Events for week of May 19, 2024
Week of Events
Walk at Susquehanna State Park
Walk at Susquehanna State Park
Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact: Alan Young, 410-991-8300 or alanmyoung@gmail.com Leader Kevin Graff, 410-967-5896 (text only) or keyweststyle2001@gmail.com
West Friendship Park
West Friendship Park
Host: Howard County Bird Club Leader Lisa Colangelo, lcolangelo@verizon.net Description: The park now has very nice meadows which were used by the meadowlarks and grasshopper sparrows, in addition to plenty of other types of habitat. Expect wet areas. Moderate walking along field edges and through stream valleys. Rustic facilities. Meet in the front parking lot.
Fort McHenry
Fort McHenry
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 May 8. General grounds include the paved Seawall Trail. Meet in the large grassy unpaved roped off parking […]
Meeting: Carroll County Bird Club
Bird Walk at Taylors Landing
Bird Walk at Taylors Landing
Host: Washington County Bird Club Leaders: Cheryl and Michael Saylor. Description: Meet in parking lot. Call 301-302-6517 if you plan to attend.
Lake Artemesia Natural Area
Lake Artemesia Natural Area
Host: Patuxent Bird Club/PGAS Leader Terry Watson or Marc Manheimer Description: Meet at the parking lot at the corner of Ballew Avenue and Berwyn Road in Berwyn Heights.
Meeting: Frederick Bird Club
Meeting: Frederick Bird Club
Kathy Shollenberger will speak on "If you Care About Birds, Create Habitat"
Birding By Ear At Hughes Hollow
Birding By Ear At Hughes Hollow
Host: Montgomery Bird Club Leader Leo Dilling at leodilling@hotmail.com. Description: Tune up your ears as we listen for and learn to identify the songs and calls of migrant and local breeding birds. The trip will be geared to new birders. Meet at 7 a.m. at the parking lot at Hughes Hollow. Limit: 6.
Pop-in bird Banding
Pop-in bird Banding
Host: Harford Bird Club Description: Join Master Bander, Dr. Mark Johnson as he and his team of volunteers capture birds in mist nets to collect data. His capture, mark, recapture station has been in place for over 20 years. Walk the net lanes with the team and watch the whole process. Come when you wish, […]
Mullinix Mill Road
Mullinix Mill Road
Host: Howard County Bird Club Leader Mary Prowell, boprow@aol.com. Description: The new mountain bike trail will head up into the forest with a nice overlook of the river at one point.Then down to a little meadow and back on the old horse trail along the river. Walking distance is about 2 miles. Can expect the […]
Meeting: Harford Bird Club
Meeting: Harford Bird Club
Pizza followed by a brief club meeting and a presentation by Gene Scarpulla.
Meeting: Harford Bird Club
Birding by Boat: Jug Bay
Birding by Boat: Jug Bay
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: Alex Pellegrini, agpell.work@gmail.com. Description: Discover the beauty of Jug Bay and its unique wild rice marshes! Join us aboard our Pontoon boat to explore areas you can't reach on foot. You will gain insights into the decades of research at Jug Bay and if luck is on your side, you […]
Susquehanna SP
Susquehanna SP
Host: Harford Bird Club Leaders Mark Johnson, Suzanne Procell and Susan Hood. Contact Mark with questions (MarkSJohnson2@gmail.com; 443-528-0045). Description: Come out to find migrants (especially warblers) at this migratory hot spot. Past trips have found 14-21 warbler species! Meet at the mill at 7 am.
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, South Tract
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, South Tract
Host: Patuxent Bird Club/PGAS Leader Bill Sefton. Description: Meet at the parking area near the visitor center.
Western Regional Park
Western Regional Park
Host: Howard County Bird Club Leader David Sandler, detour65@gmail.com. Description: Moderate walking along field edges and woodland trails. Opportunity for warblers, sparrows, thrushes, and flyovers. Facilities available. Park in the first parking lot on the right.
Monthly Walk at Kinder Farm Park
Monthly Walk at Kinder Farm Park
Host: Anne Arundel Bird Club Contact: Linda Vitchock at 410-901-7555 Description: Join us for the monthly walk along paved paths as well as grass and dirt paths through varied habitat looking for resident birds as well as migrants.
Bear Branch Nature Center
Bear Branch Nature Center
Host: Carroll County Bird Club Contact: Jeff Marx jmarx@mcdaniel.edu Description: Come and enjoy a pleasant walk in the woods and along the stream. It is one of the hotspots for birding in the county. We will be looking for vireos, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers and flycatchers. This is considered a moderate walk for terrain and distance. Carole […]
Fair Hill Bobolink Field
Fair Hill Bobolink Field
Host: Cecil Bird Club Leader Ken Drier (kdrier@zoominternet.net) Description: Fair Hill NRMA has designated approximately 100 acres of grassland as preserved habitat for ground-nesting birds. This unique program will benefit Bobolinks, Eastern Meadowlarks, Grasshopper Sparrows, and Northern Bobwhite, bird species whose numbers are in decline. Fair Hill NRMA and its contracted hay farmer have collaborated […]
Urban Birding in Green Oasis
Urban Birding in Green Oasis
Host: Baltimore Bird Club Leader: Brian Rollfinke with Wild Birds Unlimited, brollfinke.wbutimonium@gmail.com or 410-561-1215. Description: Baltimore's version of Central Park is a migrant magnet, and there's no better time to visit than early May. When northbound travelers fly up the Patapsco, the first--and practically the only--green space they find is Patterson Park. Weary from a […]