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The Howard County Bird Club

A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS)

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References

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Robinson Nature Center
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Coming Events

All our activities are free and open to the public.

Programs

Meeting at The Robinson Nature Center

Howard County Bird Club Programs at the Robinson Nature Center will start in September. Watch here for an announcement in August.

Coming Field Trips


May 25, 2013 Patapsco Scrubland

Howard County Dragonfly Count — June 1, 2013
Download Flier

August 31, 2013 Butterflies through Binoculars

Recent Activities/
Announcements

Trip Reports:
Alpha Ridge Landfill (4/6), Smith Island trip (4/13), UMDCF (4/14), Mount Pleasant (4/20). Pigtail (WSSC; 5/4). Henryton (5/15)
...more...

Photo Galleries:

Birds:
Glossy Ibis, Lesser Yellowlegs, Dunlin, Black-billed Cuckoo, White-eyed Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Cliff Swallow, House Wren, Black-and-white Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Northern Parula, Yellow Warbler, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Blue Grosbeak.
...more...

Butterflies:
Southern Cloudywing — FIRST PHOTOGRAPHS!
...more...

Odonates: — UPDATED
Eastern Red Damsel, Familiar Bluet, Citrine Forktail, Fragile Forktail, Eastern Forktail, Stream Cruiser, Common Baskettail, Blue Corporal. ...more...

Herps:
Northern Two-lined Salamander.
...more...

200 Club: Totals from 2012

Annual Bird Species Lists (thru 2012)

MARA Update: Every Wednesday morning

Field Checklist of Birds of Howard County
In latest AOU Order! Download PDF file...

SPRING TURKEY SEASON:
Regular Apr 23–May 9 (one-half hour before sunrise to noon),
Junior May 10–23 (one half hour before sunrise to sunset)

Howard County BIG DAYS — thru March