at Lake Artemesia
Semi-Monthly afternoon walk at Lake Artemesia
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. Leader may require mask for unvaccinated people. For more information, see PGAS Meetup site at https://www.meetup.com/Prince-Georges-Audubon-Society/
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Meeting: Caroline Bird Club
Meeting: Caroline Bird Club
Dan Small, Natural Lands Project Coordinator, Washington College Center for Environment & Society will present “The Natural Lands Project and Northern Bobwhite – Build it and they will come”
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Ocean City field trip
Host: Kent County Bird Club Contact: Walter Ellison & Nancy Martin, 410-778-9568, birdclub.kentcountymd@gmail.com Description: Our annual search for winter specialties including gannet, sea ducks, alcids, gulls, Purple Sandpipers, and wintering songbirds. Dress warmly, bring lunch & warm beverages. Meet in the Dollar General parking lot, Chestertown at 8:00 AM.
Ocean City and the Coast
Host: Montgomery Bird Club For reservations (required) and information, contact leader Clive Harris at clivegharris@yahoo.com. Description: We will bird the Ocean City inlet in the morning, looking for sea ducks, gulls, wintering shorebirds and anything else that might be around (hopefully Razorbill). After that, we will check a few local areas around OC and then, depending […]
All day trip to Delaware
Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact Dale Murphy, murphy_dale@msn.com, 410-798-6345
Fort Washington SP
Host: Frederick Bird Club. Contact Lois Kauffman, 301-845-6690 or md.pa.birding@gmail.com Description: Winter birds and maybe otters!
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Traveling the Bradenbaugh Flats
Traveling the Bradenbaugh Flats
Host: Harford Bird Club. Contact leader Dennis Kirkwood (410-692-5905; newarkfarms@gmail.com). Description: The tour begins at Jarrettsville Elementary School parking lot at 8:00 AM. From there leader Dennis Kirkwood takes us on a pleasant tour through NW Harford County’s agricultural area to search out wintering field birds and waterfowl. Expect Horned Larks, along with Ring-necked Ducks […]
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Druid Hill Park
Druid Hill Park
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Patterson Park Audubon Center. 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, patterson.audubon.org.
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Chesapeake Environmental Center
Chesapeake Environmental Center
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leaders: Brent and Mary Byers, baypuffin@hotmail.com or 410-686-7294. Description: We will be looking for ducks, geese, swans, sparrows, Bald Eagles, and Brown-headed Nuthatches. Paths are unpaved and level. Trip canceled in snow, rain, or slippery conditions. Meet at Chesapeake Environmental Center at 9:00 am.
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Meeting: Tri-county Bird Club
Meeting: Tri-county Bird Club
“Using Drones to Monitor Bird Populations” presented by Andy Wilson, Assoc. Professor, Gettysburg College. For more information contact Ellen Lawler at 410-982-8695 or emlawler534@comcast.net
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Meeting: Washington County Bird Club
Meeting: Washington County Bird Club
Potluck begins at 6:00 pm. Please bring your own place setting, drink, and a dish to share. Meeting begins at 7:00 pm. Program: film TBA. Call 301-733-3016 for more information.
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C&O Canal Bird Count
Contact James Speicher, the C&O Count Coordinator at jugornaught@gmail.com. Allegany/Garrett Counties contact is Melissa Hensel at mjhensel@yahoo.com
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Patterson Park
Patterson Park
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Patterson Park Audubon Center. 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 website, […]
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Perryville Community Park
Perryville Community Park
Host: Harford Bird Club. Contact leaders Colleen Webster (410-459-4577; cwebster@harford.edu) or Sue Procell (443-417-4919). Description: On a leisurely excursion on mostly flat paved surfaces we will be in search of swimmers, divers, and fliers. There should be good views of ducks on Mill Creek and possible sightings of swans on Furnace Bay. Eagles are also […]
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Contact Us
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