Audrey Carroll Sanctuary

Audrey Carroll Audubon Sanctuary 13030 Old Annapolis Road, Mt. Airy, MD

Host: Frederick Bird Club Leader: David Smith (443-995-4108 or lacsmith12@comcast.net) Description: Woodcock. Time TBD

Conquest Beach

Conquest Beach MD, United States

Host: Talbot Bird Club Leader: Dave Burgevin (301-788-0916 or dburgevin@gmail.com) Description: Waterfowl, field birds. Depart from Easton Acme parking lot at 6:30 am or meet at 346 Conquest Rd, Centreville MD at 7:15 am.

Monthly walk at Fran Uhler Natural Area

Fran Uhler Natural Area 7600 Lemon’s Bridge Road, Bowie, MD, United States

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 […]

Middle Creek WMA

Middle Creek WMA 100 Museum Rd, Stevens, PA, United States

Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: Toby Pessoa Gingerich, tags2011@gmail.com Description: Day trip to this major gathering place for Snow Geese and other winter waterfowl, north of Lancaster, PA. We'll do Willow Point Trail and drive through other areas as time allows. Meet at Willow Point lot at 8:00 AM. Carpooling encouraged; contact leader to RSVP […]

MOS Board Meeting

Greenhouse Classroom, Cylburn Arboretum 4915 Greenspring Avenue, Baltimore, MD, United States

MOS Board Meeting Hosted by Baltimore Bird Club

Monthly Walk at Kinder Farm Park

Kinder Farm Park 1001 Kinder Farm Park Road, Millersville, MD, United States

Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact Alan Young, alanmyoung@gmail.com or 410-991-8300

Centennial Park

Centennial Lake 10000 Route 108, Ellicott City, MD, United States

Host: Howard Bird Club Leader: Richard Peters, Richard@rrrrpeters.org Description: Easy walking around the lake on paved path, Waterfowl expected, early migrant passerines possible. Wheelchair accessible. Facilities available. West end parking lot.

Perryville Community Park

Perryville Community Park 29 Water Plant Dr., Perryville, MD, United States

Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: Peter Lev, plev@comcast.net or 410-952-9426. Description: This hotspot about 1 hour north of Baltimore is good for Tundra Swans and other waterfowl in late winter. Also expect wintering passerines: kinglets, sparrows, etc. Scope helpful. Canceled in bad weather--snow or ice. RSVP to leader.

Woodcocks at Pickering Creek

Pickering Creek Audubon Center 11450 Audubon Lane, Easton, MD, United States

Host: Talbot Bird Club Leader: Ron Ketter (707-373-5532 or rgketter@gmail.com). Description: Woodcocks displaying at twilight. Meet at Pickering Creek Audubon Center parking area.

Meeting: Baltimore Bird Club

Virtual

Tuesday Evening Lecture by Cin-Ty Lee and Andy Birch: “An Introduction to Empidonax Flycatchers and their Identification.” Flycatchers are one of the most notorious identification challenges in American birding. No single field mark is diagnostic and many field marks are highly variable and non-unique. Flycatcher identification requires a holistic approach, where the combination of subtle […]

Zoom Meeting: YMOS

Virtual

Speaker TBA. Contact: George Radcliffe, radclifg@gmail.com, 410-463-1669

Meeting: Howard County Bird Club

Robinson Nature Center 6692 Cedar Lane, Columbia, MD, United States

Andy Brown will speak on Barn Owls of Maryland

Eastern Neck Wildlife Refuge

Eastern Neck NWR 1730 Eastern Neck Rd, Rockhall, MD, United States

Host: Harford Bird Club Leader: Eric Vangrin (evangrin@msn.com; 443-417-7219) Description: Watch waterfowl at this accessible waterside park. Meet at 7:30AM at the Park-N-Ride at Rt. I-95 and Rt. 155. Targets include Snow Geese, Canvasback, Lesser Scaup, Yellow-rumped Warbler, and Brown-header Nuthatch.

Wheaton Regional Park for New Birders

Wheaton Regional Park 2000 Shorefield Rd, Silver Spring, MD, United States

Host: Montgomery Bird Club CO-LEADERS: Evelyn Ralston at evelynralston@icloud.com and Martha Morris at mamorris1123@verizon.net. Description: A bit early for spring migration but who knows? Wheaton RP always surprises us. Ducks, woodpeckers, flycatchers, raptors (sometimes a Merlin!), bluebirds, towhees are all possible, and if you don’t know WRP you will enjoy the variety of terrain and […]

North Point State Park

North Point State Park 8400 North Point Rd, Edgemere, MD, United States

Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leaders: Brent and Mary Byers, baypuffin@hotmail.com. Description: Varied habitats, including marsh, woods, and Chesapeake Bay. Expect to see waterfowl, raptors, sparrows, and other species. Scopes useful. Boots advised in wet conditions. Entrance fee is $3 unless you have a state parks pass. RSVP to leaders.

Mill Creek

Mill Creek Sanctuary Wye Mills, MD, United States

Host: Talbot Bird Club Leader: Jeff Effinger (410-443-5016 or jkeffinger55@gmail.com). Description: Maintenance and birding. Depart from Easton Acme Parking Lot at 7:00 am or meet at Mill Creek at 7:20 am.

Centennial Park

Centennial Lake 10000 Route 108, Ellicott City, MD, United States

Host: Howard County Bird Club Leader: Russell Kovach, Russell.kovach@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.

Marshy Point Nature Center

Marshy Point Nature Center 7130 Marshy Point Rd, Baltimore, MD, United States

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.

Meeting: Patuxent Bird Club & PGAS

Virtual

Guest speaker Jim Brighton "MD Biodiversity Project." Meeting will be on Zoom. For Zoom link, go to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfBwqeDJgLupr93PWp6-ECYIxEJJSS60EMJaMn1HowwoGbycg/viewform?usp=share_link

Meeting: Talbot Bird Club

Easton YMCA Multipurpose Room 202 Peachblossom Rd, Easton, MD, United States

Our guest speakers will be Tim Carney and Kristina Motley on Poplar Island. Business meeting will follow.