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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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Meet at West end parking lot. Easy walking around the lake on paved path. Facilities available. Waterfowl expected, woodland trails for passerines. Leader – David Sandler, detour65@gmail.com Handicapped accessible
Meet in the Howard County Conservancy Parking lot. Birders will introduce themselves and walk the Conservancy hoping for early spring migrants. Young birders must be accompanied by an adult. Leaders: Roshan and Vitus Registration: RSVP to Chen Chiu at chiuchen@gmail.com before the event.
The speakers are Lindsay Jacks, Director of “Lights Out Baltimore,” longtime volunteer with Phoenix Wildlife Center, and advocate for sustainable building design and reduced light pollution, and Dr. Mark Southerland, Howard County ecologist, Legislative Director of Safe Skies Maryland, and author of both local and state-wide legislation requiring bird-safe buildings. Register by calling the store […]
Half day. Reservations required. Carpooling is required. Moderate walking over hills and fields of the landfill. Possibilities are Northern Harrier, Great Horned Owl, American Kestrel, Horned Lark, American Pipit, Vesper Sparrow, and Eastern Meadowlark. No facilities on the landfill. A few spaces are being reserved for people who have NEVER been to the landfill. Limited to […]
Indoor session followed by a bird walk. Leaders: Steve Luke Stevebirder3@gmail.com and Lauren Crocker lauren.k.crocker@gmail.com Register at Howard County Conservancy: Maximizing the Magic of Merlin Bird ID - Howard County Conservancy
The country of Colombia boasts the most impressive bird species list of any country in the world...so imagine trying to see as many species as possible there using small windows of availability! This talk will give a brief description of Colombia birding and focus on some of the challenges one might face birding a lot […]
Meet in the back parking lot by the restrooms. Spiring migrants in open woods and fields. Facilities available. Leaders: Gregg Petersen and Mary Lou Clark
Earth Day Walk in conjunction with the Howard County Conservancy. Meet at the parking lot near the barn. Easy walking through the fields of Mt. Pleasant Farm. Tree lines, hedgerows and streams provide opportunity for non-meadow species. Great opportunity for flyovers. Facilities available Leaders – Gregg Petersen, sig29@aol.com and Lilian Saul
Park at Dunloggin Middle School. Limit 8 people. Opportunity to see early spring migrants and resident woodland birds and to learn the details of local woodpeckers. Register with leader Ben Costello, bcostel3@gmail.com Registration required
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.
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 available to teach you. Bring your Wingspan board with you if you can. Make your reservation by clicking on the […]
Contact info: Sue Muller, green12205@gmail.com Participants must register with the Howard County Department of Recreation & Parks to participate at: Opportunity Details. Once you are registered, you will receive an email from Erin Wilder asking you for your location - let her know you will be at the "Howard County Public Garden in Glenwood". Participate […]
Meet in the front parking lot. Moderate walking along field edges and through stream valleys. The park now has very nice meadows which were used by the meadowlarks and grasshopper sparrows, in addition to plenty of other types of habitat. Expect wet areas. Rustic facilities. Leader – Lisa Colangelo, lcolangelo@verizon.net