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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.
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Doors will open at 6:45 p.m. and meeting will start at 7:15 p.m. for a presentation by Brenda Lee on Recreation and Parks Department pollinator meadows and other areas of interest efforts in the county. Bonnie Ott will give a workshop on sparrow identification. Learn from her how to differentiate the different species of “little […]
Contact the compiler David Holmes at musiclbndr@gmail.com
The Baltimore Bird Club is implementing a new CBC covering all of Baltimore City. We're doing our first year (trial run) on Saturday, December 21. The count circle also includes quite a few hotspots in both Anne Arundel County and Howard County. Tim Carney, timcarney83@gmail.com
Meet at the Howard Conservancy – Mount Pleasant Farm. 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 where every bird is new! Facilities available. Leader – Kurt Schwarz, krschwa1@verizon.net
Email the leader to reserve a spot and get details. Strict limit of 15 participants. Carpooling mandatory. Bring lunch and drinks. Dress warmly, Entrance fee, Federal Senior Pass, Military I.D., or Duck Stamp required. Plan to stop at Wawa in Easton for a rest stop. Facilities at some spots. Leader – Kurt Schwarz, krschwa1@verizon.net Reservations required
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
Meet at the boat ramp, accessed from the South Entrance. This trip will hopefully focus on waterfowl. Leader – TBD
Watch for details
Meet at the Broken Land Park and Ride Lot West at 6:00 a.m. and plan to carpool. All-day driving trip to the Delaware shore, stops to include Indian River Inlet, Cape Henlopen State Park, and Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge. Entry into Delaware State Parks is free from December through February. Target species include wintering seaducks, Great […]
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 the game, someone will be availcable to teach you. Bring your Wingspan board with you if you can. Coordinator: John Henri Rorabeck, johnhenri14@gmail.com
Join the Howard County Bird Club’s Thirty-Nineth Annual Midwinter count on Saturday, February 1, 2025. Joe Hanfman auk1844@gmail.com is the count coordinator. You may volunteer to participate by contacting one of the area coordinators listed below: Area 1 Wes Earp wesandsue@gmail.com Area 2 Russ Kovach Russell.kovach@gmail.com Area 3 Chuck Stirrat Stirrcr1@gmail.com Area 4 Mike McClure […]
Meet at Dockside Parking lot. Easy walking along the lake and to Forbay Pond. Waterfowl, sparrows and winter finches are possible. The lake can turn up interesting surprises. No facilities. Leader – Allen Lewis, allenrlewis@gmail.com