Previous Field Trips
Below are field trip results by calendar year. If there is no link, a trip report is not available.
Since the Howard County Bird Club was founded in 1972, field trips have been a vital part of the club’s activities. These trips are an ideal way for both the beginner and the more experienced observer to learn and to share knowledge in an informal atmosphere. From the club’s founding, the club began to schedule field trips for birding and other aspects of natural history. Trip leaders recorded the birds seen on the trips. Soon a notebook was passed from leader to leader to ensure a permanent record. The original book was lost in 1979, but some of the trip leaders continued to make and retain written records of the trips. Then around 1990, Bonnie Ott got one of those new electronic birding database programs and entered all of the Howard County Bird Club field trips for which she could find material. Unfortunately, many of the records from those early years were no longer available, but her efforts were the foundation for the following step. Bonnie’s records and the field trips scheduled in The Goldfinch have been included in the material below. Dates for trips listed in the newsletter have been corrected and additional trips known to have occurred have been included if such information is available. Creation of a web page made the results of the club’s field trips available to a wider audience; trip leaders send the results by email, and the results are posted as soon as the information is formatted. Starting with the 2019 trips, we began using a responsive format. (All of the earlier trips are PDFs.)
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Field Trips of 2024
Field Trips of 2023
Field Trips of 2022
Jan 1: Start Your 2022 List – CANCELED | Jan 8: Blackwater NWR | Feb 19: How to Find an Owl | Mar 8: Woodcock Walk | Apr 9: Alpha Ridge Landfill |
Centennial Walks: | Mar 6 | Mar 13 – CANCELLED | Mar 20 | Mar 27 |
Apr 10: Waterford | Apr 15: Wildflower Walk | Apr 23: Mount Pleasant (Earth Day) | Apr 30: Smith Island | May 8: Western Regional Park |
Jun 22: Butterfly Walk (Pollinator Week) |
June 26: Butterfly Walk | Aug 6: Butterfly Walk | Aug 20: Butterfly Walk | Aug 28: “Non-alcohol Nighthawk Happy Hour” |
Sep 1: MPEA | Sep 1: “Non-alcohol Nighthawk Happy Hour” #2 | Sep 3: Rockburn Branch Park | Sep 4: Dick Smith Memorial Walk | Sep 8: Discovery: Caterpillars & Spiders |
Sep 10: MPEA | Sep 13: Discovery: Flyovers/Skywatch | Sep 24: West Friendship Park | Oct 1: MPEA – CANCELLED | Oct 3: Discovery: Skywatch – CANCELLED |
Oct 7: Discovery: Sparrows & Spiders | Oct 10: Discovery Sparrows & Warblers | Oct 22: Meadowbrook Park | Oct 29: 50th Anniversary Trips | Nov 1: Discovery: Fall Birds |
Nov 5: Skywatch | ||||
Centennial Walks: | Nov 6 | Nov 13 | Nov 20 | Nov 27 |
Field Trips of 2021
No field trips for first nine months | Sep 2: MPEA | Sep 4: Rockburn Branch Park | ||
Sep 12: Dick Smith Memorial Butterfly Walk | Sep 15: Habitat Walk (Meadowbrook Park) | Oct 4: Birding and Biodiversity | Oct 17: Birding by Habitat | Nov 6: SkyWatch |
Centennial Walks: | Nov 7 | Nov 14 | Nov 21 | Nov 28 |
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Field Trips of 2023
Field Trips of 2022
Jan 1: Start Your 2022 List – CANCELLED | Jan 8: Blackwater NWR | Feb 19: How to Find an Owl | Mar 8: Woodcock Walk | Apr 9: Alpha Ridge Landfill |
Centennial Walks: | Mar 6 | Mar 13 – CANCELLED | Mar 20 | Mar 27 |
Apr 10: Waterford | Apr 15: Wildflower Walk | Apr 23: Mount Pleasant (Earth Day) | Apr 30: Smith Island | May 8: Western Regional Park |
Jun 22: Butterfly Walk (Pollinator Week) |
June 26: Butterfly Walk | Aug 6: Butterfly Walk | Aug 20: Butterfly Walk | Aug 28: “Non-alcohol Nighthawk Happy Hour” |
Sep 1: MPEA | Sep 1: “Non-alcohol Nighthawk Happy Hour” #2 | Sep 3: Rockburn Branch Park | Sep 4: Dick Smith Memorial Walk | Sep 8: Discovery: Caterpillars & Spiders |
