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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
Park along South Eternal Rings Drive off of Stephens Road, near intersection with Ironleaf Trail. Cancelled in case of rain. Good for beginning, as well as more experienced, birders. Great potential for photographs. Easy walking on sidewalks and powerline gravel roads; stout shoes advised; less than 0.5 mile. A rare opportunity to visit an eye-level colony […]
Mission BBQ Ellicott City 3410 Plumtree Dr, Ellicott City, MD 4 Tables of 5. Limit of 20 players. Waitlist after that.; click the link on the page to "contact me" to ask for wait list. Please click the link to register: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F084AACAD2EA0FC1-57205297-wingspan Jaime Eikenberg
Join the Howard County Bird Club's butterfly walk by registering at the Howard County Conservancy: July 12 Weekend Butterfly Walk - Howard County Conservancy
The Howard County Bird Club is holding a true butterfly identification class for people who are inexperienced about butterflies and are interested in learning more. (Skippers are not included in this class.) The goal of the class is to provide you the tools to identify true butterflies on your own. The class should take about an hour, The class will […]
Tour the grounds with members of HCBC and visit the farm store later if you wish. Leaders: Gregg Petersen (sig29@aol.com), Val Swan, & Megan Bolcar. Link if you wish to register (optional): Bird Watching Walking Tour with Howard County Bird Club – Mary's Land Farm
Limit of 25 players. Click for more details and to sign up! July Wingspan Sign-up Registration required
Join the Howard County Bird Club's butterfly walk when registration opens by registering at the Howard County Conservancy: July 23 Weekday Butterfly Walk - Howard County Conservancy
Visit the Howard County Bird Club table at the Insect Palooza and participate in all of the other events. The University of Maryland (UMD) Extension, Home and Garden Information Center has been collaborating with the UMD Insect Zoo and the Harriet Tubman Center to organize this inaugural event. The goal is to raise awareness and […]
Join the Howard County Bird Club's butterfly walk when registration opens by registering at the Howard County Conservancy: August 9 Weekend Butterfly Walk - Howard County Conservancy
Butterfly Walk at Howard County Conservancy Join the Howard County Bird Club's butterfly walk when registration opens by registering at the Howard County Conservancy: August 19 Weekday Butterfly Walk - Howard County Conservancy
Meet in the Trotter Road parking lot. 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
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 Hunt, raven10322@hotmail.com