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

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