Enjoy searching for late-summer butterflies with instruction  on their identification. Easy walking on mowed paths around the community garden plots and Elkhorn meadow. We will continue on paved paths and mowed areas near the right-of-way alongside open, flowery wet meadows and brushy hillsides. Bring close-focus binoculars to view nectaring behavior. Cancelled if raining or overcast. No facilities. Leader – Linda […]

Meet in the parking lot. Join Terri Berkheimer and Val Swan for a bird walk over mowed paths with possible mud, followed by a presentation in the Nature Center classroom. The presentation will be an overview of online resources to help you identify birds, discover birding locations and participate in the local, regional and global […]

Meet in the parking lot on the left just past the restored schoolhouse. The park gate is just beyond Rockburn Elementary School. Moderate walking through the woods and fields of our largest county park looking for migrants. Paths may be muddy. Facilities available. Leader – Mary Lou Clark, doctorfx_99@yahoo.com

Central and South America offer some of the most exciting and exhilarating birding on the planet! Join us as biologist and natural historian, Dave Ziolkowski, provides an intro to the region and its fascinating wildlife, describing why every nature lover should want to go there and giving tips for an easy, successful trip. Dave is […]

Park at Dunloggin Middle School Opportunity to see early fall migrants (especially warblers) and to learn the details of local woodpeckers. Limit 8 people. Register with leader Ben Costello, bcostel3@gmail.com

Host needed for tally rally! Contact Chuck Stirrat, stirrcr1@gmail.com Details on the HCBC website calendar: https://howardbirds.website/birding/seasonal-bird-counts/fall-count

Rain date Tuesday, September 24 Meet at the parking lot or go directly to the Skywatch site. This trip will be a trip for migrating raptors and other potential flybys. Leader – open to whoever shows up

Meet at the Montjoy barn. Bonnie will go over the basics of sparrow identification and how to differentiate sparrows from other "LBJs". Limit 8. Register with the leader. Leader – Bonnie Ott, sparrowdamsel@gmail.com

Meet at the Conservancy parking lot Young birders accompanied by a parent/guardian briefly meet and greet in the parking lot, then move on to bird the Conservancy. Look for later fall warblers and sparrows, which are the main target species. Easy to moderate walking on grass and trails. Bring water and snacks. Loaner binoculars are available. Appropriate […]

Are you new to birding?  Are you curious about what to look for in binoculars, spotting scopes or other optics?  Or are you an experienced birder who’d like to test drive different equipment?  The Howard County Bird Club will host an optics demonstration and hands on trial event with a presentation covering equipment basics. Bird club […]

Visit the Howard County Bird Club table at the center during Native Plant Palooza Volunteer to help HCBC by contacting Mary Lou Clark.