Start Your Year List
Meet in the parking lot. Easy walking on woodland trails. May plan to bird several different locations to find as many species as possible. The one day of the year […]
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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.
Meeting and Field Trip Information
Managed Deer Hunts in Howard County Parks and Open Space 2025-2026
Events
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Howard County Conservancy at Mount Pleasant 10520 Old Frederick Rd, Woodstock, MD
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Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
All day trip leaving from Howard County. Plan to stop at the Choptank River Bridge for ducks and coffee. Bring lunch and drinks. Dress warmly, Entrance fee, Duck Stamp, Senior […]
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Kevin Heffernan 2025 Howard County Butterfly Survey
Robinson Nature Center 6692 Cedar Lane, Columbia, MDFor the eighth year in a row, Kevin Heffernan will update us on the status of butterflies in Howard County. Kevin is the co-chair of the Howard County, Maryland, Butterfly […]
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Centennial Park
Centennial Park (South) 10000 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City, MD, United StatesMeet at the boat ramp, accessed from the South Entrance. This trip will hopefully focus on waterfowl. Limit 10 people. Register with the leader – Lily Saul, ljsaul604@gmail.com Reservations required Good for Beginning […]
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CANCELLED Young Birder Winter Walk at Centennial Park Boat Ramp
Centennial Park (South) 10000 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City, MD, United StatesMeet at the Centennial Park boat ramp parking lot for meet and greetYoung birders briefly meet and greet in the parking lot at 8:00 am, then move on to bird the lake. Main targets are waterfowl […]
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Bird Trivia Night in Timonium — now Feb 8
Diamondback Brewery 9490 Deereco Road, Timonium, MD, United StatesHello everyone! As I'm sure everyone has figured by now we will need to cancel Sunday's game night. We will be changing the date to Sunday, February the 8th 2026. […]
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Lake Elkhorn
Lake Elkhorn 7244 Cradlerock Way, Columbia, Maryland, United StatesMeet at Dockside Parking lot. Easy walking along the lake and to Foerbay Pond. Waterfowl, sparrows and winter finches are possible. The lake can turn up interesting surprises. No facilities […]
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Mid-winter Count
LATE BREAKING – Currently conditions at the tally location do not permit safe parking and access. If conditions do not improve, we will cancel the in-person tally and just hold […]
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RESCHEDULED Wingspan at WBU Columbia
Wild Birds Unlimited 6955 F, Oakland Mills Road, Columbia, MD, United StatesWingspan Event at Wild Birds Unlimited, Columbia Would everyone mind sending me a message to let me know that they're still in or cancel their sign up please and thank […]
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Meadowbrook Park CHANGE TO Centennial Park Boat Ramp
Centennial Park (South) 10000 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City, MD, United StatesMeet at the boat ramp from the South Entrance Meadowbrook Park is iced in, so the trip will be to the Centennial Park Boat Ramp. Limit 10 people. Make reservations with […]
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Laura Wolf Birding in the Antarctic.
Robinson Nature Center 6692 Cedar Lane, Columbia, MDLaura recently visited the Antarctic and took extensive photos in preparation to use the images as the basis for her artwork. Laura Wolf is an elementary school art teacher and […]