THIS TRIP IS FULL. Bundle up for a 2 to 2½ hour LATE AFTERNOON 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. Limit: 16. We will gather at 3:15 p.m. on the landfill entrance drive at 6001 Rt. 108, Laytonsville, Md. For reservations and more information, contact the LEADER: Mark England at 240-308-4114 or [email protected].

Join us for a morning at and around Riley’s Lock where we will first spend some time scanning the river for waterfowl. After that we’ll head upstream on the towpath, checking the turning basin for any elusive waterfowl and then continue on looking for winter woodland birds. (Perhaps the Evening Grosbeaks will return?) Start at 8:30 a.m., and bring a scope if you have one. Limit: 8. For reservations (required) and more information, contact the LEADER: Scott Young at 202-313-1444.

THIS TRIP IS FULL.  Full day, starting at 9 a.m. along the Choptank River in Cambridge. Waterfowl, overwintering songbirds, and raptors, plus optional late afternoon marsh watch. Brown-headed Nuthatch possible. Bring lunch and drinks. Limit: 12. For reservations (required) and more information, contact the LEADER: Mark England at [email protected] or 240-308-4114.

THIS TRIP IS FULL.  Full day (to dusk). Early [...]

Half day. Wintering field birds, targeting Fox and Tree [...]

Discover upper Rock Creek’s watershed with a variety of habitats. We will start along open fields and marshy areas next to Bowie Mill Park with the opportunity to see a variety of sparrows, hawks, and fall migrants. The 2020 list included 8 species of sparrows including Fox, White-crowned, Swamp, and Savannah Sparrow. For those wanting a longer foray, a 4-mile loop that includes the stream valley will be possible and likely we will see woodpeckers and other resident woodland species. The path at this point along Rock Creek is meandering and narrow with some steep sections. Limit: 8. Start at 8 a.m. at Bowie Mill Park (https://www.montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/bowie-mill-local-park/) next to Sequoyah Elementary School with the option to do the shorter paved walk or the longer loop. For reservations (required) and more information, contact Josephine Cox at [email protected] or 240-506-1723.

THIS TRIP IS FULL.  Morning walk through the varied habitats of this excellent 250-acre park, including two ponds, fields, deciduous and coniferous woods. We’ll be looking for overwintering songbirds, waterfowl, and raptors. Limit: 12. We’ll meet at 8 a.m. in the parking lot at 8711 Snouffer School Road, Gaithersburg, Md. For reservations (required), contact the LEADER: Mark England at [email protected] or 240-308-4114.

THIS TRIP IS FULL.  Annual Veterans Day outing to [...]

THIS TRIP IS FULL.  Morning walk through the varied [...]

THIS RIP IS FULL. Discover upper Rock Creek’s watershed with a variety of habitats. We will start along open fields and marshy areas next to Bowie Mill Park with the opportunity to see a variety of sparrows, hawks, and fall migrants. The 2020 list included 8 species of sparrows including Fox, White-crowned, Swamp, and Savannah Sparrow. For those wanting a longer foray, a 4-mile loop that includes the stream valley will be possible and likely we will see woodpeckers and other resident woodland species. The path at this point along Rock Creek is meandering and narrow with some steep sections. Limit: 8. Start at 8 a.m. at Bowie Mill Park (https://www.montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/bowie-mill-local-park/) next to Sequoyah Elementary School with the option to do the shorter paved walk or the longer loop. For reservations (required) and more information, contact Josephine Cox at [email protected] or 240-506-1723.

THIS TRIP IS FULL.  Come explore this “new” park on [...]

Join us for this year’s annual walk in honor of [...]