Host: Talbot Bird Club Leaders: Trish Cope (301-325-7441 or trishcope73@gmail.com) and Ron Griffin (901-634-7785 or ckayakin@yahoo.com). Description: Waterfowl, shorebirds. Depart from Easton Acme parking lot at 7 am or meet at Wade’s point at 7:30 am.
Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact Matt Addicks, maddicks13@gmail.com or 443-987-7208
Host: Howard County Bird Club Leader: David Sandler, detour65@gmail.com Description: Easy walking around the lake on paved path, Waterfowl expected, early migrant passerines possible. Wheelchair accessible. Facilities available. West end parking lot.
“What future for salt marsh birds? A salt marsh restoration plan for Maryland” presented by Dr. David Curson, Director of Bird Conservation (Maryland) at Audubon Mid-Atlantic. For more information contact Ellen Lawler at 410-982-8695 or emlawler534@comcast.net
Host: Howard County Bird Club Leader: Bonnie Ott. sparrowdamsel@gmail.com Description: March is an excellent time to learn our resident species songs before the migrants arrive. Walk along woodland edges to listen for spring singing. Meet at end of the parking lot off Landing Rd. entrance. Limit 10, register with leader.
Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact: Alan Young, alanmyoung@gmail.com or 410-991-8300. Leader TBA.
Host: Frederick Bird Club Leader: Lynn Kieffer (301-943-5290 or lynnkieffer@yahoo.com) Description: Early migrants and spring arrivals. Contact leader for starting time.
Host: Montgomery Bird Club LEADER: Jim Nelson at kingfishers2@verizon.net. Description: We will begin at the Hughes Hollow parking lot in the McKee-Beshers WMA at 7 a.m. We will explore the wetlands and fields of Hughes Hollow. Species to be expected include Red-headed Woodpeckers, Wood Ducks, Blue-winged Teal, and many other marsh-dwellers, as well as lingering […]
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 […]
Host: Howard Bird Club Leader: Wes Earp, wesandsue@gmail.com or 410-531-3197 Description: Moderate walking over crop stubble, farm roads and paths on this working farm. Fields with crop reside, extensive woodlands. Cattail Creek and floodplain, three ponds and five shallow waterfowl impoundments make for diverse habitats and good birding opportunities. Port-a-pots available. Knee-high waterproof footwear required […]
Host: Talbot Bird Club Leader: Wayne Bell (410-253-1663 or wbell2@washcoll.edu) Description: Early migrants. Depart from Easton Acme parking lot at 7 am.
Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact Alan Young, alanmyoung@gmail.com or 410-991-8300
Gabriel Foley: “Maryland & DC Breeding Bird Atlas 3.” Gabriel Foley, a biologist and an enthusiastic birder from the prairies of Saskatchewan, Canada is currently the Coordinator for the Maryland & DC Breeding Bird Atlas 3 which is now over halfway complete! This is the third iteration of a fine-scale project mapping where the region’s […]
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. Canceled in bad weather and walk will be rescheduled to April 11. General grounds include the paved Seawall Trail. Meet in the large grassy unpaved roped off parking […]
Host: Washington County Bird Club Leader: Anna Hutzel, 240-291-1325 Description: location to be determined.
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/
Randy Robinson of the National Conservation Training Center will speak on Bald Eagles. Meeting will be in-person and Zoom.
Host: Frederick Bird Club Leader: Kathy Brown (301-865-1360 or kathybrown07@verizon.net) Description: Early migrants and spring arrivals. Contact leader for meeting time and location.
Host: Patuxent Bird Club/PGAS Contact Michel Cavigelli (michel.cavigelli@yahoo.com) no later than Wednesday, April 5th to reserve your spot. Description: A rare opportunity to bird the highly productive Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), which is not open to the public. Club member Michel Cavigelli, a BARC employee, will lead the group on a tour of some […]
Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact Alan Young alanmyoung@gmail.com or 410-991-8300 Leader TBA
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: Joe Corcoran, corcoran2921@gmail.com or 667-231-6453. Description: Oregon Ridge’s woods, meadows and streams are very good for migrant and resident songbirds. The Center for Maryland Agriculture, just across Shawan Rd., has a variety of open habitats; we’ll look here for sparrows. Paths are unpaved and can be muddy. Meet at the […]
Host: Talbot Bird Club Leader: Susan Henyon (240-682-3882 or suehenyon@rocketmail.com). Description: Early migrants. Depart from Easton Acme Parking Lot at 7:00 am.