Sep 10: MPEA | Sep 13: Discovery: Flyovers/Skywatch | Sep 24: West Friendship Park | Oct 1: MPEA – CANCELLED | Oct 3: Discovery: Skywatch – CANCELLED |
Oct 7: Discovery: Sparrows & Spiders | Oct 10: Discovery Sparrows & Warblers | Oct 22: Meadowbrook Park | Oct 29: 50th Anniversary Trips | Nov 1: Discovery: Fall Birds |
Nov 5: Skywatch | ||||
Centennial Walks: | Nov 6 | Nov 13 | Nov 20 | Nov 27 |
Field Trips of 2021
No field trips for first nine months | Sep 2: MPEA | Sep 4: Rockburn Branch Park | ||
Sep 12: Dick Smith Memorial Butterfly Walk | Sep 15: Habitat Walk (Meadowbrook Park) | Oct 4: Birding and Biodiversity | Oct 17: Birding by Habitat | Nov 6: SkyWatch |
Centennial Walks: | Nov 7 | Nov 14 | Nov 21 | Nov 28 |
Field Trips of 2023
Field Trips of 2022
Jan 1: Start Your 2022 List – CANCELLED | Jan 8: Blackwater NWR | Feb 19: How to Find an Owl | Mar 8: Woodcock Walk | Apr 9: Alpha Ridge Landfill |
Centennial Walks: | Mar 6 | Mar 13 – CANCELLED | Mar 20 | Mar 27 |
Apr 10: Waterford | Apr 15: Wildflower Walk | Apr 23: Mount Pleasant (Earth Day) | Apr 30: Smith Island | May 8: Western Regional Park |
Jun 22: Butterfly Walk (Pollinator Week) |
June 26: Butterfly Walk | Aug 6: Butterfly Walk | Aug 20: Butterfly Walk | Aug 28: “Non-alcohol Nighthawk Happy Hour” |
Sep 1: MPEA | Sep 1: “Non-alcohol Nighthawk Happy Hour” #2 | Sep 3: Rockburn Branch Park | Sep 4: Dick Smith Memorial Walk | Sep 8: Discovery: Caterpillars & Spiders |
Sep 10: MPEA | Sep 13: Discovery: Flyovers/Skywatch | Sep 24: West Friendship Park | Oct 1: MPEA – CANCELLED | Oct 3: Discovery: Skywatch – CANCELLED |
Oct 7: Discovery: Sparrows & Spiders | Oct 10: Discovery Sparrows & Warblers | Oct 22: Meadowbrook Park | Oct 29: 50th Anniversary Trips | Nov 1: Discovery: Fall Birds |
Nov 5: Skywatch | ||||
Centennial Walks: | Nov 6 | Nov 13 | Nov 20 | Nov 27 |
Field Trips of 2021
No field trips for first nine months | Sep 2: MPEA | Sep 4: Rockburn Branch Park | ||
Sep 12: Dick Smith Memorial Butterfly Walk | Sep 15: Habitat Walk (Meadowbrook Park) | Oct 4: Birding and Biodiversity | Oct 17: Birding by Habitat | Nov 6: SkyWatch |
Centennial Walks: | Nov 7 | Nov 14 | Nov 21 | Nov 28 |
Field Trips of 2020
Field Trips of 2019
Jan 1: Start Your 2019 List | Jan 20: Blackwater NWR – CANCELLED | Feb 4–16 & Mar 30: Evening Grosbeak Feeder Trips | Feb 8: Lake Elkhorn | Feb 16: Blandair Park North |
Centennial Walks: | March 3 | March 10 | March 17 | March 24 |
Feb 23: How to Find an Owl | March 16: Wilde Lake | March 31: Centennial Park | April 6: Alpha Ridge Landfill | April 7: Waterford Farm |
April 27: Mount Pleasant | April 29: Wildflower Walk | May 5: Western Regional Park – CANCELLED | May 25: Patapsco Scrubland | Sep 1: Dick Smith Memorial Walk |
Sep 5: MPEA | Sep 8: Rockburn Branch Park | Sep 11: Mount Pleasant | Sep 19: SkyWatch | Sep 28: Blandair Park North |
Oct 12: Lake Elkhorn | Oct 13: West Friendship Park | Oct 19: Sparrow ID Tips | Nov 2: SkyWatch | Nov 9: Waterford Farm |
Centennial Walks: | Nov 3: Centennial Park | Nov 10: Centennial Park | Nov 17: Centennial Park | Nov 24: Centennial Park |
Dec 21: Waterfowl Search – CANCELLED |
Field Trips of 2018
Jan 1: Start Your 2018 List | Jan13: Blackwater NWR | Jan 20: Alpha Ridge Landfill | Feb 7: Lake Elkhorn – CANCELLED | Feb 11: Blandair Park North-CANCELLED |
Feb 17: Lake Kittamaqundi | Mar 17: Winter Sparrow Search | Mar 24: Spring Waterfowl Search | Mar 31: Alpha Ridge Landfill | Apr 21: Mount Pleasant |
Centennial Walks: | Mar 4 | Mar 11 | Mar 18 | Mar 25 |
Apr 28: Beginning Birders Walk (Mount Pleasant) | Apr 29: Waterford Farm | May 6: Western Regional Park | May 8: Spring Wildflower Walk | May 26: Patapsco Scrubland |
Sep 2: Dick Smith Memorial Walk | Sep 6: MPEA | Sep 9: Rockburn Branch Park – CANCELLED | Sep 12: Mount Pleasant | Sep 22: Jug Bay |
