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
Managed Deer Hunts in Howard County Parks and Open Space 2025-2026
Events
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CANCELLED Young Birder Winter Walk at Centennial Park Boat Ramp
Centennial Park (South) 10000 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City, MD, United StatesMeet 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 and winter songbirds. Easy walking on paved paths. Bring water and snacks. Loaner binoculars are available. Facilities are available. Leaders: Vitus and Roshan Registration: RSVP […]
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Bird Trivia Night in Timonium — now Feb 8
Diamondback Brewery 9490 Deereco Road, Timonium, MD, United StatesHello 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. Same time, same location. Would everyone mind sending me a message to let me know that they're still in or cancel their sign up please […]
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Lake Elkhorn
Lake Elkhorn 7244 Cradlerock Way, Columbia, Maryland, United StatesMeet 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 Leader – David Sandler, detour65@gmail.com Good for Beginning Birders Wheelchair accessible
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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 a Zoom session for the tally. The final decision will be made on Wednesday, Feb. 4th and it will be posted on the club website […]
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RESCHEDULED Wingspan at WBU Columbia
Wild Birds Unlimited 6955 F, Oakland Mills Road, Columbia, MD, United StatesWingspan 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 you!! Jaime Eikenberg, info@signupgenius.com
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Meadowbrook Park CHANGE TO Centennial Park Boat Ramp
Centennial Park (South) 10000 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City, MD, United StatesMeet 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 leader – Lily Saul, ljsaul604@gmail.com Reservations required Good for Beginning Birder Wheelchair accessible
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Laura Wolf Birding in the Antarctic.
Robinson Nature Center 6692 Cedar Lane, Columbia, MDLaura 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 freelance artist. She received her Bachelor's and Master's in Art Education from Towson University and has taught elementary school art for 18 years. Besides teaching […]
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Birds and Beverages Feeder Watch and Walk during the Great Backyard Bird Count
Howard County Conservancy at Mount Pleasant 10520 Old Frederick Rd, Woodstock, MDJoin 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 Count by identifying and counting birds at the feeders from the warmth of the Guldesky education building. Weather permitting, there will also be a short […]
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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. You must pre-register and class size is limited. The first session is at 9:30 and the second is at 1:00 PM. You must designate which session […]
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Robinson Nature Center Bird Bonanza
Robinson Nature Center 6692 Cedar Lane, Columbia, MDVisit 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 table. Fee
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Woodcock Searches
Late February or early March, exact dates to be determined based on the weather. There will be 2-3 walks to keep the group size down. Leader - Mary Lou Clark, doctorfx_99@yahoo.com Reservations required Good for Beginning Birders
