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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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2024 Baltimore Christmas Count

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

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

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  

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge 2145 Key Wallace Drive, Church Creek, MD, United States

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

Centennial Park

Centennial Park (South) 10000 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City, MD, United States

Meet at the boat ramp, accessed from the South Entrance. This trip will hopefully focus on waterfowl. Leader – TBD

Cape Henlopin

Broken Land Parkway Park and Ride (west side)

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 […]

Midwinter Count

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 […]

Lake Elkhorn

Lake Elkhorn 7244 Cradlerock Way, Columbia, Maryland, Tanzania, United Republic of

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  

A Search for Owls

Learn how to find owls by habitat and signs. Our target species are Long-eared, Saw-whet, and other owls. No facilities. Sign up with the leaders. Leaders – David Cummings, wcummings9@gmail.com Gregg Petersen, sig29@aol.com Reservations required.