Calendar of Events
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Calendar of Events
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New Year’s Day Loch Raven – Old Picnic Area
New Year’s Day Loch Raven – Old Picnic Area
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Joe Corcoran, corcoran2921@gmail.com, 667-231-6453. Description: Start off the New Year birding at Old Picnic Area Trail section of Loch Raven Reservoir. The trail is unpaved […]
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Start Your Year List
Start Your Year List
Host: Howard County Bird Club Leader – Kurt Schwarz, krschwa1@verizon.net. Description: Easy walking on woodland trails. May plan to bird several different locations to find as many species as possible. […]
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Annual New Year’s Day Bird Walk
Annual New Year’s Day Bird Walk
Host: Harford Bird Club Leader Dennis Kirkwood (newarkfarms@gmail.com; 410-692-5905). Description: Join us to welcome in the New Year with a tour of the beautiful and historic Newark Farms properties. Meet […]
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CBC: Bowie
Annual count in circle that covers Bowie, Greenbelt, Beltsville, Patuxent Research Refige, and other prime areas. Areas to be covered include walking routes through parks and driving routes through suburban and rural neighborhoods. Backyard counts also welcome. Pre-registration required in order to receive area assignment. Rain or shine. Choose your own start and stop times, […]
CBC: Sugarloaf Mountain
New participants contact Count Compiler Janet Millenson at janet@twocrows.com
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North Point SP
North Point SP
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Kojo Baidoo, baidookojo6@gmail.com. Description: Varied habitats, including marsh, woods, and beach. Expect to see waterfowl, sparrows, and raptors. Scopes useful. Trails are level but unpaved. […]
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Perryville Park Ducks
Perryville Park Ducks
Host: Cecil Bird Club Trip Leader: Maryanne Dolan Description: One of Cecil County’s prime duck viewing locations. A half-day of seeking out winter waterfowl at Perryville Community Park, and along the Susquehanna River. Dress for extreme cold and wind. Bring scope if you have one. A mix of driving and some walking. Meet at the […]
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Meeting: YMOS
Meeting: YMOS
Host: YMOS Contact: George Radcliffe, radclifg@gmail.com, 410-463-1669 Description: Speaker TBA
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Fort McHenry Monitoring Walk
Fort McHenry Monitoring Walk
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Mary Chetelat, 443-564-6551. Description: Continuing survey of bird activity at the Fort. Binoculars required. A telescope can be useful for distance viewing. General grounds include […]
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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. No reservations needed. Leader varies. 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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Blackwater NWR
Host: Howard County Bird Club Leader – Kurt Schwarz, krschwa1@verizon.net. 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. ail the leader to reserve a spot and get details. We will carpool. Facilities at some spots
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Monthly walk at Fran Uhler Natural Area
Monthly walk at Fran Uhler Natural Area
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 AM at east end of […]
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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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Piney Run Park in Carroll County in Winter
Piney Run Park in Carroll County in Winter
Host: Carroll County Bird Club For more details or to RSVP contact Scott Hodgdon scotthodgdon@msn.com Description: In the winter months the lake can be a good spot see waterfowl. Some species that often show up Tundra Swans, Buffleheads and Common Mergansers. We will be walking so dress for the weather. This is considered a moderate […]
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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, 410-913-8300
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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. A half-mile […]
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Perryville Park Ducks
Perryville Park Ducks
Host: Cecil Bird Club Trip Leader: Maryanne Dolan Description: One of Cecil County’s prime duck viewing locations. A half-day of seeking out winter waterfowl at Perryville Community Park, and along the Susquehanna River. Dress for extreme cold and wind. Bring scope if you have one. A mix of driving and some walking. Meet at the […]
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Meeting: Patuxent Bird Club & PGAS
Meeting: Patuxent Bird Club & PGAS
Guest speaker David Moulton, “Saving Grassland Birds in Southern Maryland.” Meeting will be on Zoom. For Zoom link, go to: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_VmgBZVg5TtYPWCNftmNPute-P1MyGYfpS4sctcATQSTw7g/viewform?usp=sharing Sign in to Zoom at 7 pm for informal chat before 7:30 pm meeting start
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Meeting: Howard County Bird Club
Meeting: Howard County Bird Club
The 2023 Howard County Butterfly Survey Results by Kevin Heffernan. For the 5th year in a row, Kevin Heffernan will update us on the status of butterflies in Howard County. Kevin Is the Co-chair of the Howard County, Maryland, Butterfly Survey. He is a past president of the Howard County Bird Club and is encouraging […]
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Carroll County Mid-winter Bird Count
Host: Carroll County Bird Club Contact: Bill Ellis billellis@ellislist.com or 443-520-8809 Description: Parties of counters will set their own schedules in their pre-arranged areas to count resident and late migrant bird species throughout the county.
