Events for week of September 17, 2023

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.

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.

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.

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 […]

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

Andy Brown will speak on Barn Owls of Maryland

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: 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.