Events for week of May 5, 2024
Week of Events
Ocean City Weekend
Host: Frederick Bird Club Contact Tom Humphrey, 240-793-2508. Description: Waterfowl and wintering seabirds.
Frederick Douglass on the Tuckahoe Park
Frederick Douglass on the Tuckahoe Park
Host: Talbot Bird Club Leader: Ron Ketter (707-373-5532 or rgketter@gmail.com) Description: Depart from Easton Acme parking lot at 7 am or meet at Frederick Douglass Park at 7:30 am.’
Riley’s Lock
Riley’s Lock
Host: Montgomery Bird Club LEADER: Scott Young at 202-313-1444. Dave Roberts will co-lead. Description: Join us for a morning at and around Riley’s Lock where we will first spend some time scanning the river for waterfowl. After that we’ll head upstream on the towpath, checking the turning basin for any elusive waterfowl and then continuing […]
Marshy Point Nature Center
Marshy Point Nature Center
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. A half-mile trail leads to a point overlooking Dundee Creek. All are welcome, including families. Telescopes useful.
Meeting: Patuxent Bird Club & PGAS
Meeting: Patuxent Bird Club & PGAS
Guest speaker TBA. Meeting will be on Zoom. For Zoom link, go to: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfCo3E1z8uvIPlBOmHDgbVUC4sCBtyM30Ahfoq7TBbm5f_4yA/viewform?usp=sharing
Gull Boot Camp
Meeting: Anne Arundel Bird Club
Meeting: Montgomery Bird Club
Meeting: Montgomery Bird Club
Scott Young will speak on "Colorful birds of Brazil, Columbia and Costa Rica"
Semi-monthly afternoon walk at Lake Artemesia
Semi-monthly afternoon walk at Lake Artemesia
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/
Meeting: Talbot Bird Club
Meeting: Talbot Bird Club
Our guest speaker will be Dr. Jonathan Slaght: "Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World’s Largest Owl." This is a collaboration between TCBC, Pickering Creek Audubon Center, Chesapeake Forum. It is a zoom only meeting, with advanced registration for a fee required. No business meeting will be held. More […]
Monthly walk at Governor Bridge Natural Area
Monthly walk at Governor Bridge Natural Area
Host: Patuxent Bird Club & PGAS. Leader Bill Sefton (kiwisuits@msn.com). Description: Two-mile loop at natural area on the Patuxent River; fields, wet woods, brushy areas, wetlands, ponds. Natural surface trails may be wet; waterproof footwear advised. Leaders may require mask for unvaccinated people. Reservations not needed. Meet at 7:30 AM at the Natural Area parking […]
Druid Hill Park
Druid Hill Park
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Audubon. Description: Join Audubon and the Maryland Zoo to explore this leafy city park. From forest to lake, a variety of bird species await. For information, contact Patterson Park Audubon Center. Participants must adhere to our COVID code of conduct and register in advance at our website, www.patterson.audubon.org.
Dorchester County Birding
Dorchester County Birding
Host: YMOS Contact: George Radcliffe, radclifg@gmail.com, 410-463-1669 Description: Cambridge and South Dorchester Bird Hunt ending with Short-eared Owl Search
Pickering Creek Audubon Center
Pickering Creek Audubon Center
Host: Talbot Bird Club Leaders: Pete and Linda Yungbluth (410-924-8135 or lyungbluth@gmail.com) Description: Great Backyard Bird Count. Meet at Pickering Creek Audubon Center parking area at 8:45 am.
Fort McHenry Monitoring Walk
Fort McHenry Monitoring Walk
Host: Baltimore Bird Club. Leader: Ben Poscover, 410-905-8991. Description: Continuing survey of bird activity at the Fort. Binoculars required. A telescope can be useful for distance viewing. General grounds include the paved Seawall Trail. Meet in the large grassy unpaved roped-off parking lot to the left of the gate. An online National Aquarium release form […]
Meeting: Caroline Bird Club
A Search for Owls
A Search for Owls
Host: Howard County Bird Club Leaders – Gregg Petersen, sig29@aol.com; David Cummings, wcummings9@gmail.com Description: Learn how to find owls by habitat and signs. Our target species are Long-eared, Saw-whet, and other owls. No facilities. Reserve a spot with Gregg Petersen by 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 15.