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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.
Managed Deer Hunts in Howard County Parks and Open Space 2025-2026
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
Details on the Howard County Bird Club website (https://howardbirds.website/birding/seasonal-bird-counts/fall-count/)
Stop by the Howard County Bird Club table for information about birds and butterflies.