Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leaders Alyssia Church and Libby Errickson (hawksaucebirding@gmail.com) Description: The Baltimore Bird Club will be taking a weekend trip to Cape May, NJ! Participants can expect to see a variety of raptors, passerines, shorebirds, and more! Butterflies will also be plentiful at this time of year and Monarch migration will be starting […]
Host: Talbot Bird Club Leader Jeff Effinger (410-443-5016 or jkeffinger55@gmail.com) Description: Waterfowl, hawks, passerines. Depart Easton Acme parking lot at 6:30 am or meet at Black Walnut at 7 am.
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leaders Debbie and Lou Taylor (debrataylor11@gmail.com or 410-852-9807) Description: Explore this section of the C&O Canal. We may see/hear the following warblers: Tennessee, Black-throated Green, Black-throated […]
Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact: Alan Young, 410-991-8300 or alanmyoung@gmail.com
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader Laura Lechtzin (lechtzin@verizon.net) Description: Part of a series of weekly Tuesday morning walks to follow the progress of fall migration. This park has a variety […]
Host: YMOS Contact: George Radcliffe (radclifg@gmail.com,410-463-1669) Description: Program TBA
Program: Rhythms of the Night: Using Bats as Monitors of Pollution in Baltimore City. Bats use high frequency pulses, called echolocation to learn more about their environment. From hunting, navigation […]
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 […]
Host: Patuxent Bird Club/PGAS Leader T. Watson Description: Two-mile walk around lake on paved path, wheelchair-accessible. Families welcome. Meet at parking area at corner of Berwyn Rd. and Ballew […]
Marcia Balestri: Papua New Guinea. Meeting in Room 236, Hodson Science and Technology Building. Social time at 6 pm.
Host: Frederick Bird Club Leader David Smith (443-995-4108 or lacsmith12@comcast.net) Description: Contact leader for location and to schedule your shift.
Host: Talbot Bird Club Leader Dave Burgevin (301-788-0916 or dburgevin@gmail.com) Description: Waterfowl, shorebirds. Depart Easton Acme parking lot at 6:30 am or meet at Bombay Hook at 8 am.
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 […]
Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact: Alan Young, 410-991-8300 or alanmyoung@gmail.com
Host: Montgomery Bird Club Trip leader: Dave Powell seneca.ranger@gmail.com Description: Trip is focused on new birders and will last about two hours. No reservations are needed. We’ll start at the Zion Rd parking lot at 7:30 a.m. Information on Blue Mash can be obtained at https://birdersguidemddc.org/site/blue-mash-nature-trail/.
Host: Montgomery Bird Club LEADER: Lauren Carey at ljcarey011@gmail.com Description: Join us for a morning of fall marsh and woodland birding. Targets are warblers, sparrows, ducks, and other fall migrants. Beginner and young birders are encouraged to join, but all are welcome. Meet at 7:30 a.m. at the Hughes Hollow parking lot. Limit: 10.
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader John Landers (dado1bw@aol.com) Description: Part of 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 forests. Expect a variety of migrant and resident birds. Beginning birders welcome.
Churchill, Manitoba: Birds, Bears, and Belugas presented by Dr. Matthew C. Perry. The talk by Matt Perry is based on 13 trips he made to Churchill, Manitoba, in conjunction with his research on seaducks, but also as a leader of ecotours. Most of his time was devoted to Long-tailed Ducks, but in the process, he […]
Host: Frederick Bird Club Leader Kari McPartland (443-854-2283 or kari.mcp.10@gmail.com) Description: Fall migrants. Contact leader for meeting time and location.
Host: Tri-county Bird Club For more information contact Mike Walsh at 410-422-0428 or mik.walsh@comcast.net Description: Field Trip to Assateague National Seashore to search for coastal migrants, especially hawks, warblers and sparrows. Meet at Schumaker Park parking lot at 7:00 am or at the National Seashore Visitor Center parking lot (before the bridge) at 7:45 am. […]
Host: Harford Bird Club Contact French Cornett (410-676-4428 or Frenchcornett@comcast.net) for further details. Description: Leisurely birding in this wetland park in the Gunpowder. Sparrows and later migrants.
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 newer eBird hotspots, Chinquapin Run Park, an underbirded highlight of North Baltimore. The park is a 2-mile, 76-acre stream corridor that follows the length of Chinquapin Run, a tributary of Herring Run (and ultimately Back River), […]
Host: Talbot Bird Club Leader Janet MacDonald (973-903-4208 or janetmacdonald68@gmail.com) Description: Waterfowl, passerines. Depart Easton Acme parking lot at 6:30 am or meet at Wades Point at 7 am.
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader Bud Poole budpoole343@gmail.com Description: Meet at the south end of the boat lake. Explore the various microhabitats within the urban space. Share the past and future evolution of this urban migrant stopover plus how the community members and partner organizations are playing a role. Includes open discussion about how you […]
Host: Washington County Bird Club Call or text Mark Abdy if interested, 301-573-1301 Description: Meet in parking lot next to the Police Station.
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader Mary Chatelat (443-564-6551) Description: Part of 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 forests. Expect a variety of migrant and resident birds. Beginning birders welcome.
