Friday, May 13, 2022

Registration is open for Audubon’s Baltimore Birding Weekend!

Please read our COVID-19 Precautions and Expectations.

Descripciones de excursiones en español

MORNING TRIPS

Middle Branch Park/Masonville Cove (DRIVING/HIKING)
8:00 – 11:00 am
Cost: $30/person
Meeting Location: Middle Branch Park at 3301 Waterview Avenue, then Masonville Cove at 1000 Frankfurst Ave, Baltimore, MD

Visitors to Masonville Cove must wear closed-toe shoes with sturdy soles (no open-toe shoes or thin soles).

This trip has been developed to allow our group to view nesting Bald Eagles at Masonville Cove! We will meet at Middle Branch Park, which has 150 acres of woods and open fields located on the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River. 89 species have been recorded here during the month of May.

Around 9:20 am, we will depart for a short drive to Masonville Cove, which has 70 acres of protected bird sanctuary on a formerly neglected parcel of land along the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River. More than 170 species have been recorded here during the month of May. Some of the trails are closed to provide a buffer for the nesting eagles. This trip will feature up to two miles of hiking on mostly flat nature trails and dirt roads. Restrooms available.

Hart-Miller Island (BOAT/BUS/HIKING)
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Cost: $55/person
Meeting Location: 2024A Riverview Road, Essex, MD

This field trip has sold out. If you wish to be placed on the waiting list, please email baltimore@audubon.org.

Se vendieron todos los boletos para este viaje. Si quiere poner su nombre en la lista de espera, favor escribirnos en baltimore@audubon.org.

Visitors to Hart-Miller Island must wear closed-toe shoes with sturdy soles (no open-toe shoes or thin soles).

Take a boat tour to Hart-Miller Island! The island was created as a containment facility for sediment dredged from the access channels to the Baltimore Harbor, and has been restored to provide wildlife habitat. 229 species have been recorded here in May! We’ll meet at a land-based location in eastern Baltimore County, and be transported by boat to and from Hart-Miller Island. Once on site, we’ll board a bus to tour the island for birding and learning about its unique history and construction. Restrooms available.

AFTERNOON TRIPS

Green Mount Cemetery (HIKING)
1:00 – 3:45 pm
Cost: $30/person
Meeting Location: 1501 Greenmount Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21202

Green Mount Cemetery is a place of national significance. Please help us maintain its beauty and dignity by observing these rules of etiquette. A printed copy of the sign-in sheet will be provided at the beginning of your tour.

Birding in Green. Mount Cemetery. Photo credit: Luke Franke/Audubon

One of the oldest cemeteries in the United States is one of Baltimore’s newest eBird hotspots! Join us for a walk through the some of the most famous gravesites in Baltimore while we add species to the growing eBird list, which currently stands at 73 species in May. Green Mount Cemetery is the final resting place to such luminaries as Johns Hopkins, Enoch Pratt and eight Maryland Governors, as well as John Wilkes Booth, assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, and Elijah Bond, inventor of the ouija board. This hike includes up to three miles of hiking along paved paths. Restrooms unavailable.

Please note:

  • Please review our COVID-19 Precautions and Expectations.
  • To get early bird pricing, register before midnight on April 13, 2022.
  • Food and drink are not included in the cost for trips and tally rallies.
  • No cancellations are accepted after May 1, 2022.
  • Trips will go rain or shine. If the trip is canceled due to dangerous conditions, a full refund will be provided.
  • Please read our waiver and photo release form prior to registering for field trips. The waiver and photo release are available in English and Spanish.

Tenga en cuenta:

  • Por favor revise nuestras Precauciones y Expectativas de COVID-19.
  • Para obtener precios de venta anticipada, regístrese antes de la medianoche del 13 de abril de 2022.
  • Los alimentos y bebidas no están incluidos en el costo de los viajes y del conteo.
  • No se aceptan cancelaciones después del 1 de mayo de 2022.
  • Los viajes se harán con lluvia o sol. Si el viaje se cancela debido a condiciones peligrosas, se proporcionará un reembolso completo.
  • Por favor, lea nuestro formulario de renuncia y publicación de fotografías antes de registrarse para las excursiones. El permiso y la autorización para fotos están disponibles en inglés y español.