Slow pace through fields, along woods edges, and around a pond. Val Swan and Terri Berkheimer will discuss the methods used to identify the birds in a variety of habitats. Parking lot on the right, near the barn. Facilities available. Boots recommended. Limit 12 people. Contact Val at  valnjeff55@gmail.com to register. Registration required.  

Get details from the January-February, 2025 issue of The Goldfinch, page 6. Make reservations using Perfect Potluck.

Meet at West end parking lot. Easy walking around the lake on a paved path. Facilities available. Waterfowl expected, woodland trails for passerines. Leader – John Henri Rorabeck, johnhenri14@gmail.com Handicapped accessible

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 Coordinator: John Henri Rorabeck,  johnhenri14@gmail.com

Meet at the farm parking area, through the barns on the right. Moderate walking over crop stubble, farm roads and paths on this working farm.  Fields with crop residue, extensive woodlands, Cattail Creek and floodplain, three ponds and five shallow waterfowl impoundments make for diverse habitats and good birding opportunities.  Port-a-pots available.  Knee-high waterproof footwear […]

Park at 10018-10020 Autumn View Lane. Meet at the Red park sign. The paved trail is about a mile long, featuring a short boardwalk, three ponds and a stream through woods. Chance of seeing Great Blue Heron, woodpeckers, waterfowl, Red-shouldered Hawk, Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Bluebird. No facilities. Register with tour leader Laura Wolf, bakerswifemadeit@gmail.com. • […]

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 […]