Host: Howard Bird Club Leaders – Bonnie Ott, sparrowdamsel@gmail.com; Val Swan, valnjeff55@gmail.com Description: Birds in Flight – Learn the basics of identifying birds in flight. Focus will be on hawks and larger birds. Bonnie and Val will explain the basics of binoculars and field guides. This is a stationary trip and benches are available. Feel […]
Host: Patuxent Bird Club/PGAS Leader T. Watson 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. For more information, see PGAS Meetup site at https://www.meetup.com/Prince-Georges-Audubon-Society/
Host: Talbot Bird Club Leader Ron Ketter (707-373-5532 or rgketter@gmail.com) Description: Woodland birds, sparrows. Depart Easton Acme parking lot at 7 am or meet at Frederick Douglass Park at 7:30 […]
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 miles of trails over somewhat […]
Host: Patuxent Bird Club/PGAS Leader Bill Sefton (kiwisuits@msn.com) Description: Two mile loop around area. Meet at the parking area off Governor Bridge Road, south and east of the Route 301/Route 3/Route 50 interchange at 7:30 am
Host: Frederick Bird Club Leader David Smith (443-995-4108 or lacsmith12@comcast.net) Description: Fall migrants. Contact leader for meeting time and location.
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader Tim Carney (timcarney83@gmail.com) Description: Hydes Road Park is a 44-acre athletic field in Glen Arm. Three sides of the park are bordered with reforestation habitat. Beavers recently dammed the creek in the southwest corner of the park, creating a wetland that attracted several species of aquatic birds that were new […]
“Dark Side of the Loon” presented by noted ornithologist, Dr. Paul Spitzer. For more information contact Ellen Lawler at 410-982-8695 or emlawler534@comcast.net.
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader Matthew Black (matthewblack66@yahoo.com) Description: Part of 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 forests. Expect a variety of migrant and resident birds. Beginning birders welcome.
Mark Abdy and Heather McSharry will talk on – Land of Rockslides, Hummers and Eggs-with-legs: The Ecuadorian Andes
Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact: Fred Shaffer, 443-926-6457 or glaucousgull@verizon.net
Host: Howard County Bird Club Leader – Val Swan valnjeff55@gmail.com Description: Learn helpful tools to assist you in identifying a variety of bird species. Easy walking on paved pathways at Centennial Lake. Meet at Centennial Park West, off of Centennial Lane. Facilities available. Registration required. 10 person limit.
Host: Talbot Bird Club Leader Jeff Effinger (410-443-5016 or jkeffinger55@gmail.com) Description: Waterfowl, shorebirds, short-eared owl. Depart from Easton Acme parking lot at 6 am. Overnight at Irish Grove.
Host: Frederick Bird Club Leader Jeff Smith (240-291-1892 or jefsmith78@gmail.com) Description: All-day trip for waterfowl & wintering shorebirds. Contact leader for meeting time and location.
Host: Baltimore Bird Club and 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. For directions, 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: Baltimore Bird Club Leader Stacy Hartman (iluvthemoona@gmail.com) Description: We will look 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 located at Grasonville at 8:00 am.
Host: Harford Bird Club Leader Dennis Kirkwood (410-692-5905 or newarkfarms@gmail.com). Description: Check out this County hot spot with Dr. Dennis Kirkwood with hopes of finding rare sparrows, waterfowl and herons.
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader Simon Best (simonrabest@gmail.com) Description: Oregon Ridge is a good spot for thrushes, woodpeckers, and other passerines. The Center for Maryland Agriculture, just across Shawan Road, has a variety of open habitats; We will look here for sparrows. Paths are unpaved and can be muddy. Meet at the Oregon Ridge Park […]
Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact: Matt Addicks, 443-987-7209 or maddicks13@gmail.com
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader TBD Description: Last of 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 forests. Expect a variety of migrant and resident birds. Beginning birders welcome.
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 November 8. General grounds include the paved Seawall Trail. Meet in the large grassy unpaved roped-off parking […]
Host: Howard Bird Club Leaders Bonnie Ott, sparrowdamsel@gmail.com; Val Swan, valnjeff55@gmail.com Description: Beginners Trip. Birds of the Lake. Bonnie and Val will explain the basics of binoculars and field guides. Easy walking along the open side of Centennial Lake. Meet at Boat ramp. Limit 10
Speaker: Campbell Plowden, On the Peruvian Amazon Campbell will be doing a presentation about his groups work to support artisan families, native communities and forest conservation in the Peruvian Amazon. It would also include photos of birds that he has taken during more than 20 years of travel in the Brazilian and Peruvian Amazon. The […]
Host: Patuxent Bird Club/PGAS Leader T. Watson 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. For more information, see PGAS Meetup site at https://www.meetup.com/Prince-Georges-Audubon-Society/
David Curson: Conservation: Saltmarsh Restoration and Tern Nesting Colonies. Meeting in Room 236, Hodson Science and Technology Building. Social time at 6 pm.
Host: MOS Sanctuary Committee Contact Jeremy Castle: jeremy.castle@mdbirds.org for any questions or to sign-up. Description: Please join your fellow birders as the rich tradition of Irish Grove volunteer work weekends continues. This year’s activities will include trail maintenance, structure maintenance, and house cleaning/upkeep, and, of course, BIRDING.
Host: Frederick Bird Club Leader Tom Humphrey (240-793-2508). Description: Contact leader for meeting time and location.
Host: Carroll County Bird Club Contact: Tom Miller birdertwm@verizon.net Description: Waggoner’s Gap has a nice view off each side of the ridge. There is a short walk from the parking lot to the ridge, which has a few rocky spots. If the wind is right, we should see Red Tail Hawks, Red-Shoulder Hawks, Northern Harrier, […]
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. Meet at 7:30 AM at east end of Lemon’s Bridge Road, off Route 197 just north of Bowie State […]
Host: Montgomery Bird Club For reservations and more information contact the leader Kathy Reitz kreitz@reitzstuff.com or 240 463 0044. Deborah Hanley will co-lead. djhanley1952@yahoo.com or 202 446 7255 Description: Discover upper Rock Creek’s watershed with a variety of habitats. We will start along open fields and marshy areas next to Bowie Mill Park with the […]
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