Allegany & Garrett Counties’ Bird Club

A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society serving Allegany and Garrett Counties since 2006.

The Allegany and Garrett Counties’ Bird Club is for people interested in promoting conservation and birding in Allegany and Garrett Counties in Maryland, and beyond. Activities include field trips, bird walks, meetings with presentations, seasonal bird counts and censuses, and more. All activities are open to the public at no charge.

Visit the Allegany & Garrett Counties’ Bird Club Website

President – Melissa Hensel
Vice President – Courtney Englar
Secretary – Melissa Hensel
Treasurer – Mary Jane Fike

Club activities are here.

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The Allegany & Garrett Counties’ Bird Club welcomes all who are interested in our local birdlife. The membership year runs from September to August, and membership dues are payable annually by September 30 for renewing members. New members may join at any time in the year; if on or after Mar 1, the dues for the remainder of that year are ½ of the annual dues.

*** Renewing members please login first to pay your dues. ***

*** New members joining online after March 1 will be extended to August of next year after processing. ***

Allegany-Garrett Membership - Individual
$25 for membership September 1 - August 31.
Allegany-Garrett Membership - Household
$30 for membership September 1 - August 31.
Allegany-Garrett Membership - Junior (under age 18)
$10 for membership September 1 - August 31.
Allegany-Garrett Membership - Affiliated
$5 for membership September 1 - August 31. Membership for those who are members of another, primary MOS chapter.

Allegany County Birding Sites

Garrett County Birding Sites

Allegany-Garrett County Bird Club Logo

Upcoming Events

Bird Walk at Middle Patuxent Environmental Area

September 28 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 amMiddle Patuxent Environmental Area

Bird Walk at Greenbrier State Park

September 28 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pmGreenbrier State Park

Cape May Birdapalooza!

September 29 - October 1Cape May

Manahan Road

September 30Manahan Road

Patapsco SP: Halethorpe Farms Ponds (Ponds #4 and #5)

September 30 @ 7:30 am - 11:30 amHalethorpe Farms Ponds

Patterson Park

September 30 @ 8:00 am - 9:30 amPatterson Park

Rocky Gap Ranger Presentation on Hawk Identification

September 30 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pmRocky Gap State Park

Black Salnut Point

October 1 @ 6:30 am - 12:00 pmBlack Walnut Point Road

Monthly Walk at Kinder Farm Park

October 1 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 amKinder Farm Park

Violette’s Lock, C&O Canal

October 1 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 amViolette’s Lock

Hawk Watch at Dan’s Mt Overlook

October 1 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pmDan’s Rock Overlook

Cromwell Valley Park

October 3 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 amCromwell Valley Park

Meeting: YMOS

October 3 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmVirtual

Meeting: Baltimore Bird Club

October 3 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmGreenhouse Classroom, Cylburn Arboretum

Fort McHenry

October 4 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 amFort McHenry

Lake Artemesia

October 5 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pmLake Artemesia Natural Area

Meeting: Frederick Bird Club

October 5 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmHood College

The Big Sit

October 7MD

Bombay Hook Area

October 7 @ 6:30 am - 12:00 pmBombay Hook NWR

Fran Uhler Natural Area

October 7 @ 7:30 am - 12:00 pmFran Uhler Natural Area

Cape May Trip

October 7 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pmCape May

Annual Big Sit

October 7 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pmFort Smallwood Park

Big Sit at North Point State Park

October 7 @ 8:00 am - 7:00 pmNorth Point State Park

Big Sit!