Sep 29: Blandair Park North | Oct 6: UMDCMREC | Oct 14: West Friendship Park | Oct 20: Lake Elkhorn | Nov 3: SkyWatch (Mount Pleasant) |
Centennial Walks: | Nov 4 | Nov 11 | Nov 18 | Nov 25 |
Nov 10: Waterford | Dec 1: Waterfowl Search |
Field Trips of 2017
Jan 1: Start Your 2017 List | Jan 14: Alpha Ridge Landfill | Feb 18: How to Find an Owl | Mar 4: Waterfowl Search | Mar 18: Waterford Farm |
Centennial Walks: | Mar 5 | Mar 12 | Mar 19 | Mar 26 |
Apr 1: Mount Pleasant Beginning Birder Walk | Apr 8: Alpha Ridge Landfill | April 22: Mount Pleasant (Earth Day) | May 7: Western Regional Park | May 12: Glenwood Community Center |
May 27: Patapsco Scrubland | Jun 12: Glenwood Community Center | Jun 30: Jug Bay | Sep 3: Dick Smith Memorial Walk | Sep 7: MPEA |
Sep 9: Mount Pleasant | Sep 10: Rockburn Branch Park | Sep 13: Mount Pleasant | Sep 30: Jug Bay | Oct 1: Lake Elkhorn |
Oct 14: CMREC | Oct 14: BIG SIT | Oct 15: West Friendship Park | Oct 22: Mount Pleasant | Nov 4: SkyWatch (Mount Pleasant) |
Centennial Walks: | Nov 5 | Nov 12 | Nov 19 | Nov 26 |
Nov 11: Waterford Farm | Dec 2: Waterfowl Search |
Field Trips of 2016
Field Trips of 2015
Field Trips of 2014
Field Trips of 2013
Field Trips of 2012
Field Trips of 2011
Field Trips of 2010
Field Trips of 2009
Field Trips of 2008
Field Trips of 2007
Field Trips of 2006
Jan 1: Start Your 2006 List | Jan 21: How to Find an Owl | Mar 11: Waterfowl Search | Apr 9: UMDCF | Apr 22: Mount Pleasant (Earth Day) |
Centennial Walks: | Mar 5 | Mar 12 | Mar 19 | Mar 26 |
Apr 26: Birds & Wildflowers (Savage Park) | Apr 30: Rockburn Park | May 6: BIG DAY | May 9: Birds & Wildflowers (Henryton Road PVSP) | May 20: Blue Mash Trail |
Sep 2: Butterflies through Binoculars (Centennial Park) | Sep 9: Hugg-Thomas WMA | Sep 10: Beginning Birders Walk (Mount Pleasant) | Sep 12: Lake Elkhorn Weekday Walk | Sep 23: Meadowbrook Park Hawk Watch |
Sep 27: David Force Park Weekday Walk | Sep 30: Dickey Farm (with Carroll County) | Oct 7: Lincoln’s Sparrow Search | Oct 8: West Friendship Park | Oct 11: Bon Secours Spiritual Center |
Oct 15: Western Regional Park | Oct 21: Sparrow BIG DAY | Oct 24: Meadowbrook Park | Oct 29: Rockburn Branch Park | Nov 4: Alpha Ridge Park & Landfill |
Centennial Walks: | Nov 5 | Nov 12 | Nov 19 | Nov 26: Centennial Park Walk |
Nov 18: Howard Waterfowl Search | Dec 1: Little Patuxent River Area | Dec 2: Blackwater NWR |
Field Trips of 2005
Jan 1: Start Your 2005 List | Feb 26: Carroll County | Mar 12: Howard Waterfowl Search | Mar 15: MPEA (Woodcock) | Mar 22: David Force Park Weekday Walk |
Centennial Walks: | Mar 20 | Mar 27 | Apr 3 | Apr 10 |
Apr 16: Sparrows (UMDCF) | Apr 17: Butterflies & Wildflowers (Lake Elkhorn) | Apr 21: Wilde Lake | Apr 23: Beginning Birders Walk (Mount Pleasant) | Apr 24: Rockburn Branch Park |
Apr 30: Avalon PVSP | May 1: Hugg-Thomas WMA | May 7: Jug Bay Boat Trip | May 29: Delaware Shorebirds | Sep 3: Butterflies through Binoculars (Centennial Park) |
Sep 10: Beginning Birders Walk (Lake Elkhorn) | Sep 15: Centennial Park Weekday Walk | Sep 24: Henryton Road PVSP | Sep 25: Dickey Farm | Oct 1: MPEA |
Oct 8: Mount Pleasant | Oct 16: Sparrow Big Day | Oct 18: Font Hill Wetland Park Weekday Walk | Oct 20: Centennial | Oct 23: West Friendship Park |
Centennial Walks: | Nov 6 | Nov 13 | Nov 20 | Nov 27 |
Oct 29: Mount Pleasant Hawk Watch | Oct 31: Rockburn Branch Park | Nov 5: Alpha Ridge Park & Landfill | Nov 19: Howard Waterfowl Search | Dec 3: Blackwater NWR |
Field Trips of 2004
Field Trips of 2003
Field Trips of 2002
Field Trips of 2001
Field Trips of 2000
Field Trips of 1999
Field Trips of 1998
Jan 1: Start Your 1998 List | Jan 24: Patuxent Wildlife Visitor Center | Feb 14: Alpha Ridge Landfill (Gulls) | Mar 7: Howard Waterfowl Search | Mar 28: Mount Pleasant | |
Centennial Walks: | Mar 22 | Mar 27 | Apr 5 | Apr 12 | |
Apr 7: Wilde Lake | Apr 11: UMDCF | Apr 18: McKeldin PVSP | Apr 25: Fort Smallwood | Apr 26: Schooley Mill Park | |
