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.
Previous programs |
Previous field trips |
Meet at the boat ramp, accessed from the South Entrance. This trip will hopefully focus on waterfowl. If the park is closed, the trip is cancelled. Leader – TBD
Meet at the Wilde Lake Parking lot. Young Birders, accompanied by an adult, will introduce themselves and quickly scan the lake for waterfowl, then move to Lake Kittamqundi, again quickly scanning for waterfowl. They will then move back to Wilde and drive to Lake Elkhorn, where hopefully a cooperative Snow Goose will remain. Target species […]
Watch for details
Meet at the Broken Land Park and Ride Lot West at 6:00 a.m. and plan to carpool. All-day driving trip to the Delaware shore, stops to include Indian River Inlet, Cape Henlopen State Park, and Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge. Entry into Delaware State Parks is free from December through February. Target species include wintering seaducks, Great […]
Wingspan (https://stonemaiergames.com/games/wingspan/) is an engine-building game where players create a birding preserve with several different bird cards representing different species of birds. If you do not know how to play the game, someone will be availcable to teach you. Bring your Wingspan board with you if you can. Coordinator: John Henri Rorabeck, johnhenri14@gmail.com
Join the Howard County Bird Club’s Thirty-Nineth Annual Midwinter count on Saturday, February 1, 2025. Joe Hanfman auk1844@gmail.com is the count coordinator. You may volunteer to participate by contacting one of the area coordinators listed below: Area 1 Wes Earp wesandsue@gmail.com Area 2 Russ Kovach Russell.kovach@gmail.com Area 3 Chuck Stirrat Stirrcr1@gmail.com Area 4 Mike McClure […]
Meet at Dockside Parking lot. Easy walking along the lake and to Forbay Pond. Waterfowl, sparrows and winter finches are possible. The lake can turn up interesting surprises. No facilities. Leader – Allen Lewis, allenrlewis@gmail.com
Learn how to find owls by habitat and signs. Our target species are Long-eared, Saw-whet, and other owls. No facilities. Sign up with the leaders by Wednesday, Fed 5 by 7:00 p.m. prior to the trip. Leaders – David Cummings, wcummings9@gmail.com Gregg Petersen, sig29@aol.com Reservations required.
Conservation Programs at the National Aquarium by Hallie Carter Hallie will discuss the mission of the Aquarium as a whole and the various habitat restoration projectss and community activities they lead and develop. Hallie is a Conservation Project Manager at the National Aquarium. Originally from Southern California, she moved to Maryland to attend the University […]
Join Woody Merkle (HCC-MP) and Val Swan (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 walk on the grounds. 25 person limit. Please […]
Meet in the Howard County Conservancy parking lot. Young birders will introduce themselves and then walk the trails of the HCC towards the Davis Branch, where they will attempt to find sparrows. Young birders should be accompanied by adults. Loaner binoculars available. Registration: RSVP to Chen Chiu at chiuchen@gmail.com prior to event. Leaders: Vitus and Roshan
Wingspan (https://stonemaiergames.com/games/wingspan/) is an engine-building game where players create a birding preserve with several different bird cards representing different species of birds. If you do not know how to play the game, someone will be availcable to teach you. Bring your Wingspan board with you if you can. Coordinator: John Henri Rorabeck, johnhenri14@gmail.com