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. Trip canceled in snow, rain, or slippery conditions. Meet at Chesapeake Environmental Center located in Grasonville at 9:00 AM.
Host: Cecil Bird Club Leader: Maryanne Dolan (maryanne.dolan@gmail.com) 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 […]
Host: Patuxent Bird Club/PGAS Leader varies 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.
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 University.
Host: Frederick Bird Club Leader Lois Kauffman (301-845-6690 or md.pa.birding@gmail.com) Description: Wintering birds. Contact leader for meeting time and location.
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: Baltimore Bird Club Leader Mark Linardi, 443-834-8413 or mlinardi@outlook.com Description: Loch Rave is a great place for winter waterfowl. On this trip, we’ll start at Loch Raven Point at 8 AM, then visit other productive spots around the reservoir. Scopes useful. Trip limited to 12. RSVP required to leader.
Host: YMOS Contact: George Radcliffe (radclifg@gmail.com, 410-463-1669) Description: Wintering Birds. Meet at Ocean City Inlet at 8 am for coastal birds; we will also bird inland ponds for ducks and Assateague Island for wintering birds. There may be some opportunity for Saturday birding. Date subject to change.
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 the walk will be rescheduled to December 13. General grounds include the paved Seawall Trail. Meet in the large grassy unpaved roped off […]
Speaker: John White, Bird Photography for Beginners. John is a Carroll County Bird Club member. As a child and teenager in the late 60s and 70s, John’s fascination with the natural world started in the woods behind his parent’s house. His focus was on snakes until he took an Ornithology class for his degree in […]
Kurt Schwarz will speak on Miles and Miles of Texas Hill Country and Big Bend
Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact: Ellen Roche, 443-996-3955 or ellroche@gmail.com
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leaders Debbie and Lou Taylor, 410-852-9807 Description: This peaceful lake in Howard County is a great place to view midwinter birds. This will be a leisurely handicap accessible walk, 8-11 am. This 2 mile loop is 98% blacktop with a few small compacted leafy areas and a few very slightly inclined […]
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader 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 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: Cecil Bird Club Leader: Maryanne Dolan (maryanne.dolan@gmail.com) 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 […]
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Description: While only authorized board members have a vote, any club member is welcome to attend and participate in discussions. Contact any club officer or board member for details.
Gulls of North America, presented by Fred Shaffer. This talk will highlight the many common and rare species of gulls to be seen in North America. Fred Shaffer will also discuss some of the varied features and natural history that make gulls such a distinctive group of birds. Fred will also tell stories about how […]
Host: Patuxent Bird Club/PGAS Leader varies 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.
Host: Frederick Bird Club Leader Tom Humphrey (240-793-2508). Description: Weekend trip for waterfowl and wintering seabirds. Contact leader for meeting time and location.
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 and Blackwater NWR, for waterfowl, raptors, other winter residents. Meet at the Royal Farms on Rt. 50 west of Salisbury at 7:30 a.m. Bring lunch, snacks and drinks and if […]
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: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact: Fred Shaffer, 443-926-6457 or glaucousgull@verizon.net
Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact: Jim Collatz, 301-254-0188 or jcollatz@aol.com
Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Leader is Kevin Graff, 410-967-5896 (text only) or keyweststyle2021@gmail.com
“Winds of Change: Offshore Wind and Maryland’s Clean Energy Future” presented by Dave Wilson, Maryland Development Manager for US Wind, principal of Conservation Community Consulting and co-owner of Delmarva Birding Weekends. An avid birder and Atlas Coordinator for Worcester County, Dave served as public outreach coordinator and later as executive director of the Maryland Coastal […]
Host: Cecil Bird Club Leader: Maryanne Dolan (maryanne.dolan@gmail.com) 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 […]
Ryan Hagerty of NCTC will talk to us about the Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
Presenters: Harford Bird Club youth columnists and YMOS members Nara & Tyme Anusonti-Inthra on YMOS and the World Series of Birding. Learn more about the Young Birders subgroup of the Maryland Ornithological Society and the traditional World Series of Birding competition sponsored by New Jersey Audubon in Cape May, NJ
Host: Frederick Bird Club Leader Riley Metcalfe Description: Woodcock. Contact leader for meeting time.
THIS TRIP HAS BEEN CANCELED Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact: Alan Young, 410-991-8300 or alanmyoung@gmail.com Leader Kevin Graff, 410-967-5896 (text only) or keyweststyle2001@gmail.com
Host: Carroll County Bird Club Contact: Allan McQuarrie 410-552-1278 Description: Come strain your eyes and ears to appreciate these curious birds as they perform their annual courting ritual. They never let us down! This is a short walk on flat ground to the spot where we stand and watch for them, about 200 feet. Meet […]
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