Apr 30: Font Hill Wetland Park Habitat Walk | May 3: Lake Elkhorn | May 6: Gwynn Acres Path | May 24: MPEA | Jun 7: Rockburn Branch Park | |
Jul 11: Gwynn Acres Path (Evening Walk) | Aug 8: Dragonflies & Butterflies (Centennial Park) | Sep 6: Butterflies (Centennial Park) | Sep 15: Daniels Road PVSP Habitat Walk | Sep 20: Font Hill Wetland Park | |
Sep 26: Cape May Bird Observatory | Oct 3: Meadowbrook (MD 100 Environs) | Oct 4: Hugg-Thomas WMA | Oct 13: Wilde Lake | Oct 17: Schooley Mill Park | |
Oct 18: Geology of Howard County | Oct 24: Alpha Ridge Park | Nov 28: Sandy Point State Park | |||
Centennial Walks: | Nov 1 | Nov 8 | Nov 15 | Nov 22 |
Field Trips of 1997
Jan 1: Start Your 1997 List | Jan 5: Patuxent Wildlife Visitor Center | Jan 19: Centennial Park | Feb 8: New Design Road | Feb 22: Alpha Ridge Landfill (Gulls) |
Mar 8: Waterfowl Search | Mar 23: Alpha Ridge Landfill (Birding by Ear) | Apr 5: UMDCF | Apr 19: Wilde Lake (Beginning Birders Walk) | Apr 26: Schooley Mill Park |
Centennial Walks: | Apr 6 | Apr 13 | Apr 20 | Apr 27 |
May 15: Rockburn Branch Park | May 24: Wildflower Walk (Henryton Road PVSP) | May 25: Rockburn Branch Park | Jun 8: Mushroom Meader | Jun 21: Patuxent North Tract |
Jul 12: Oxbow Sanctuary | Jul 20: Alpha Ridge Landfill (See What’s Around) | Aug 16: Aug 16: Dragonflies (Centennial Park) | Aug 31: Butterflies (Centennial Park) | Sep 22: David Force Park Weekday Walk |
Sep 28: Hugg-Thomas WMA | Oct 18: UMDCF | Oct 19: Geology Trip | Oct 23: Wilde Lake | Oct 26: Waggoner’s Gap – CANCELLED |
Centennial Walks: | Nov 2 | Nov 9 | Nov 16 | Nov 23 |
Nov 15: Waterfowl Search | Nov 29: Sandy Point State Park |
Field Trips of 1996
Field Trips of 1995
Jan 21: Ocean City | Feb 18: Alpha Ridge Landfill (Gulls) | Mar 19: Howard Waterfowl Search | Mar 26: Rockburn Branch Park Birding by Ear | Mar 28: Gwynn Acres Path Weekday Walk |
Centennial Walks: | Apr 2 | Apr 9 | Apr 16 | Apr 23 |
Apr 22: Marriottsville Road PVSP | Apr 25: Lake Elkhorn Weekday Walk | Apr 29: Schooley Mill Park | Apr 30: Wildflower Walk (Daniels Road PVSP) | Apr 30: Woodcock Walk – CANCELLED |
May 20: Hugg-Thomas WMA | Jun 11: Gwynn Acres Path | Jul 16: Centennial Park (Heron & Egret Search) | Sep 3: Butterfly Walk (Centennial Park) | Sep 22: Gwynn Acres Path Weekday Walk |
Sep 23: Buzzard’s Roost Farm | Sep 24: Confusing Fall Warblers (Schooley Mill Park) | Sep 30: Lake Elkhorn | Oct 1: Rockburn Branch Park | Oct 15: Mount Pleasant |
Centennial Walks: | Nov 5 | Nov 12 | Nov 19 | Nov 26 |
Oct 17: Lake Elkhorn Weekday Walk | Oct 21: Rockburn Branch Park Hawk Watch | Oct 22: UMDCF | Nov 11: Piney Run | Nov 25: Howard Waterfowl Search |
Field Trips of 1994
Field Trips of 1993
Field Trips of 1992
Jan 26: Gwynn Acres Path | Feb 22: Alpha Ridge Landfill (Gulls) | Mar 14: Howard Waterfowl | Mar 29: Centennial Park (with BBC) | Apr 25: Rockburn Branch Park |
Centennial Walks: | Apr 12 | Apr 19 | Apr 26 | May 3 |
May 2: Butterflies (Schooley Mill Park) | May 3: Wildflowers (Cedar Lane Park) | May 10: Rockburn Branch Park | Jun 13: Wildflowers (Wincopin Neck) | Jun 20: Schooley Mill Park Summer Solstice |
Sep 12: Butterflies (Centennial Park) | Sept 14: Gwynn Acres Path | Sep 20: Rockburn Branch Park Fall Warblers | Sep 26: Paw Paw (Savage Park) | Oct 15: David Force Park |
Oct 18: Cedar Lane Park | Oct 24: Rockburn Branch Park Hawk Watch | Oct 30: Cedar Lane Park | Nov 12: Wilde Lake | Nov 21: Waterfowl Search (Centennial Park) |
Centennial Walks: | Oct 18 | Oct 25 | Nov 1 | Nov 8 |
Nov 21: Columbia Lakes Waterfowl | Nov 27: Centennial Park |
Field Trips of 1991
Jan 12: Howard Feeder Trip | Jan 27: Savage Park Winter Habitat Walk | Feb 16: Howard Waterfowl | Feb 23: Alpha Ridge Landfill (Gulls) | Mar 3: Rockburn Branch Park |
Mar 3: Owl Trip | Mar 6: Centennial Park | Mar 9: Wilde Lake | Mar 10: Centennial Park (with BBC) | Mar 17: Piney Run |