October 8 @ 7:00 am - 7:00 pmAdkins Arboretum

Elk Neck State Park

October 8 @ 7:30 am - 12:00 pmTurkey Point at Elk Neck State Park

Turkey Hill Site

October 8 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 amTurkey Hill site

Marshy Point Nature Center

October 8 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 amMarshy Point Nature Center

Cromwell Valley Park

October 10 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 amCromwell Valley Park

Meeting: Patuxent Bird Club/PGAS

October 11 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmVirtual

Meeting Howard County Bird Club

October 12 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pmRobinson Nature Center

River Mist/Monocacy River Path

October 14Rivermist

Birding at Assateague National Seashore, Maryland section

October 14 @ 7:00 am - 3:00 pmAssateague National Seashore

Habitat Walk: Patterson Park

October 14 @ 7:30 am - 10:00 amPatterson Park

Turkey Point

October 14 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pmTurkey Point at Elk Neck State Park

Mariner Point Park

October 14 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pmMariner Point Park

Meeting: Caroline Bird Club

October 14 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 amWharves of Choptank Visitor Center

Meeting: Talbot Bird Club

October 14 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pmWharves of Choptank Visitor Center

Hawk Watch at Town Hill

October 14 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pmTown Hill

Wade’s Point

October 15 @ 6:30 am - 12:00 pmWade’s Point

Monthly Walk at Quiet Waters Park

October 15 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 amBlue Heron Center, Quiet Waters Park

Chinquapin Run Park

October 15 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 amChinquapin Run Park

Bird Walk at Shafer Park, Boonsboro

October 15 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pmShafer Park

Family Birding: Oregon Ridge Park

October 15 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pmOregon Ridge Nature Center

Cromwell Valley Park

October 17 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 amCromwell Valley Park

Howard Conservancy at Mt Pleasant Farm Sky Watch

October 18 @ 10:30 am - 1:30 pmMt. Pleasant Farm

Meeting: Montgomery Bird Club

October 18 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmPotomac Presbyterian Church

Lake Artemesia

October 19 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pmLake Artemesia Natural Area

Frederick Douglass on the Tuckahoe Park

October 21 @ 7:00 am - 12:00 pmFrederick Douglass Park

Serenity Ridge

October 21 @ 7:30 am - 10:30 amSerenity Ridge

Governor Bridge Natural Area

October 21 @ 7:30 am - 12:00 pmGovernor Bridge Natural Area

Druid Hill Park

October 21 @ 8:00 am - 9:30 amDruid Hill Park

Fort McHenry

October 21 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 amFort McHenry

Lilypons Water Gardens

October 22Lilypons Water Gardens

Hydes Road Park

October 22 @ 8:00 am - 10:00 amHydes Road Park

Meeting: Tri-County Bird Club

October 23 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmSalisbury Animal Health Lab

Cromwell Valley Park

October 24 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 amCromwell Valley Park

Meeting: Washington County Bird Club

October 24 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmMt. Aetna Nature Center

Bird Walk at Wootons Landing & Sands Road

October 25 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pmWootons Landing Park

Centennial Park

October 27 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pmCentennial Lake

Bombay Hook

October 28Bombay Hook NWR

Irish Grove & Somerset

October 28 - October 29Irish Grove Sanctuary

Patterson Park

October 28 @ 8:00 am - 9:30 amPatterson Park

Swan Harbor

October 28 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pmSwan Harbor Farm Park

Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center

October 28 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pmChesapeake Bay Environmental Center

Bird Walk at Swan Harbor Farm Park

October 29 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 amSwan Harbor Farm Park

Oregon Ridge and Ag Center

October 29 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 amOregon Ridge Nature Center

Cromwell Valley Park

October 31 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 amCromwell Valley Park

Centennial Park

November 1 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 amCentennial Lake

Fort McHenry

November 1 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 amFort McHenry

Lake Artemesia

November 2 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pmLake Artemesia Natural Area

Meeting: Frederick Bird Club

November 2 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmHood College

Irish Grove Work Weekend

November 3 - November 5Irish Grove Sanctuary

Hawk Watch

November 4MD

Fran Uhler Natural Area

November 4 @ 7:30 am - 12:00 pmFran Uhler Natural Area

Southwest Area Park

November 4 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 amSouthwest Area Park

