Are you interested in conserving Bald Eagles? Consider becoming an intern for our Bald Eagle Nest Monitoring Program and receive an education award of $1,565 for you, your child, or your grandchild. Read more.
Americorps Internship at MBCP
MBCP’s Short-eared Owl Project will be studying the movements of this enigmatic owl using satellite transmitters. Alex Pellegrini explains how this community-funded project started and the progress he and Andy Brown have made towards accomplishing the project’s research goals. Read more
Bird City Maryland
This spring, the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) launched a horseshoe crab tagging project in Southern Maryland. CSM is the first “Bird Campus”—a status conferred through Bird City Maryland, a program of Maryland Bird Conservation Partnership. Read more
Farmland Raptor Program
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
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
