Description:

The Fowl Seasons program introduces participants to bird life in Maryland over the course of the changing seasons through on-site visits to some of the best birding spots in the region. The guide is veteran local birder and tracker Carl Joseph DeMarco.

WINTER: Fowling the Waters.
While many of our local breeding birds head south for the winter, the water fowl arrive en masse to winter over here. Ducks, grebes, geese, gulls, and mergansers can be found all over Maryland at this time. Lake Artemesia and Gunners Lake are relatively small but abound in a variety of waterfowl affording the beginner and advanced birder alike easy views of these magnificent birds. We’ll even take in some winter songbirds like wrens, kinglets, finches, sparrows and common residents. We might even be surprised with some of the warblers that winter over here like Pine and Yellow-rumped. Bet you didn’t know you could see warblers in winter! A minimum of 2 hours will be spent outdoors so dress warm.

When: January 30th 2021, 7am -10am
Where: Gunners Lake (Germantown)
Registration fee: Sliding scale $25-$50
Ages: 14 & Older (participants under the age of 16 must attend with and adult or guardian.

Series overview: In this series we will track the changing seasons with the changes in bird life and behavior. Not only do the species change with the seasons, but how birds behave and what they do changes too. You will learn how to notice these subtle changes and what they mean. We’ll also look at something birds do all year long—communicate. Birds are constantly telling each other what’s going on around them. Learning this language reveals one of the greatest secrets of the forest.  This program will teach you more than how to just be a bird watcher...