Events

Limit of 25 players. Click for more details and to sign up: August Wingspan Sign-up Questions? Email Jaime (jaimern2003@gmail.com) Registration required

Park in Worthington Elementary School parking lot. Non-alcohol Nighthawk Happy Hour at Worthington Park/New Cut Landfill. The nighthawk model will fly again. Leader – David Ziolkowski, djziolkowski@yahoo.com

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 Good for beginning birders

Park by main building. A return to the site during migration. Slow walk along two streams, past a pond, and in fields at the 98-acre planned location of our county’s first public garden. Mostly mowed paths. Boots recommended for dewy grass and tick barrier. All experience levels welcome. Leader: Gregg Petersen, sig29@aol.com

Although Puerto Rican Orioles use a wide range of habitats, they can be surprisingly difficult to find, and locals feel that their numbers have been declining. Kevin Omland and his PhD student  Michael Ocasio will present evidence of the dramatic impact that invasive Shiney Cowbirds are having on the Rican Oriole. Kevin is a Professor […]

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 the leader Ben Costello, bcostel3@gmail.com Registration required Good for beginning birders

Limit of 25 players. Click for more details and to sign up: September Wingspan Sign-up, https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F084AACAD2EA0FC1-58306377-september#/ Questions? Email Jaime (jaimern2003@gmail.com) Registration required

Details on the Howard County Bird Club website (https://howardbirds.website/birding/seasonal-bird-counts/fall-count/)

Stop by the Howard County Bird Club table for information about birds and butterflies.

Park on the road. Diverse wetland habitats include two ponds with emergent vegetation, a tributary of the Little Patuxent River, a wet area dominated by phragmites and cattails, and some small stands of deciduous floodplain forest. Limited to 10 people. Register with the leader, Lily Saul, ljsaul604@gmail.com Registration required Good for beginning birders Handicapped accessible

Meet at the parking lot or go directly to the Skywatch site. This trip will be at the Skywatch for migrating raptors and other potential flybys. Leader – Lynn Gregg, lhg5037@gmail.com Good for beginning birders Handicapped accessible

This month's meeting is on Wednesday!