Mar 30: Schooley Mill Park | Apr 6: UMDCF | Apr 7: Rockburn Branch Park | Apr 13: Back River Sewage Treatment Plant (with BBC) | Apr 14: Centennial Park |
Apr 15: Wilde Lake | Apr 20: Beginning Birders Walk (Schooley Mill Park) | Apr 21: Centennial Park | Apr 27: Woodcock Walk | Apr 27: Wildflower Walk (Daniels Road PVSP) |
Apr 27: Bluebird Walk | Apr 28: Centennial Park | May 4: Rockburn Branch Park | May 5: Rockburn Branch Park | May 12: Rockburn Branch Park |
May 18: Jug Bay | Aug 10: Bombay Hook NWR & Little Creek Shorebird Trip | Sep 15: Gwynn Acres Path | Sep 22: Rockburn Branch Park | Oct 5: David Force Park |
Oct 19: Rockburn Branch Park Hawk Watch | Oct 20: Gwynn Acres Path | Nov 23: Howard Waterfowl | ||
Centennial Walks: | Oct 20 | Oct 27 | Nov 3 | Nov 10 |
Field Trips of 1990
Jan 28: Rockburn Branch Park | Feb 1: Sandy Point State Park | Feb 24: Feeder Trip | Mar 3: Columbia Lakes Waterfowl | Mar 25: Howard Waterfowl Search with BBC |
Centennial Walks: | Apr 8 | Apr 15 | Apr 22 | Apr 29 |
Apr 14: Rockburn Branch Park | Apr 21: Columbia Lakes | Apr 28: Bluebird Walk | Apr 28: Wildflower Walk | Apr 30: Centennial Park |
May 5: C & O Canal (Montgomery County) | May 5: Spring Wildflowers | May 6: Butterflies (Daniels Road PVSP) | May 6: Centennial | May 19: Brookside Gardens |
Jun 16: Schooley Mill Park | Jun 30: Butterflies (Centennial Park) | Jul 22: Rockburn Branch Park | Aug 25: Butterflies (Centennial Park) | Sep 9: Centennial Park |
Sep 16: Rockburn Branch Park | Sep 22: Beginning Birders Walk (Wilde Lake) | Sep 23: Hughes Hollow | Oct 14: Schooley Mill Park | Oct 20: Rockburn Branch Park |
Oct 21: Savage Park | Oct 27: UMDCF (with BBC) | Nov 10: Avalon PVSP | Dec 1: Bombay Hook NWR | |
Centennial Walks: | Oct 28 | Nov 4 | Nov 11 | Nov 18 |
Field Trips of 1989
Jan 14: County Feeder Trip | Jan 22: Cedar Lane Park | Feb 11 Second Eagle Nest Search | Feb 25: McKeldin PVSP | Mar 11: Howard Waterfowl Search |
Centennial Walks: | Apr 9 | Apr 16 | Apr 23 | Apr 30 |
Apr 22: Spring Wildflowers | Apr 29: Meyer’s Station | May 6: Wildflower Walk (Savage Park) | May 7: Centennial Park | May 20: Indian Springs WMA & Fort Frederick |
Jun 21: Bluebird Walk | May 27: Beginning Birder Walk (APL) | Jun 24: Summer Wildflowers | Jul 23: Cedar Lane Park | Aug 20: Goldfinch Walk |
Aug 26: Triadelphia Reservoir Shorebirds | Sep 16: Mushroom Walk | Sep 23: New Cut Road Hawk Watch | Sep 14: Autumn Wildflowers | Oct 15: Sparrow Search |
Centennial Walks: | Oct 22 | Oct 29 | Nov 5 | Nov 12 |
Oct 29: Rockburn Branch Park | Nov 4: Waggoner’s Gap | Nov 12: Potomac Boat Trip | Nov 18: Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Tour | Dec 2: Blackwater NWR |
Field Trips of 1988
Jan 16: Tree Identification (Cypressmede Park) |
Jan 24: Schooley Mill | Feb 13: Eagle Nest Search | Feb 15: Alpha Ridge Landfill (Gulls) | Feb 27: Feeder Trip |
Mar 6: Piney Run | Apr: 6: National Zoo | Apr 23: APL | Apr 24: Sarah Haviland Memorial Wildflower Walk | Apr 30: Spring Wildflowers (Avalon PVSP) |
May 6: Woodcock Walk | May 7: Savage Park | May 22: Spring Warblers (Daniels Road PVSP) | Jun 4: Bluebird Banding | Jun 18: Tree Identification (Cypressmede Park) |
Jun 26: Fern & Wildflower Walk (Henryton Road PVSP) | Jul 24: Schooley Park Mill Habitat Walk | Aug 14: Centennial Park | Aug 25-29: Chincoteague NWR | Sep 3: Jug Bay |
Sep 10: Antietam National Battlefield | Sep 17-18: Southern New Jersey | Oct 1: Soldiers Delight | Oct 8: Dyke March & Belle Haven | Oct 23: Cedar Lane Park |
Nov 12: Smithsonian Trip | Nov 21: Howard Waterfowl Search | Nov 24-27: Chincoteague | Dec 3: Bombay Hook NWR |
Field Trips of 1987
Jan 10: National Zoo | Jan 25: Centennial Park | Feb 14: Remington Farms & Eastern Neck NWR | Feb 28: Howard Feeder Trip | Mar 14: Rehabilitation Center |
