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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.
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Managed Deer Hunts in Howard County Parks and Open Space 2025-2026
Look for spring wildflowers at one of the county’s most scenic locatiions. Easy walking on wide flat packed earth trail above the Fall Line on the Little Patuxent River. Park on Foundry Street off Gorman Road. Leaders: Jo and Bob Solem; Sue Muller. Reservations suggested in case trip is postponed: odenata@msn.com Rain date: Tuesday, May […]
Meet at the parking lot on Mullinix Mill Road (39.29474N, 77.14541W) The new mountain bike trail will head up into the forest with a nice overlook of the river at one point. Then it's down to a little meadow and back on the old horse trail along the river. Walking distance is about 2 miles. […]
Park in the first parking lot on the right. Moderate walking along field edges and woodland trails. Opportunity for warblers, sparrows, thrushes, and flyovers. Facilities available. Leader – David Sandler, detour65@gmail.com
Meet in the parking lot of MPEA. Young birders must be accompanied by an adult. Birders will introduce themselves, then walk the trails looking for spring migrants. Loaner binoculars available. Registration: RSVP to Chen Chiu at chiuchen@gmail.com prior to the event. Leaders: Colin, Roshan, Teddy, and Vitus.
Meet in the parking lot by the Ranger Station. Limit 8 people. This trip will include driving on the 8.5 mile wildlife drive as well as some walking and features forest, meadow, wetland, and river habitats. Search for migrating and breeding birds such as warblers, vireos, tanagers, cuckoos, grosbeaks, and indigo buntings. Facilities available. Don't […]
Visit the Howard County Bird Club tables which will have the butterfly display boards, a boatload of butterfly handouts, plus some bird club stuff.
Park on the street at the Font Hill Dr. entrance (3520 Font Hill Dr.). No facilities. Limit 8 people. Register with the tour leader Lily Saul, ljsaul604@gmail.com
A walk around the fields looking for early migrants. This trip will have special guests, Mike Bowen and Anne Cianni. Mike used to work at the property and will be able to show us around and tell stories about the history of this location. Leader – Gregg Petersen, sig29@aol.com
Robinson Nature Center For Zoom, on the Monday before the meeting, members will get an email with the link and non-members should email HCBC meetings
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Park near the barn and take the trail to the Skywatch. Join fellow birders at the Chandler S. Robbins Skywatch at the Howard County Conservancy. You can show up and leave at any time. This is an unofficial Big Sit. We will look for flyovers and look and listen to surrounding birds. No need to […]
Meet at the West Friendship park-and-ride on the west side of Rt. 32 just north of Interstate 70 at 7:30 AM and carpool the 25 minutes to the potential sanctuary. Come and walk the 125 acres of what is slated to become the 11th MOS sanctuary and the only one of size in Central Maryland. Expect warblers, […]