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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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Annual Potluck for current members and guests

Robinson Nature Center 6692 Cedar Lane, Columbia, MD

Get details from the January-February, 2025 issue of The Goldfinch, page 6. Make reservations using Perfect Potluck.

Centennial Park

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

Meet at West end parking lot. Easy walking around the lake on a paved path. Facilities available. Waterfowl expected, woodland trails for passerines. Leader – John Henri Rorabeck, johnhenri14@gmail.com Handicapped accessible

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

Young Birder Walk at Howard County Conservancy

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

Meet in the Howard County Conservancy Parking lot. Birders will introduce themselves and walk the Conservancy hoping for early spring migrants. Young birders must be accompanied by an adult. Leaders: Roshan […]

QUOTA FILLED Alpha Ridge Landfill

Alpha Ridge Park 11685 Old Frederick Road, Marriottsville, MD, United States

Half day. Reservations required. Carpooling is required. Moderate walking over hills and fields of the landfill. Possibilities are Northern Harrier, Great Horned Owl, American Kestrel, Horned Lark, American Pipit, Vesper Sparrow, […]

QUOTA FILLED 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: Birding Colombia as a Family Man

Robinson Nature Center 6692 Cedar Lane, Columbia, MD

The country of Colombia boasts the most impressive bird species list of any country in the world...so imagine trying to see as many species as possible there using small windows […]