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. All are welcome, including families. Telescopes useful.
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: Peter Lev, plev@comcast.net or 410-952-9426. Description: First in a series of weekly walks following the progress of spring migration in Lake Roland’s varied habitats. Meet at the Light Rail Parking Lot (Boardwalk entrance to the park). Check with leader if weather is extreme (rain, wind).
Host: Howard Bird Club Leader: Gregg Petersen, sig29@aol.com Description: A walk around the fields looking for early migrants. This trip will have a special guest, Mike Bowen. Mike used to work at the property and will be able to show us around and tell stories about the history of this location.
Guest speaker Karan Odum “Listening to Nature’s Divas: What Female Songsters Tell Us”. There is still a lot to learn about the extent of differences between male and female songs, the reasons that female songbirds sing, and the evolutionary pressures that led female songbirds to sing in the first place. Dr. Karan Odom, a a […]
Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact Alan Young, alanmyoung@gmail.com or 410-991-8300 Leader Kevin Graff, keyweststyle2001@gmail.com or 410-967-5896 (text only)
Host: Frederick Bird Club Leader: Jeff Smith (240-291-1892 or jefsmith78@gmail.com). Description: Early migrants and spring arrivals. Contact leader for meeting time and location.
Host: Talbot Bird Club Leader: Dave Burgevin (301-788-0916 or dburgevin@gmail.com) Description: Early migrants. Depart from Easton Acme Parking Lot at 6:30 am or meet at Eastern Neck NWR Tundra Swan Boardwalk Parking Area at 7:45 am.
Host: YMOS Contact: George Radcliffe (radclifg@gmail.com, 410-463-1669) Description: Search for early migrants on the Eastern Shore. Nassawango Creek, Elliott Island Rd, Blackwater Refuge
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 […]
Host: Montgomery Bird Club For additional information, contact leader Mark England at englandmark@comcast.net or 240-308-4114. Description: Morning walk through well-maintained meadow trails, along shrub and tree edges, and into some of the mature deciduous forest. We will be looking for resident species, early migrant songbirds, and raptors. Meet in the large parking lot at 22201 […]
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: Daisy Sudano, dsudanotrainings@yahoo.com. Description: Meet by the Greenhouse Classroom. Cylburn has a beautiful display of daffodils every year and they attract many birds. Such a beautiful spectacle! We will also talk about bird eggs and go on an egg hunt during our walk for prizes. Contact leader for time
Host: Tri-county Bird Club For more information, contact trip leader Ellen Lawler at 410-982-8695 or emlawler534@comcast.net Description: Birding at a couple locations in the Nassawango Preserve searching for warblers, vireos, flycatchers, and other migrating passerines and newly arrived summer residents. Meet at Ward Museum parking lot at 7:30 a.m. Bring drinks, lunch and snacks.
Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact Jim Collatz, jcollatz@aol.com or 301-254-0188
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: Brian Rollfinke, brollfinke@gmail.com. Description: A great spot for sparrows, raptors, and other birds of this transitional season. Recommended for young birders and their parents. Canceled if rain or winds. A fee of $5 per person is required. RSVP to leader required.
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: John Landers, dado1bw@aol.com. Description: Continuing series of weekly walks following the progress of spring migration in Lake Roland’s varied habitats. Meet at the Light Rail Parking Lot (Boardwalk entrance to the park). Check with leader if weather is extreme (rain, wind).
Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact Alan Young, alanmyoung@gmail.com or 410-991-8300
“The Wildlife of Antarctica” presented by Gerald Winegrad
Christine Sheppard from the American Bird Conservancy will speak on Glass Collisions Location TBD.
Host: Washington County Bird Club Leader: Bruce and Linda Field, 301-991-9174 Description: Bird walk at Fort Frederick
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/
Host: Frederick Bird Club Leader: Lynn Kieffer (301-943-5290 or lynnkieffer@yahoo.com) Description: Early migrants and spring arrivals. Contact leader for meeting time and location.
Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact Stan Arnold, thrushhost@gmail.com or 410-428-7567
Host: Harford Bird Club Leaders are Colleen Webster (410-459-4577; cwebster@harford.edu), Eric Vangrin (evangrin@msn.com; 443-417-7219), and Sue Procell (443-417-4919; procellmd@gmail.com). Description: Enjoy discovering the beauty of colorful spring wildflowers and the gorgeous spring plumage of migrant and resident bird species. Meet at the parking area at the confluence of Deer Creek and the Susquehanna River just […]
Host: Baltimore Bird Club 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, https://patterson.audubon.org.
Host: Talbot Bird Club Leader: Warren Maruyama (202-253-3844 or warren.maruyama@hoganlovells.com). Description: Waterfowl and migrants. Depart from Easton Acme parking lot at 7:00 am.
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: Sam Tillman, sam.tillman@gmail.com or 443-844-5917. Description: This walk will explore one of Baltimore City’s newest eBird hotspots, Chinquapin Run Park, an underbirded gem. The park is a 2-mile, 76-acre stream corridor which follows the length of Chinquapin Run, a tributary of Herring Run (and ultimately Back River), from Lake Avenue […]
“Thinking like a Watershed” presented by Tom Horton, author, environmentalist and Professor of Practice in Environmental Studies at Salisbury University. For more information contact Ellen Lawler at 410-982-8695 or emlawler534@comcast.net
Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact Alan Young, alanmyoung@gmail.com or 410-991-8300 Leader Kevin Graff, keyweststyle2001@gmail.com or 410-967-5896 (text only)
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leaders: Deb and Lou Taylor, debrataylor11@gmail.com or 410-852-9807. Description: Continuing series of weekly walks following the progress of spring migration in Lake Roland’s varied habitats. Meet at the Light Rail Parking Lot (Boardwalk entrance to the park). Check with leader if weather is extreme (rain, wind).
Host: Montgomery Bird Club Leader Dave Powell seneca.ranger@gmail.com Description: We’ll be looking for early warblers, orioles and vireo’s as we head upstream and back during a two hour walk. Easy level walking. No reservations needed! Meet at the Pennyfield parking lot at 7 am.
Host: Frederick Bird Club Leader: Kathy Brown (301-865-1360 or kathybrown07@verizon.net) Description: Spring arrivals. Contact leader for meeting time and location.
Host: Talbot Bird Club Leaders: Lisa Sargeant (978-697-0135 or sargeant76@gmail.com) and Susie Pratt (410-924-4925 or prattsuzzie@gmail.com). Description: Migrants. Depart from Easton Acme Parking Lot at 7:00 am or meet at Pickering Creek Audubon Center parking area at 7:20 am. Breakfast to follow, hosted by Bobbie Wells.
Host: Carroll County Bird Club For more details or to RSVP, contact Scott Hodgdon at scotthodgdon@msn.com Description: Come for a half day or all day as Scott and Matthew Hodgdon will be leading a modest walk on the C&O Canal tow path in the morning at Snyder’s Landing. We should get some early warblers, woodland […]
Host: Harford Bird Club Leader: Mark Johnson (410-692-5978; marksjohnson2@gmail.com) Description: The second of three trips to focus on warblers in one of the best migration spots in the county. Targets are Yellow-throated Warblers, Baltimore Oriole, and Louisiana Waterthrushes. Meet at the parking area at Rock Run Mill
Host: YMOS Contact: George Radcliffe (radclifg@gmail.com, 410-463-1669) Description: Migrant search of Western Shore areas: Susquehanna SP, Swan Harbor, North Point State Park.
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: Sarah Luttrell, luttrell.sa@gmail.com. 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 sometimes rocky terrain. Trails can be muddy if the weather has been wet. […]
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: Peter Lev, plev@comcast.net or 410-952-9426. Description: Meet at the main Vollmer Center parking lot for easy birding in Cylburn’s gardens and urban forest. Expect to find a variety of migrant and resident birds. Beginning birders welcome. Trip limited to 10 participants. Pre-registration required- RSVP to the leader.
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