One of the rewards of being a program volunteer for MBCP’s Farmland Raptor Program is an invitation to attend a chick banding event, in which American Barn Owl or American Kestrel nestlings are weighed, aged, sexed, and outfitted with aluminum alloy leg bands that have a unique tracking number. Read more
Bird City Maryland is the only program in the Bird City Network that asks communities to choose a Signature Bird. Many Bird City communities have used this assignment to engage and educate their communities in creative ways. Read more
Karen and Emily, birders and friends, helped each other create habitat for birds in their yards. Read more
Ospreys reflect the health of the ecosystem, represent one of conservation’s great comeback stories, and are increasingly shaping the identity of small waterfront communities. Read more.
One of the rewards of being a program volunteer for MBCP’s Farmland Raptor Program is an invitation to attend a chick banding event, in which American Barn Owl or American Kestrel nestlings are weighed, aged, sexed, and outfitted with aluminum alloy leg bands that have a unique tracking number. Read more
Bird City Maryland is the only program in the Bird City Network that asks communities to choose a Signature Bird. Many Bird City communities have used this assignment to engage and educate their communities in creative ways. Read more
The University of Maryland Arboretum and Botanical Gardens is celebrating two years as an officially recognized Bird City Maryland “High Flyer” Bird Campus. Read more
The town earned its first Bird City recognition in 2024 and added nine new action points for a total of 20 as part of its renewal this year. Read more
American Barn Owls have been confirmed to be nesting in Carroll County for the first time in five years by Maryland Bird Conservation Partnership’s (MBCP) monitoring team. This exciting observation is even more notable since this pair has chosen to nest in an MBCP nest box installed just this past winter. Read more
Karen and Emily, birders and friends, helped each other create habitat for birds in their yards. Read more
Ospreys reflect the health of the ecosystem, represent one of conservation’s great comeback stories, and are increasingly shaping the identity of small waterfront communities. Read more.
College students are gaining college credit and field research experience with MBCP’s Farmland Raptor Program. “The data that our interns are collecting are contributing to global research. This research will help to guide conservation actions,” explains Andy Brown, internship supervisor. Read more.
