Events for week of September 17, 2023

Host: Talbot Bird Club Leader: Wayne Bell (410-253-1663 or wbell2@washcoll.edu) Description: Early migrants. Depart from Easton Acme parking lot at 7 am.

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

Gabriel Foley:  "Maryland & DC Breeding Bird Atlas 3." Gabriel Foley, a biologist and an enthusiastic birder from the prairies of Saskatchewan, Canada is currently the Coordinator for the Maryland & DC Breeding Bird Atlas 3 which is now over halfway complete! This is the third iteration of a fine-scale project mapping where the region's […]

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

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 April 11. General grounds include the paved Seawall Trail. Meet in the large grassy unpaved roped off parking […]

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/

Randy Robinson of the National Conservation Training Center will speak on Bald Eagles. Meeting will be in-person and Zoom.

Host: Patuxent Bird Club/PGAS Contact Michel Cavigelli (michel.cavigelli@yahoo.com) no later than Wednesday, April 5th to reserve your spot. Description: A rare opportunity to bird the highly productive Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), which is not open to the public. Club member Michel Cavigelli, a BARC employee, will lead the group on a tour of some […]

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

Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: Joe Corcoran, corcoran2921@gmail.com or 667-231-6453. Description: Oregon Ridge's woods, meadows and streams are very good for migrant and resident songbirds. The Center for Maryland Agriculture, just across Shawan Rd., has a variety of open habitats; we'll look here for sparrows. Paths are unpaved and can be muddy. Meet at the […]

Host: Howard Bird Club Contact Joe Hanfman, auk1844@gmail.com Description: Moderate walking over hills and fields of the landfill. Vesper sparrow and other field birds possible. Meadowlarks, kestrels and other open country birds expected. Rarities possible. Reservations and carpooling required.