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2024 Monthly Meetings

April 17, 2024:

• Dianna Rose presents “As the Crow Flies: What It Means When Birds Utilize Parkland Habitat”.  Montgomery County, Maryland, seeks to achieve the “right” balance for development, recreation, and conservation across an urban environment gradient.  The video is here.
• MBC President Scott Young and Vice-president Emily Huang present gesturing by Japanese Tits and recent member photos, respectively. The video is here.

March 21, 2024:

• Clive Harris present “Shorebird Identification in the Mid-Atlantic.”  The video is here. The PDF of the PowerPoint presentation is available here.
• Selected members bird photos and a Science Tidbit about toxic birds.  The video is here.

February 22, 2024:

• Cheryl Hogue presented “Creating My Own Bird Expeditions: Sax-Zim Bog, Tucson, and Big Bend.”   The video is here.
• Selected members bird photos and a Science Tidbit about melanin and flight efficiency in birds.  The video is here.

January 17, 2024:

• Gabriel Foley presented a Progress Update on the Maryland & DC Breeding Bird Atlas 3.. The video is here.
• Selected members bird photos from the preceding 2 months and a Science Tidbit about melanin disorders in birds. The video is here.

2023 Monthly Meetings

November 15, 2023:

• Anne Mytych On Land and on Sea: The Wonderful Birds of Central California. The video is here.
• Selected members bird photos from the preceding month and a Science Tidbit about the tongue and hyoid bone of woodpeckers. The video is here.

October 18, 2023:

• Marcia Watson – From Mountains to Saltmarsh: Rediscovering the Maryland Ornithological Society Sanctuaries. The video is here.
• Selected members bird photos from the preceding month and a Science Tidbit about the size of a bird’s brain and its capacity for learning. The video is here.

September 20, 2023:

• Roy Howard shared his recent trip to Ecuador and the Galápagos. The meeting was not recorded but a pdf (363 MB) of his Power Point presentation is available here.
• Selected members bird photos from the preceding month and a Science Tidbit as a pdf (8 MB) are available here.

April 19, 2023:

• Christine Sheppard discussed Solutions to Bird Collisions. The video is here.

March 23, 2023:

• Francesca Grifo described how to Enhance Your Landscape to Entice Birds. The video is here.
• Selected members bird photos from the preceding month and a Science Tidbit. The video is here.

February 15, 2023:

• Scott Young showed a number of Colorful Birds of Costa Rica, Colombia, and Brazil. The video is here.
• Selected members bird photos from the preceding month and a Science Tidbit about the evolution of sugar metabolism in hummingbirds. The video is here.

January 18, 2023:

• Gabriel Foley presented a Progress Update on the Maryland & DC Breeding Bird Atlas 3. The video is here.
• Selected members bird photos from the preceding month and a Science Tidbit about the evolution of “Broken-wing” Behavior. The video is here.

2022 Monthly Meetings

November 16, 2022:

• Gail Mackiernan presented Birding in Taiwan (and a bit of China). The video is here.
• Selected members bird photos from the preceding month and a Science Tidbit about the “brown” mutation. The video is here.

October 19, 2022: 

• Suzanne Taylor Dater spoke on Birds of Bulgaria and Greece: Griffon Vultures, Dalmatian Pelicans, and Other Birds. The video is here.
• Selected members bird photos from the preceding month plus a Science Tidbit about female hummingbird fitness. The video is here.

September 21, 2022: 

• Tim Carney and Kristina Motley presented information about Poplar Island: An International Model of Innovative Reuse.
  The video is here.

April 20, 2022:

• Patrick Newcombe presented information and showed his documentary movie about Sage-Grouse Conservation. No video.
• Selected members bird photos from the preceding month. The video is here.

March 23, 2022:

• David Curson (Audubon Mid-Atlantic) presented: Can Floating Islands Save Endangered Seabirds in Maryland’s Coastal Bays. The video is here.
• Selected members bird photos from the preceding month and a Science Tidbit about altruistic behavior in Australian Magpies. The video is here.

February 16, 2022:

• Don Messersmith discussed Birding in Cuba. The video is here.
• Selected members bird photos from the preceding month. The video is here.

January 19, 2022:

• Gabriel Foley presented a Progress Update on the Maryland and DC Breeding Bird Atlas 3. The video is here.
• Selected members bird photos from the preceding month and Science Tidbits about Climate Change and the decline in birds. The video is here.

2021 Monthly Meetings

December 15, 2021:

• Annual Wine and Cheese Meeting
• Selected members bird photos from the preceding month, a how-to about the Merlin ID app and mystery birds for our winter social meeting. The video is here.

November 17, 2021:

• Joel Merriman discussed Effects of Climate Change and Wind Energy Facilities on Birds. The video is here.
• Selected members bird photos from the preceding month and a Science Tidbit about Parthenogenesis. The video is here.

October 21, 2021: 

• James Thomas spoke on Genetics and Songbirds. The video is here.

September 22, 2021:

• Evelyn Ralston and Scott Young spoke on their suggestions for Photographing Birds. The video is here.

May 19, 2021:

• Josh Engel spoke about Birding in South Africa. The video is here.

April 21, 2021:

• Karen Odom spoke about Listening to Nature’s Divas: What Female Songsters Have to Tell Us. The video is here.
• MBC VP Scott Young presents some information about the upcoming Brood X cicada emergence. He also discusses briefly the importance of keeping your bird feeders clean. The video is here.

March 17, 2021:

• Evelyn Ralston discussed Discovering Australia: Where Bird Song Evolved. The video is here.

February 17, 2021:

• Past MBC President Michael Bowen moderated a panel to discuss Montgomery County birders, birds, and birding over the years. Participants included Don Messersmith, MOS historian; Linda Friedland, Past MBC President; Frank Witebsky, past MBC; Janet Millenson, Past MOS President; and Jim Nelson, Past MBC President. The video is here.

January 13, 2021:

• Gabriel Foley presented a Progress Update on the First Year of Maryland & DC Breeding Bird Atlas 3. The video is here.

2020 Monthly Meetings

November 16, 2020:

• Gail Mackiernan spoke about Wildlife of Panama. The video is here.

October 21, 2020:

• Dave Roberts discussed Hawai’i: Paradise Rebirded. The video is here.

September 16, 2020:

• William Young presented A Million Penguins – Watching Penguins in the Antarctic. The video is here.

May 21, 2020:

• Mike Moore spoke about Sparrows. The video is here.