THIS TRIP IS FULL - WAITLIST ONLY. Bundle up for LATE AFTERNOON (3:30 to 6:00 p.m.) search for wintering sparrows and raptors, including possible Northern Harriers and Short-eared Owls. Mostly open terrain with some ponds, which we will check if they are not frozen over. Reservations required at least a week ahead of the trip for names to be submitted to the county. Meet at 3:30 p.m. on the Landfill entrance drive at 6001 Rt. 108, Laytonsville, Md. Limit: 16. LEADER: Mark England at [email protected].

THIS TRIP IS FULL. WAITLIST ONLY. Join us for a leisurely morning walk from 8 to 10 a.m. on the C&O Canal towpath. We will meet at Great Falls at 8 a.m. and will walk downriver as we look for ducks, woodpeckers, kinglets, and sparrows. Red-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, and Winter Wren are possible. This walk is geared toward beginning birders, but all are welcome. Limit: 8. LEADERS: Gene Murray at [email protected] and Susan Higginbotham at [email protected].

THIS TRIP IS FULL - WAITLIST ONLY. Bundle up for LATE AFTERNOON (3:30 to 6:00 p.m.) search for wintering sparrows and raptors, including possible Northern Harriers and Short-eared Owls. Mostly open terrain with some ponds, which we will check if they are not frozen over. Leader will have scope for distant birds. Meet at 3:30 p.m. on the Landfill entrance drive at 6001 Rt. 108, Laytonsville, Md. Limit: 9. Reservations required at least a week ahead of the trip for names to be submitted to the county. Preference given to new birders and those who have never been to Oaks Landfill. LEADER: Mark England at [email protected].