Host: Talbot Bird Club Leaders: Susie Pratt (410-924-4925 or prattsuzzie@gmail.com) and Janet MacDonald (973-903-4208 or janetmacdonald68@gmail.com. Description: Waterfowl, gulls,passerines. Depart from Easton Acme parking lot at 7:00 am or meet at Oxford Town Park at 7:30 am. Breakfast to follow, hosted by Janet Mackey and Ron Ketter.
Host: Caroline Bird Club Leaders: Bill Scudder and Debby Bennett. Description: Good for beginners learning to identify birds and breeding bird behavior and how to use Merlin and eBird apps. Dress appropriately and bring binoculars and your smart phone if you have one. Meet at the boat ramp parking lot.
Host: Howard County Bird Club E-mail the leader, Bonnie Ott, sparrowdamsel@gmail.com to register. Description: Walking through the woodlands to look for signs of spring. Limit 12. Meet at end of the parking lot off Landing Rd entrance.
“Papua New Guinea - Birding in Paradise” presented by club member, Marcia Balesti. For more information contact Ellen Lawler at 410-982-8695 or emlawler534@comcast.net.
Kathy Barylski, Naturalist, will talk to us about Birds and Butterflies of Honduras.
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 March 8. General grounds include the paved Seawall Trail. Meet in the large grassy unpaved roped off parking […]
Host: Montgomery Bird Club LEADER: Mike Bowen at 202-236-0510 or dhmbowen@yahoo.com. Anne Cianni will co-lead. Description: This little body of water has established a deserved reputation over the years for a nice variety of wintering waterfowl and rather close views of the birds. If the lake is frozen over at the time of the trip, we […]
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: David Smith (443-995-4108 or lacsmith12@comcast.net) Description: Woodcock. Time TBD
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.
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: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact Alan Young, alanmyoung@gmail.com or 410-991-8300
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.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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.
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.
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
Our guest speakers will be Tim Carney and Kristina Motley on Poplar Island. Business meeting will follow.
Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact Adele Clagett, adele@birding.pictures or 410-212-2652
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 Leaders: Lynn Kieffer (301-943-5290 or lynnkieffer@yahoo.com) and Lois Kauffman (301-845-6690 or md.pa.birding@gmail.com). Description: Waterfowl and shorebirds. Contact leaders for meeting time and location.
Host: YMOS Contact: George Radcliffe (radclifg@gmail.com, 410-463-1669) Description: YMOS fund-raiser for World Series of Birding as MOS members pledge per species found. Sat - Ocean City to Cambridge; Sun - Cambridge to Bay Bridge
Host: Talbot Bird Club Leader: Bobbie Wells (410-924-2568 or wellsbk@yahoo.com). Description: Waterfowl, gulls. Depart from Easton Acme parking lot at 7 am
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: Daisy Sudano, dsudanotrainings@yahoo.com. Description: We will look for Spring migrating birds in the forest that’s connected to Lake Roland. After our walk we will play a special migration game for prizes. RSVP to leader and verify time of trip.
Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact Jim Collatz, jcollatz@aol.com or 301-254-0188
Host: Howard Bird Club Leader: Dave Ziolkowski, djziolkowski@yahoo.com Description: Easy walking around the lake on paved path, Waterfowl expected, early migrant passerines possible. Wheelchair accessible. Facilities available. West end parking lot.
Francesca Grifo will speak on Native Plant Gardening for Birds Location TBD.
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: Dave Votta, dgvotta85@gmail.com or 908-268-2021. Description: First BBC trip to this Dundalk location, normally closed to the public. Varied habitats including meadow, marsh, Back River shoreline. Expect sparrows, raptors, ducks, Killdeer. American Pipit possible. Trip limited to 10. RSVP to leader required.
Host: Baltimore Bird Club 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: 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
“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: MOS Sanctuary Committee. Contact Jeremy Castle (jeremy.castle@mdbirds.org) to register to attend; deadline to sign-up Friday March 24th.. Description: Work in small teams to complete maintenance and improvement tasks on the grounds and in the sanctuary house. There will be time for birding and socializing. More details 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 […]
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