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What about cancellations?

Meetings at the Robinson Nature Center are cancelled if the Howard County Government has announced government buildings are closed and will not open for the day. For other venues where a Howard County Bird Club (HCBC) event was scheduled, the cancellation will be posted on the front page of the HCBC website in a banner headline and on the website calendar. Field Trips and Workshops may be cancelled at the discretion of the leader and announced in advance when possible. The cancellation will be posted on the front page of the HCBC website in a banner headline and on the website calendar.

Previous programs

Previous field trips

Merlin Bird ID App class and bird walk

Howard County Conservancy at Mount Pleasant 10520 Old Frederick Rd, Woodstock, MD

Indoor session followed by a bird walk. Register with Steve Luke Stevebirder3@gmail.com or Lauren Crocker lauren.k.crocker@gmail.com

HCBC Meeting

Robinson Nature Center 6692 Cedar Lane, Columbia, MD

Russ Ruffing Birding in Colombia, South America Watch for details For Zoom, on the Monday before the meeting, members will get an email with the link and non-members should email HCBC […]

Schooley Mill Park

Schooley Mill Park 12975 Hall Shop Road, Highland, MD, United States

Meet in the back parking lot by the restrooms. Spiring migrants in open woods and fields. Facilities available. Leader - TBA

Howard County Conservancy at Mount Pleasant Earth Day

Howard County Conservancy at Mount Pleasant 10520 Old Frederick Rd, Woodstock, MD

Earth Day Walk in conjunction with the Howard County Conservancy. Meet at the parking lot near the barn. Easy walking through the fields of Mt. Pleasant Farm. Tree lines, hedgerows […]

HCBC Board Meeting

Watch for details For Zoom, on the Monday before the meeting, members will get an email with the link and non-members should email HCBC meetings

Wilde Lake Earth Day Festival

Wilde Lake Village Center 10400 Cross Fox Lane, Columbia, MD, United States

Come and visit the Howard County Bird Club table

West Friendship Park

West Friendship Park 12985 Frederick Road, West Friendship, MD

Meet in the front parking lot. Moderate walking along field edges and through stream valleys. The park now has very nice meadows which were used by the meadowlarks and grasshopper sparrows, […]

Spring Wildflower Walk – Savage Mill Trail

Look for spring wildflowers at one of the county’s most scenic locatiions. Easy walking on wide flat packed earth trail above the Fall Line on the Little Patuxent River. Park […]

Mullinix Mill Road

Mullinix Mill Road Parking Lot

Meet at the parking lot on Mullinix Mill Road (39.29474N, 77.14541W) The new mountain bike trail will head up into the forest with a nice overlook of the river at […]

Western Regional Park

Western Regional Park 14800 Carrs Mill Road, Woodbine, MD, United States

Park in the first parking lot on the right. Moderate walking along field edges and woodland trails. Opportunity for warblers, sparrows, thrushes, and flyovers. Facilities available. Leader – David Sandler, detour65@gmail.com

Belmont Manor Historic Park

Belmont Manor & Historic Park 6555 Belmont Woods Road, Elkridge, MD, United States

A walk around the fields looking for early migrants. This trip will have special guests, Mike Bowen and Anne Cianni. Mike used to work at the property and will be […]