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Since the Howard County Bird Club was founded in 1972, field trips have been a vital part of the club's activities. These trips are an ideal way for both the beginner and the more experienced observer to learn and to share knowledge in an informal atmosphere. Families are encouraged to participate; children with an adult are welcome. Binoculars and a field guide are recommended but are not necessary.
It did not take very long before the leaders started recording the birds seen. Soon a notebook was passed from leader to leader to ensure a permanent record. (The original book was lost in the 1970s.)
Our field trip chair has organized the results of these field trips into yearly folders. With the availability of a web page, we are putting the results of the club's birding field trips into an electronic format; trip leaders enter the results on the web or by email, and the results are posted as soon as the information is formatted.
Our newest feature: Get answers to questions like There is a bird I want to see. Where (and when) has it been seen on field trips in the past? To get the answer, Ask the Wizard
Form for leaders to submit field trip
results.
Below are field trip results by calendar year starting with 2008. (There are some gaps in coverage in earlier years.) The emphasis is birds. Some of the trips were organized on a different theme, but if participants kept track of birds that could be reported here, those trips are also included.
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Jan 19-21: Martin Luther King Weekend: CANCELLED |
Feb 9: Owl Walk (PRSP) | Mar 2: Centennial Park | Mar 14: PRSP (Owl Walk) |
Mar 15: Howard
Waterfowl Search |
| Centennial Walks: | Mar 9: Centennial Park | Mar 16: Centennial Park | Mar 20: Centennial Park | Mar 30: Centennial Park |
| Apr 5: Greenfest | Apr 5: Alpha Ridge Landfill | Apr 13: UMDCF |
Apr 17: Lake Elkhorn (Weekday Walk) |
Apr 19: Birding by Ear (Earth Day at Mt. Pleasant) |
| Apr 26: Daniels PVSP | Apr 27: MPEA | May 3: Western Regional Park |
May 4: Patuxent
Branch Trail (Birds & Butterflies) |
| Mar 21: Howard Waterfowl Search | May 17: Schooley Mill |
May 23: Jug Bay Great Blue Heronry |
Jul 5: Centennial Goldfinch Walk |
Sep 26: Rockburn Branch |
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Oct 3:Jug Bay Patuxent River Park |
Oct 25: Schooley
Mill Autumn Habitat Walk |