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Hanlon Park
Hanlon Park
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Toby Pessoa Gingerich, tags2011@gmail.com. Description: One of the best “semi-secret” spots for winter waterfowl. Expect lots of redheads and a mix of other ducks, possibly including some surprises. We’ll mostly follow the edge of the lake: the trail is level and paved below a moderate grassy slope. Scopes useful. Meet […]
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Walk at Sandy Point & Thomas Point
Walk at Sandy Point & Thomas Point
Host Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact Jonas Lai, jonaselai@gmail.com or 203-915-6829
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Alpha Ridge Landfill
Alpha Ridge Landfill
Host: Howard County Bird Club Contact Joe Hanfman for reservations, auk1844@gmail.com Description: Moderate walking over hills and fields of the landfill. We will search for Short-eared Owls with no guarantee of finding one. Other possibilities are Northern Harrier, American Kestrel, Horned Lark, American Pipit, and Eastern Meadowlark. No facilities on the landfill. Reservations required. Carpooling […]
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Cape Henlopen
Host: Talbot County Bird Club Leader: Dave Burgevin (301-788-0916 or dburgevin@gmail.com) Description: Gulls, sea birds, passerines. Depart from Easton Acme parking lot at 6:30 AM or meet at state park entrance at 8 AM.
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Winter Bird Hunt
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
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Loch Raven Roundup
Loch Raven Roundup
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leaders: Peter Lev and Debbie Terry, plev@comcast.net or 410-952-9426; 443-578-8243. Description: Loch Raven is a great place for winter waterfowl. On this trip, we’ll start at […]
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Youth Birding
Youth Birding
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Daisy Sudano, dsudanotrainings@yahoo.com or 443-416-9867. Description: Meet across from the front door at Coppermine Fieldhouse. These trips are designed to encourage the appreciation of birds […]
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Perryville Park Ducks
Perryville Park Ducks
Host: Cecil Bird Club Trip Leader: Maryanne Dolan Description: One of Cecil County’s prime duck viewing locations. A half-day of seeking out winter waterfowl at Perryville Community Park, and along the Susquehanna River. Dress for extreme cold and wind. Bring scope if you have one. A mix of driving and some walking. Meet at the […]
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Winter Sparrows – Howard County Conservancy
Winter Sparrows – Howard County Conservancy
Host: Howard County Bird Club Leader – Bonnie Ott, sparrowdamsel@gmail.com Description: Easy walking through the mown paths to look for wintering sparrows. Bonnie will give identification tips on how to separate our native sparrows. Meet at the barn.
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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. No reservations needed. Leader varies. 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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Cape Henlopen Trip
Host: Howard County Bird Club Leader – Russell Kovach, Russell.kovach@gmail.com Description: All-day driving trip to the Delaware shore, stops to include Indian River Inlet, Cape Henlopen State Park, and Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge. Entry into Delaware State Parks is free from December through February. Target species include wintering sea ducks, Great Cormorant, Northern Gannet, […]
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Adkins Arboretum
Adkins Arboretum
Host: Talbot County Bird Club Leader: Ron Ketter (707-373-5532 or rgketter@gmail.com) Description: Waterfowl, forest birds. Depart from Easton Acme parking lot at 7 AM or meet at parking area by Lake Tuckahoe at 7:30 AM.
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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 parking […]
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Traveling the Bradenbaugh Flats (AKA The Soup Trip)
Traveling the Bradenbaugh Flats (AKA The Soup Trip)
Host: Harford Bird Club 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 […]
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Monthly Walk at Quiet Waters Park
Monthly Walk at Quiet Waters Park
Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact Jim Collatz, jcollatz@aol.com or 410-295-3344
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Meeting: Tri-County Bird Club
Meeting: Tri-County Bird Club
“Migration: New Technologies Shed Light on Ancient Mysteries” presented by Ellen Lawler, TCBC Vice-President. For more information contact Ellen Lawler at 410-982-8695 or emlawler534@comcast.net.
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Marshes of Somerset County Trip
Marshes of Somerset County Trip
Host: Tri-county Bird Club For more information contact trip leader, Mary Huebner at 301-876-7545 or marybrd22@gmail.com. Description: We’ll explore the Fairmount WMA and nearby Rumbley and Frenchtown looking for winter residents of these extensive marshes, including waterfowl, waders, shorebirds, and raptors. Meet at the Ward Museum parking lot at 7:30 am or at the parking […]
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Patterson Park
Patterson Park
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Audubon. Description: Join Audubon to explore this urban oasis in southeast Baltimore. With more than 200 species on record, the park is full of surprises. […]
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Fields of Eastern Talbot County
Fields of Eastern Talbot County
Host: Talbot County Bird Club Leaders: Bettye Maki (248-225-0724 or bjmaki04@gmail.com) and Susan Henyon (240-682-3882 or suehenyon@rocketmail.com) Description: Horned larks, pipits. Depart form Easton Acme parking lot at 7 AM.
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Chesapeake Environmental Center
Chesapeake Environmental Center
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Joe Corcoran, corcoran2921@gmail.com or 667-231-6453. Description: We will be looking for ducks, geese, swans, sparrows, Bald Eagles, and Brown-headed Nuthatches. Paths are unpaved and level. […]
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