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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.

Previous programs

Previous field trips

Meeting and Field Trip Information

Managed Deer Hunts in Howard County Parks and Open Space 2025-2026

Sky Watch at Mount Pleasant

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

Meet at the parking lot or go directly to the Skywatch. This trip will be strictly a sky watch for late-migrating raptors and other potential goodies. Our main target will […]

Centennial Park

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

Daylight Saving Time ends West end parking lot. Easy walking on paved paths around Centennial Lake. Woodlands, fields and water host a wide variety of species. Great view of the […]

Wilde Lake

Wilde Lake Hyla Brook Road, Columbia, MD, United States

Suburban with mown grass; native and planted trees and shrubs in a park-like setting with a few brushy tangles. A deciduous woods flanking a stream can be found at the […]

Skywatch at Mount Pleasant

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

Meet at the parking lot or go directly to the Skywatch site. This trip will be a skywatch for migrating raptors and other potential flybys dedicated to the memory of […]

Winter Sparrows

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

Meet at the Montjoy Barn. Join Bonnie for a search for winter sparrows. Good for both beginners and advanced sparrow lovers. Bonnie will cover the basics of winter sparrows but […]

Howard County Conservancy at Mount Pleasent

Meet in the parking lot. This is an impromptu leaderless walk for an opportunity to bird with any friends who show up. Good for beginning birders Handicapped accessible

Centennial Park

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

West end parking lot. Easy walking on paved paths around Centennial Lake. Woodlands, fields and water host a wide variety of species. Great view of the sky for flyovers. Facilities available Leader […]

Sue Muller The Maryland Biodiversity Project

Robinson Nature Center 6692 Cedar Lane, Columbia, MD

Watch for details For Zoom, on the Monday before the meeting, members will get an email with the link and non-members should  email doctorfx_99@yahoo.com

Beyond Field Guides: Introduction to Birding Using Apps and Websites

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

Meet in the parking lot. This will be an outdoor bird walk followed by a presentation in the Nature Center Classroom.  Join Terri Berkheimer and Val Swan for a Bird […]

Conowingo Dam

Broken Land Parkway Park and Ride (west side)

Meet at the Broken Land Park and Ride Lot West at 8:00am. and plan to carpool. Half-day driving trip to Conowingo Dam to see bald eagles, great blue herons, cormorants, […]

Centennial Park

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

West end parking lot. Easy walking on paved paths around Centennial Lake. Woodlands, fields and water host a wide variety of species. Great view of the sky for flyovers. Facilities available Leaders […]

Centennial Park

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

West end parking lot. Easy walking on paved paths around Centennial Lake. Woodlands, fields and water host a wide variety of species. Great view of the sky for flyovers. Facilities available Leader […]