Turkey Point

November 4 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pmTurkey Point at Elk Neck State Park

Howard Conservancy at Mt Pleasant Farm Sky Watch

November 4 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pmMt. Pleasant Farm

Kingston Landing

November 5 @ 7:00 am - 12:00 pmKingston Landing

Bombay Hook NWR

November 5 @ 7:30 am - 5:00 pmBombay Hook NWR

Lake Roland Serpentine Barrens

November 5 @ 8:00 amLake Roland Park

Monthly Walk at Kinder Farm Park

November 5 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 amKinder Farm Park

Centennial Park

November 5 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 amCentennial Lake

Meeting: YMOS

November 7 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmVirtual

Meeting: Baltimore Bird Club

November 7 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmGreenhouse Classroom, Cylburn Arboretum

Howard Conservancy at Mt. Pleasant Farm

November 8 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 amMt. Pleasant Farm

Meeting: Patuxent Bird Club/PGAS

November 8 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmVirtual

Meeting: Howard County Bird Club

November 9 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pmRobinson Nature Center

Chincoteague

November 10 - November 12Chincoteague NWR

Druid Hill Park

November 11 @ 8:00 am - 9:30 amDruid Hill Park

Birding at Sang Run State Park

November 11 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 amSang Run, Friend’s Delight

Chincoteague NWR Trip

November 11 @ 8:00 am - 4:00 pmChincoteague NWR

Pickering Creek Audubon Center

November 12 @ 7:00 am - 12:00 pmPickering Creek Audubon Center

Bird Walk at the Lynch Preserve

November 12 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 amLynch Preserve

Centennial Park

November 12 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 amCentennial Lake

Irvine Nature Center

November 12 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 amIrvine Nature Center

Marshy Point Nature Center

November 12 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 amMarshy Point Nature Center

Meeting: Talbot Bird Club

November 14 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmEaston YMCA Multipurpose Room

Walk at Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary

November 15 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 amJug Bay Wetlands

Meeting: Montgomery Bird Club

November 15 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmPotomac Presbyterian Church

Lake Artemesia

November 16 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pmLake Artemesia Natural Area

Kershner’s Pond

November 18Kershner’s Pond

Eastern Neck and Kent County

November 18 @ 6:30 am - 12:00 pmEastern Neck NWR

Eastern Neck NWR

November 18 @ 7:30 am - 12:00 pmEastern Neck NWR

Governor Bridge Natural Area

November 18 @ 7:30 am - 12:00 pmGovernor Bridge Natural Area

Birding at Chincoteague NWR

November 18 @ 7:30 am - 4:00 pmChincoteague NWR

Patterson Park

November 18 @ 8:00 am - 9:30 amPatterson Park

Loch Raven Northampton Furnace Trail

November 18 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 amNorthampton Furnace Trail

Meeting: Caroline County Bird Club

November 18 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 amWharves of Choptank Visitor Center

Fort McHenry

November 18 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 amFort McHenry

Serenity Ridge

November 19 @ 7:30 am - 10:30 amSerenity Ridge

Monthly Walk at Quiet Waters Park

November 19 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 amBlue Heron Center, Quiet Waters Park

Centennial Park

November 19 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 amCentennial Lake

Family Birding: Cromwell Valley Park

November 19 @ 12:30 pm - 2:30 pmCromwell Valley Park

Annual Black Friday Walk

November 24 @ 8:00 am - 6:00 pmBlackwater NWR

Conowingo Dam

November 25 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pmConowingo Dam

Fisherman’s Wharf

November 25 @ 9:00 amConowingo Dam

Owl Prowl

November 25 @ 4:00 pm - 8:00 pmMD

Plaindealing Farm

November 26 @ 7:00 am - 12:00 pmMD

Centennial Park

November 26 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 amCentennial Lake

Meeting: Tri-County Bird Club

November 27 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmSalisbury Animal Health Lab