BALTIMORE BIRD CLUB

NEW! The Summer 2012 issue of the Baltimore Bird Club newsletter Chip Notes
The Baltimore Bird Club 2011-12 Schedule
The 2011-12 Baltimore Orioles Junior Birding Club Schedule

Welcome to the home page of the Baltimore Bird Club, a chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society. Here you will find information about the BBC, the MOS, and their activities; and links to some of the finest birding sites on the web.

Baltimore Bird Club Information

2011-12 Schedule of Club activities.
The Spring 2012 issue of CHIP NOTES, the BBC's newsletter. For earlier issues see the Chip Notes Back Issues
The Baltimore Bird Club has a Meetup Site
Attention youth! You can win a fabulous backpack including binoculars, field guides, and other birding loot. Click the link for more information.
Youth Birding -- read about the BBC's new Baltimore Orioles Junior Birding Club
eBird Trail Tracker for Cylburn Arboretum -- Maryland's first eBird Trail Tracker was dedicated at Cylburn Arboretum May 1, 2011. To see a list of recent bird sightings recorded on Cylburn's eBird Trail Tracker within the past seven days, click here. Learn more about eBird Trail Trackers.
BBC Constitution and Bylaws

Learn more about the Baltimore Bird Club

View or print out a membership application.

Seasonal Sighting Records: Summer 2010

Baltimore Bird Club Field Trip Leader Guidelines

The BBC Field Trip Report form

The BBC has published a Birder's Guide to Baltimore.

See descriptions from the Guide for two favorite Baltimore sites:

A checklist of Baltimore Birds

The goal of Lights Out Baltimore! is "to make Charm City safe for migratory birds by turning out decorative lighting in the city during peak migration seasons, between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., and to advocate for bird-safe building design that makes glass and windows visible to birds." Learn more at the Lights Out Baltimore site.

Will proposed changes to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act regulations have any effect on the Baltimore Bird Club? See an analysis of the matter by BBC President Karen Morley at Fish and Wildlife Service Holding Migratory Bird Specimens -- Change in Regulations

The BBC also maintains the Backyard Birding page.

Stay abreast of plans for the environmental restoration of the South Cell of Hart-Miller Island, Maryland's premiere shorebird site.

See photos of some BBC members at Cylburn Mansion.

Maryland and the Region

The Home Page of the Maryland Ornithological Society
- The Allegany & Garrett Counties' Bird Club, a Chapter of MOS
- The Cecil Bird Club, an MOS chapter.
- The Frederick Bird Club, an MOS chapter.
- The Harford Bird Club, an MOS chapter.
- The Howard County Bird Club, a Chapter of MOS
- The Kent County Chapter of MOS
- The Montgomery County Chapter of MOS
From the only Maryland county on the ocean: the Worcester County Birding page.
The home page of the Audubon Naturalist Society
The Home Page of the Potomac Valley Audubon Society
Birds of North Point State Park in Baltimore County.
The Irvine Nature Center, in Baltimore County.
The Oregon Ridge Nature Center, in Baltimore County.
A list of Maryland Birds
The state's guide to Maryland Parks, Forests, and WMAs
Sam Droege's essay "Maryland, Efficiency, and Birds" surveys the changes in Maryland's birdlife over the past 400 years.
GORP's pages for Blackwater and Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuges
The C&O Canal Page
The home page of the Northern Virgina Bird Club
The Virginia Society of Ornithology
From Maryland's neighbor to the north: the Pennsylvania Virtual Birding Site
Every Fall, hawk watchers migrate to Hawk Mountain Sanctuary

What Are Birders Talking About?

Here are the archives of birding lists (discussion groups that communicate by email):
- Maryland Osprey
- Virginia
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- BirdChat (USA)
Read the latest submissions to Rec.Birds and UK.Rec.Birdwatching

What Else Is Out There?

There's plenty of birding information on the internet.

The most important site:
- Jack Siler's Birding on the Net
Some Megasites (chock full o' birding links)
- from the United States:
  - Dan Victor's Cascadia;
  - Geographical Birding Guide, originally developed by Ignaz Wanders.
- from Canada:
  - Denis Lepage's Birdlinks to the World; and
  - Chris Majka's Electronic Resources on Ornithology
- Find out how to attract birds to your yard and keep them coming back on the Backyard Birding Page
- Want to know about American birds? Visit the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
- There's almost too much information about American birds at the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center -- it's not just for high plains birders. Learn about waterfowl and other birds.
- Birds, Birds, Birds -- from the Office of Migratory Bird Management

CHIP NOTES Back Issues:

Fall 2011 | Winter 2011 | Spring 2012
Fall 2010 | Winter 2010 | Spring 2011 | Summer 2011
Nov 2009 | Sep 2009
Aug 2008 | Oct 2008 | Feb 2009 | May 2009
Feb 2008 | Apr 2008
Aug 2005 | Oct 2005 | Dec 2005 | Feb 2006 | Apr 2006
Aug 2004 | Oct 2004 | Dec 2004 | Feb 2005 | Apr 2005
Aug 2003 | Oct 2003 | Dec 2003 | Feb 2004 | Apr 2004
Aug 2002 | Oct 2002 | Dec 2002 | Feb 2003 | Apr 2003
Aug 2001 | Oct 2001 | Dec 2001 | Feb 2002 | Apr 2002
Aug 2000 | Oct 2000 | Dec 2000 | Feb 2001 | Apr 2001
Aug 1999 | Oct 1999 | Dec 1999 | Feb 2000 | Apr 2000
Aug 1998 | Oct 1998 | Dec 1998 | Feb 1999 | Apr 1999
Aug 1997 | Oct 1997 | Dec 1997 | Feb 1998 | Apr 1998
Aug 1996 | Oct 1996 | Dec 1996 | Feb 1997 | Apr 1997
Aug 1995 | Oct 1995 | Dec 1995 | Feb 1996 | Apr 1996

Bird Fun and Games

What is the name for a flock of ravens or teal or pheasants? Check the List of Group Names.
See a list of Whimsical Group Names and send your creations to the list.
Test your birding skills by taking the Patuxent Bird Quiz
Virtual flocks are featured on Craig Reynolds's Boids page.

Enough with the Birds, Already

Here's a link to that other organization called the BBC
Marylanders sail the internet free, thanks to SAILOR.

Who Dealt This Mess?

This site is maintained by Terry Ross.
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This page was last changed April 2, 2012.