Host: Howard County Bird Club Leader Russell Kovach, russell.kovach@gmail.com. Description: Water fowl expected, early migrant passerines possible. Easy walking around the lake on paved path. Facilities available. Meet at west end parking lot.

Host: Howard County Bird Club Leader Richard Peters, Richard@rrrrpeters.org. Description: Water fowl expected, early migrant passerines possible. Easy walking around the lake on paved path. Facilities available. Meet at west end parking lot.

Host: Howard County Bird Club Leader Dave Ziolkowski, djziolkowski@yahoo.com Description: Water fowl expected, early migrant passerines possible. Easy walking around the lake on paved path. Facilities available. Meet at west […]

Host: Howard County Bird Club Leaders Cathy Hallam and Val Swan (valnjeff55@gmail.com). Description: Beginning Birder Field Trip Question and Answer Walk. Slow pace through fields, along woods edges, and around […]

Host: Howard County Bird Club Leader TBD. Description: Water fowl expected, woodland trails for passerines. Easy walking around the lake on paved path. Facilities available. Meet at west end parking lot.

Host: Howard County Bird Club Leader Wes Earp, wesandsue@gmail.com. Description: Moderate walking over crop stubble, farm roads and paths on this working farm. Fields with crop residue, 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 for […]

Host: Howard County Bird Club Leader David Sandler, detour65@gmail.com. Description: Water fowl expected, woodland trails for passerines. Easy walk around the lake on paved path. Facilities available. Meet at west end parking lot.

Host: Howard County Bird Club Contact Joe Hanfman, auk1844@gmail.com. Description: Moderate walking over hills and fields of the landfill. Vesper Sparrow and other field birds possible. Meadowlarks, kestrels and other open country birds expected. Rarities possible. Facilities at Alpha Ridge Park Reservations and carpooling required. Leader will provide meeting time and location upon registration.

Host: Howard County 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.

Host: Howard County Bird Club Leader Gregg Petersen, sig29@aol.com. Description: Earth Day Walk in conjunction with the Howard County Conservancy. Easy walking through the fields of Mt. Pleasant Farm. Tree lines, hedgerows and streams provide opportunity for non-meadow species. Great opportunity for flyovers. Facilities available. Meet at parking lot near the barn.

Host: Howard County Bird Club Leader Lisa Colangelo, lcolangelo@verizon.net Description: The park now has very nice meadows which were used by the meadowlarks and grasshopper sparrows, in addition to plenty of other types of habitat. Expect wet areas. Moderate walking along field edges and through stream valleys. Rustic facilities. Meet in the front parking lot.

Host: Howard County Bird Club Leader Mary Prowell, boprow@aol.com. Description: The new mountain bike trail will head up into the forest with a nice overlook of the river at one point.Then down to a little meadow and back on the old horse trail along the river. Walking distance is about 2 miles. Can expect the […]

Host: Howard County Bird Club Leader David Sandler, detour65@gmail.com. Description: Moderate walking along field edges and woodland trails. Opportunity for warblers, sparrows, thrushes, and flyovers. Facilities available. Park in the first parking lot on the right.

Host: Howard County Bird Club Description: Join fellow birders at the Chandler S. Robbins Skywatch at the Howard County Conservancy. You can show up and leave at any time. This is an unofficial Big Sit. We will look for flyovers and look and listen to surrounding birds. No need to sign up, just show up. […]

Host: Howard County Bird Club Leader Lisa Colangelo, lcolangelo@verizon.net. Description: Moderate walking along field edges and woodland trails. Opportunity for warblers, sparrows, thrushes, and flyovers. Facilities available. Use the parking lot to the left of the Gary Arthur Senior Center (2400 MD-97, Cooksville MD), not the Western Regional Park lots.

Host: Howard County Bird Club Leader Felicia Lovelett, c5nest@gmail.com. Description: Starting in the scrubland, we will look for warblers, vireos, thrushes, and other edge species. Depending on conditions, we may continue into the woods. Moderate to possibly difficult walking: steep trails with several stream crossings, so wear appropriate footwear. We will also be able to […]

Host: Howard County Bird Club Leader Kurt Schwarz, krschwa1@verizon.net. Description: We will visit Delaware, along the shore of the Delaware River and Delaware Bay. The tentative itinerary is Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Dupont Nature Center, Slaughter Beach, and the Broadkill impoundment at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge. This is subject to change in the […]

Host: Howard County Bird Club Leaders Kojo Baidoo, Teresa Spencer, and Mary Lou Clark (doctorfx_99@yahoo.com ) with guest photographer Desmond Johnson Description: Part of Black Birders Week events at the Howard County Conservancy. Easy walking through the fields of Mt. Pleasant Farm. Tree lines, hedgerows and streams provide opportunity for non-meadow species. Facilities available. Meet […]