Mar 21: Howard Waterfowl Search | Apr 11: Bombay Hook & Little Creek NWR | Apr 17: Woodcock Walk | Apr 25: C&O Canal Walk | May 2: Wildflower Walk |
May 9: Indian Springs WMA & C&O Canal | May 16: Wildflower Walk | May 17: Schooley Mill Park | May 23: Jug Bay (Great Blue Heronry) | May 30-31: New Jersey Pine Barrens |
May 31: Wildflower Walk | Jul 5: Goldfinch Walk (Centennial Park) | Jul 16: Centennial Park | Aug 16: Savage Park River Wade | Aug 20-24: Chincoteague NWR |
Sep 13: Hugg-Thomas WMA | Sep 20: Fall Wildflower Walk | Sep 26: Rockburn Branch Park | Oct 3: Jug Bay | Oct 25: Schooley Mill Park |
Nov 14: Weed & Wildflower Walk | Nov 21: Waterfowl Trip | Dec 5: Blackwater NWR |
Field Trips of 1986
Jan 26: David Force Park | Feb 8: Hollofield PVSP | Feb 22: Columbia Feeder Trip | Mar 9: Waterfowl Trip | Mar 15: Rehabilitation Center |
Apr 10: Wildflower Walk | Apr 20: Wildflower Walk | Apr 26: Woodcock Walk | May 10: Spring Wildflower Walk | May 24: Wildflowers (Hollofield PVSP) |
Jun 28-29: New Jersey Pine Barrens | Jul 12: Bluebird Banding | Jul 19: Wildflowers (Hollofield PVSP) | Aug 17: Savage Park River Wade | Aug 21-25 Chincoteague NWR |
Sep 7: APL Woods | Sep 20: Beginning Birders Walk | Sep 27: Hawk Mountain | Oct 4: Mushroom Meader | Oct 12: Fall Wildflower Walk |
Oct 11-13: Chincoteague NWR | Oct 19: Centennial Park | Oct 25: Patuxent River Birding | Nov 15: Daniels Road PVSP | Nov 23: Columbia Lakes Waterfowl |
Nov 26-29: Chincoteague NWR | Dec 6: Bombay Hook NWR |
Field Trips of 1985
Jan 20: Savage Park | Feb 17: Columbia Winter Birding | Mar 24: Columbia Lakes Waterfowl | Apr 21: Lily Pons | May 11: Patuxent River Appreciation Day |
May 11: Savage Park | May 11: Nassawango Creek Canoeing | Sep 8: Lake Elkhorn | Sep 15: Fall Wildflowers (Savage Park) | Oct 13: Sandy Point State Park |
Oct 20: Meadowbrook Park | Oct 26: Jug Bay | Nov 23: Columbia Lakes | Dec 7: Eastern Neck NWR & Remington Farms | Dec 15: Columbia Feeder Trip |
Field Trips of 1984
Jan 8: Feeder Trip | Jan 14: Sandy Point State Park | Jan 22: Cypressmede Park | Feb 5: Columbia Feeder Trip | Feb 18: Daniels Road PVSP |
Mar 18: Signs of Spring (Kindler Road) | Mar 25: Salamander Search | Apr 7: Wilde Lake | Apr 9: Beginning Birders Walk | Apr 29: Wildflower Walk |
May 3: Long Reach | May 11: Woodcock Walk | May 13: Spring Migrants (Daniels Road PVSP) | May 19-20: Nassawango Canoe Trip | May 20: Cypressmede Park |
May 27: New Jersey Pine Barrens | Jul 22: Cypressmede Park | Sep 15: Butterfly Walk | Sep 16: Wildflower Walk | Sep 25: Fall Warblers |
Oct 13: Muddy Run, PA | Oct 21: Savage Park | Nov 34: Piney Run | Dec 1: Bombay Hook NWR | Dec 9: Lake Elkhorn |
Field Trips of 1983
Jan 16: Feeder Trip | Jan 23: Thunder Hill | Jan 30: Rockburn Branch Park | Feb 3: Feeder Trip | Feb 19: Bombay Hook NWR |
Feb 27: Vantage Point | Mar 6: Columbia Feeder Trip | Mar 9: Wilde Lake | Mar 19: Loch Raven Reservoir | Mar 23: Amphibian Walk |
Apr 16: Beginning Birder Walk | Apr 17: Woodcock Walk | Apr 23: Calvert Cliffs & Battle Creek Cypress Swamp | Apr 24: Rockburn Branch Park | Apr 29: Woodcock Walk |
Apr 30: Wildflower Walk | May 1: Daniels Road PVSP | May 6: Woodcock Walk | May 14: Warbler Walk | May 22: Bluebird Banding |
May 22: Archeological Dig | Jun 4-5: Camping & Canoeing at Nassawango Creek | Jun 11: Aberdeen Proving Ground | Jun 12: Savage area | Jul 17: Rockburn Branch Park |
Aug 14: Middle Patuxent River Slosh | Sep 10: Bombay Hook NWR | Sep 10: Bombay Hook & Little Creek NWR | Sep 17: Fall Migration at PVSP | Oct 8: Beginning Birders Walk |
Oct 16: Cypressmede Park | Nov 6: Piney Run | Nov 12: Lake Elkhorn | Dec 3: Blackwater NWR | Dec 10: Feeder Trip |
Field Trips of 1982
Jan 9: Courtship of the Mallard | Jan 17: Centennial Park Walk | Jan 23: Owl Walk | Feb 3: Night Sky in Winter | Feb 27: Feeder Trip |
Mar 13: Goddard Space Center | Mar 20: Bombay Hook & Little Creek NWR | Mar 23: Columbia Lakes | Apr 3: County Birding Trip | Apr 18 Spring Wildflowers |
