CALENDAR

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

Previous programs

Previous field trips

  • CANCELLED Young Birder Winter Walk at Centennial Park Boat Ramp

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

    Meet 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 […]

  • Bird Trivia Night in Timonium — now Feb 8

    Diamondback Brewery 9490 Deereco Road, Timonium, MD, United States

    Hello 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. […]

  • Lake Elkhorn

    Lake Elkhorn 7244 Cradlerock Way, Columbia, Maryland, United States

    Meet 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • RESCHEDULED Wingspan at WBU Columbia

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

    Wingspan 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 […]

  • Meadowbrook Park CHANGE TO Centennial Park Boat Ramp

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

    Meet 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 […]

  • Laura Wolf Birding in the Antarctic.

    Robinson Nature Center 6692 Cedar Lane, Columbia, MD

    Laura 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 […]

  • Birds and Beverages Feeder Watch and Walk during the Great Backyard Bird Count

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

    Join Woody Merkle (Howard County Conservancy at Mount Pleasant), and Val Swan with Terri Berkheimer (Howard County Bird Club). Bring your hot chocolate and participate in Cornell's Great Backyard Bird […]

  • CANCELLED – How to Find Owls

    I am conducting two sessions of a field workshop entitled "How to find an owl" this Sunday.  The location is in western Howard Co. in the Patuxent River St Park.  […]

  • Robinson Nature Center Bird Bonanza

    Robinson Nature Center 6692 Cedar Lane, Columbia, MD

    Visit the Howard County Bird Club table at the event plus all of the other exhibits. Contact Mary Lou Clark, doctorfx_99@yahoo.com, or Tom Seivert, tomseivert@verizon.net to volunteer to staff our […]

  • How to Find Owls – CANCELLED AGAIN

    Rain is forecast, so I am cancelling the trip. Jay I am rescheduling the two sessions of a field workshop entitled "How to find an owl" for Sunday, February 22.  […]

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