Meet at the farm parking area, through the barns on the right. New! This trip is for all levels of birders. Slow walking over farm roads and paths on this working farm. We will observe fields, get an early migration look at Waterford Flats, Cattail Creek and floodplain, and three ponds. These areas make for diverse […]

Meet in the far parking lot by the office building and rest rooms. Young birders accompanied by parents gather by the office building for orientation and visit session, then move to the trails for birding. Facilities available. Leaders: Roshan, Sydney, Jayden (young birders) Hosts: Issel Anne Lim (isselannelim@gmail.com) with her daughter Floralei, and Terri Berkheimer (tgtberk@gmail.com)

Sign up for the walk at https://www.howardnature.org/events/ when the walk is posted. Join Kevin and other butterfly aficionados for a search at the leading location in Howard County for butterflies. Leader: Kevin Heffernan Registration required: https://www.howardnature.org/event/august-butterfly-walk-2024-1/

One mile, slow paced walk through pastures bordering a variety of habitats on private property in Western Howard County. Find resident, migratory breeders, and juveniles.   Limited to 8 people per session.   Register at valnjeff55@gmail.com

Moderate walking through wooded trails and along the river. Great area for migrants of all species. Field edges and thickets provide sparrow habitat. Prepare for wet grass and mud on the trails.   Leaders – John and Meg Harris, jaybee.harris@gmail.com ,

Sign up for the walk at https://www.howardnature.org/events/ when the walk is posted. Join Kevin and other butterfly aficionados for a search at the leading location in Howard County for butterflies. Leader: Kevin Heffernan Registration required: https://www.howardnature.org/event/august-butterfly-walk-2024-2/

Enjoy searching for late-summer butterflies with instruction  on their identification. Easy walking on mowed paths around the community garden plots and Elkhorn meadow. We will continue on paved paths and mowed areas near the right-of-way alongside open, flowery wet meadows and brushy hillsides. Bring close-focus binoculars to view nectaring behavior. Cancelled if raining or overcast. No facilities. Leader – Linda […]

Meet in the parking lot. Join Terri Berkheimer and Val Swan for a bird walk over mowed paths with possible mud, followed by a presentation in the Nature Center classroom. The presentation will be an overview of online resources to help you identify birds, discover birding locations and participate in the local, regional and global […]

Meet in the parking lot on the left just past the restored schoolhouse. The park gate is just beyond Rockburn Elementary School. Moderate walking through the woods and fields of our largest county park looking for migrants. Paths may be muddy. Facilities available. Leader – Mary Lou Clark, doctorfx_99@yahoo.com

Central and South America offer some of the most exciting and exhilarating birding on the planet! Join us as biologist and natural historian, Dave Ziolkowski, provides an intro to the region and its fascinating wildlife, describing why every nature lover should want to go there and giving tips for an easy, successful trip. Dave is […]

Park at Dunloggin Middle School Opportunity to see early fall migrants (especially warblers) and to learn the details of local woodpeckers. Limit 8 people. Register with leader Ben Costello, bcostel3@gmail.com

Host needed for tally rally! Contact Chuck Stirrat, stirrcr1@gmail.com Details on the HCBC website calendar: https://howardbirds.website/birding/seasonal-bird-counts/fall-count