Apr 23: Woodcock Walk | Apr 25: Spring Wildflowers | May 2: Spring Wildflowers | May 5: County Birding Trip | May 16: Centennial Park |
May 23: Wildflower Walk | Jun 6: Duckett Reservoir | Jun 12: Blair’s Valley WMA & Potomac River | Jul 18: Centennial Park | Aug 15: Middle Patuxent River Wade |
Sep: 9: Marriottsville Road PVSP | Sep 12: Rockburn Branch | Sep 19: Fall Wildflowers | Sep 26: Adventure Sanctuary | Oct 2: Muddy Creek (Lancaster PA) |
Oct 3: Rockburn Branch | Oct 7: Soldier’s Delight | Oct 16: Insect Walk | Oct 30: Wilde Lake | Nov 7: Daniels Road PVSP |
Nov 13: Bombay Hook | Nov 14: Columbia Lakes | Nov 20: Bombay Hook & Little Creek NWR | Dec 4: Fort McHenry | Dec 4: Howard Feeder Trip |
Dec 11: Brighton Dam |
Field Trip of 1981
Jan 18: Benson Branch Park | Jan 25: Feeder Trip | Jan 30: Night Sky in Winter | Feb 1: Bird Rehabilitation Center | Feb 14-16: Chincoteague NWR |
Feb 15: Owl Trip (Patuxent River State Park) | Feb 22: Courtship of the Mallard | Early March: Wood Frog Mating | Mar 14: Eastern Neck WNR | Mar 21: Wilde Lake Ducks |
Mar 28: Plantings for Wildlife | Spring Wildflowers: 4/5, 4/11, 4/18, 4/26, 5/3, 5/9/, 5/17 | Apr 11: Columbia area | Apr 15: Woodcock Walk | Apr 26: Benson Branch Park |
May 30-31 Carey Run | Jun 13: Gathland State Park & Antietam Battlefield | Aug 8: Chimney Swifts at Sunset | Sep 12 Little Patuxent River area | Sep 19: National Zoo |
Sep 27: Centennial Park | Oct 4: Fern Walk | Oct 18: Benson Branch Park | Nov 4: Wilde Lake | Nov 21: Lake Kittamaqundi |
Dec 5: Blackwater NWR | Dec 13: Lake Elkhorn |
Field Trips of 1980
Jan 19: Howard Feeder Trip | Feb 19: Columbia Feeder Trip | Feb 14: Back River Sewage Treatment Plant | Mar 8: Western Howard County | Mar 15: Sandy Spring |
Apr 12: Geology of Howard County | Apr 13: Trotter Road | Apr 20: Benson Branch Park | Apr 26: Gunston Hall & Potomac River | May 11: Wildflower Walk |
Oct 19: Benson Branch Park | Oct 25: Blackwater NWR | Nov 8: Western Howard County Ponds | Nov 15: Wilde Lake | Nov 22: Bombay Hook NWR |
Dec 7: Lake Elkhorn | Dec 14: Lake Kittamaqundi |
Field Trips of 1979
Jan 14: Columbia Feeder Trip | Feb 10: Feeder Trip | Feb 18: David Force Park | Feb 25: School age Children (Wilde Lake) | Mar 4: Columbia Lakes |
Mar 25: Bombay Hook NWR | Mar 31: Amphibian Walk | Apr 4: Blackwater NWR & Sandy Point State Park | Apr 9: Faulkner Ridge | Apr 14: Wildflower Walk |
Apr 17: Lake Elkhorn | Apr 20: Woodcock Walk | Apr 22: David Force Park | Apr 25: Symphony Woods | May 3: Long Reach |
May 11: Wilde Lake | May 12: C&O Canal | May 14: Wilde Lake | May 20: Field Workshop with David Holmes | May 26: Goddard Space Center |
Jun 10: David Force Park | Sept 8: Lilypons Fish Hatchery | Sep 16: Fall Wildflowers | Sep 22: Deep Run | Oct 5: Moon Watch |
Oct 7: Trotter Road | Oct 14: Planting For Wildlife | Oct 21: Fern Hike | Nov 3: Triadelphia Reservoir | Nov 11: Howard County Geology |
Nov 17: Bombay Hook NWR & Little Creek | Dec 12: Seneca State Park | |||
Field Trips of 1978
Jan 15: Surprise Winter Nature Walk | Jan 21: Howard Feeder Trip | Feb 4: Gude’s Nursery | Feb 5: Early Birders | Feb 26: Columbia Feeder Trip |
Mar 5: Early Birders | Mar 12: Back River Sewage Treatment Plant | Mar 18: Blackwater MWR & Mill Creek | Apr 2: Early Birders | Apr 8: Howard/Patuxent Workshop/Craft Show |
Apr 11: Lake Elkhorn | Apr 16: Columbia West on Bikes | Apr 19: Lake Kittamaqundi & Wilde Lake | Apr 23: Wildflower Walk | Apr 25, 1978: Symphony Woods |
Apr 27, 1978: Braeburn | May 1, 1978: Brighton Dam | May 7: Swamp Walk | May 9, 1978: Hollofield | May 14: Warblers at Patuxent River State Park |
May 17: Long Reach | May 20: Adventure Sanctuary & Hughes Hollow | May 28: Columbia East on Bikes | May 11: Goddard Space Center | Aug 12: Bombay Hook & Little Creek NWR |
