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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

Wingspan event at Wild Birds Unlimited, Columbia

Wild Birds Unlimited 6955 F, Oakland Mills Road, Columbia, MD, United States

Wingspan (https://stonemaiergames.com/games/wingspan/) is an engine-building game where players create a birding preserve with several different bird cards representing different species of birds. If you do not know how to play […]

Beginner Birder Field Trip at Font Hill Wetland Park

Font Hill Wetland Park 3520 Font Hill Drive, Ellicott City, MD, United States

Park at 10018-10020 Autumn View Lane. Meet at the Red park sign. The paved trail is about a mile long, featuring a short boardwalk, three ponds and a stream through […]

Sharps at Waterford Farm

Waterford Flats 4003 Jennings Chapel Road, Bookville, MD

Meet at the farm parking area, through the barns on the right. Moderate walking over crop stubble, farm roads and paths on this working farm.  Fields with crop residue, extensive […]

Centennial Park

Centennial Park (West) 4651 Centennial Lane, Ellicott City, MD

Meet at West end parking lot. Easy walking around the lake on paved path. Facilities available. Waterfowl expected, woodland trails for passerines. Leader – David Sandler, detour65@gmail.com Handicapped accessible

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. Leaders: Steve Luke Stevebirder3@gmail.com and Lauren Crocker lauren.k.crocker@gmail.com Register at Howard County Conservancy: Maximizing the Magic of Merlin Bird ID - Howard County […]

HCBC Meeting

Robinson Nature Center 6692 Cedar Lane, Columbia, MD

Russ Ruffing Birding in Colombia, South America The country of Colombia boasts the most impressive bird species list of any country in the world...so imagine trying to see as many […]

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

Beginner Field Trip: Early Spring Migrants at Dunloggin Wetlands

Dunloggin Middle School 9129 Northfield Road, Ellicott City, MD, United States

Park at Dunloggin Middle School. Limit 8 people. Opportunity to see early spring migrants and resident woodland birds and to learn the details of local woodpeckers. Register with leader Ben Costello, bcostel3@gmail.com […]

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 […]