Events for week of December 3, 2023

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.

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.

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: 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: 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 […]

Host: Tri-county Bird Club For more information, contact trip leader Mary Huebner at marybrd22@gmail.com Description: Trip to Heron Park, in Berlin, and other Worcester County locations to look for late ducks and early migrants. We’ll start with a walk in Heron Park (formerly Berlin Falls Park) and depending on the weather and what is being […]

Host: Baltimore Bird Club 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, https://patterson.audubon.org.

Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: Wendy Alexander, 443-204-3754. 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 25. General grounds include the paved Seawall Trail. Meet in the large grassy unpaved roped off parking […]

Wayne Bell will present “30% Fewer Birds in North America: Lost from Maryland’s Eastern Shore?”