Aug 27: Landscaping For Birds | Sep 10: Wildflower Walk | Sep 11: Long Reach | Sep 17: Glen Artney PVSP | Sep 19: Lake Elkhorn |
Sep 23: Rockburn Branch Park | Sep 27: Discovery Park | Sep 29: Wilde Lake | Oct 1: McKeldin PVSP | Oct 5: Hesperus/Iron Pen |
Oct 7: Fort Howard | Oct 13: Lake Kittamaqundi | Oct 14: Jug Bay (canoeing) | Oct 18: Wilde Lake | Oct 21-22: Brigantine NWR & Cape May Bird Observatory |
Nov 5: Columbia Lakes Habitat Birding | Nov 18: Gettysburg NMP & Hanover Reservoir | Dec 2: National Zoo | Dec 10: Columbia Feeder Trip |
Field Trips of 1977
Jan 8: Patuxent Research Center | Jan 23: Winter Tree Identification | Late Jan or Early Feb National Arboretum Owl Trip |
Feb 5: Columbia Feeder Trip | Feb 19-21: Chincoteague NWR & Irish Grove |
Mar 27: Bombay Hook NWR | Apr 20: Woodcock Walk | Apr 24: Wildflower Walk | Apr 30: C&O Canal | May 28-29: Carey Run |
Jun 5: Trees & Ferns | Jul 17: Middle Patuxent River Wade | Sep 11: “Stump Dump” | Sep 12: Long Reach | Sep 18: Orange Grove PVSP |
Sep 20 Owen Brown | Sep 24: Washington Monument State Park | Sep 28: Wilde Lake | Oct 2: Early Birders | Oct 6: Harpers Choice |
Oct 8-10: Brigantine NWR & Cape May Bird Observatory | Oct 23: Fern & Fungi Walk | Nov 6: Early Birders | Nov 12: Columbia Birds | Nov 19: Sandy Point State Park |
Dec 4: Early Birders | Dec 11: Baltimore Zoo |
Field Trips of 1976
Jan 1: Blackwater NWR | Jan 17: Owl Explore | Jan 24: Feeder Trip | Feb 14-16: Chincoteague NWR | Jeb 28: Lake Elkhorn |
Mar 6: Raptor Workshop | Mar 14: Roaches Run and Dyke Marsh | Apr 1: Woodcock Walk | Apr 25: Outdoor Workshop | Aug 15: Bombay Hook & Little Creek NWR |
Sep 11: McKeldin PVSP | Sep 26: Fern Walk | Oct 9-11: Brigantine NWR & Cape May Bird Observatory | Oct 23: Local Lakes Waterfowl | Nov 7: Waggoner’s Gap |
Nov 20: Blackwater NWR & Kent Island | Dec 12: Howard Feeder Trip |
Field Trips of 1975
Jan 11: Columbia Feeder Trip | Jan 18: Kent Island | Feb 15-17: Outer Banks | Feb 23: Howard Feeder Trip | Mar 15: Columbia |
Mar 22: Blackwater NWR | Apr 13: Camp Woodbine | Apr 17: Woodcock Walk | Apr 27: Little Creek NWR & Indian River Islet | May 18: Warbler Trip |
May 24: Frederick County | Jun 14: Elliott’s Island | Sep 14: Little Creek | Sep 27: McKeldin PVSP | Oct 11-13: Cape May Bird Observatory |
Oct 25: Columbia Lakes | Nov 2: Waggoner’s Gap | Nov 15: Patuxent River State Park | Dec 6: Columbia Feeder Trip |
Field Trips of 1974
Jan 12: Columbia Feeder Trip | Jan 19: Camp Woodbine | Jan 26: Eastern Neck NWR | Feb 16-18: Chincoteague NWR | Feb 23: Columbia Feeder Trip |
Mar 15: Camp Woodbine | Mar 31: Banding Demonstration | Apr 7: Middle Patuxent Environmental Area | Apr 20: Wildflower Walk | Apr 21: Middle Patuxent Environmental Area |
Apr 28: Middle Patuxent Environmental Area | May 5: Middle Patuxent Environmental Area | May 18: Camp Woodbine | Jun 15: Elliott’s Island | Jul 20: Middle Patuxent River Wade |
Aug 24: Little Creek NWR | Sep 15: Columbia | Sep 22: Hawk Mountain | Oct 5: MPEA | Oct 5: Lake Elkhorn |
Oct 12: Columbia | Oct 19: Bombay Hook & Little Creek NWR | Nov 2: South Mountain & Lily Pons | Nov 9-10: Chincoteague NWR | Nov 17: Middle Patuxent River Area |
Dec 14: Little Patuxent River Area |
Field Trips of 1972-1973
Dec 16, 1972: Sandy Point State Park & Kent Island | Jan 14, 1973: Other Barn | Jan 14, Bombay Hook NWR | Jan 20: Woodcock Walk | Feb 10: Local Bird Feeder Trip |
Feb 17-19 Chincoteague NWR | Mar 11: Blackwater NWR | Mar 18: Local Feeder Trip | Apr 15: Dawn Field Trip | Apr 28: Bird Banding Demonstration |
Apr 29: Glen Artney PVSP | May 13: Picnic & Middle Patuxent River Slog | May 20: Sugar Loaf Mountain & New Design Road | Jun 9: Longwood Gardens | Jul 21: Patuxent River Hike |
Aug 19: Elliott’s Island & Blackwater NWR | Aug 29-30: Cape May Bird Observatory | Oct 20: Hawk Mountain | Nov 11: Bombay Hook NWR | Nov 17-18: Brigantine NWR |
Dec 1: Little Patuxent River Area |