Baby & Me Bird Walk
Jun
7
9:30 AM09:30

Baby & Me Bird Walk

  • 19th & Constitution Avenues, NW Washington, DC United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Open to all babies, toddlers, and kids, all children must be accompanied by an adult. Strollers welcome! Let’s learn how to observe birds with our eyes and ears, and practice looking for birds on a short walk.

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Osprey Nest Boat Ride
Jun
6
12:00 PM12:00

Osprey Nest Boat Ride

  • Jacksons Landing at Patuxent River Park (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Our friends at PG Parks are treating us to a special ride on Patuxent to survey Osprey nests. We'll arrive at Patuxent River Park for a short tour of the conservation work underway before we head out on a pontoon boat to visit several nesting platforms.

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Black Birders Week - 4th Annual Birds & Brunch
May
31
2:00 PM14:00

Black Birders Week - 4th Annual Birds & Brunch

  • Marvin Gaye Community Farm and Greening Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

For our 4th Annual Birds & Brunch we're teaming up with Washington Parks & People and going old skool with a family-style picnic, complete with a DJ and a (non-alcoholic) sip-n-paint, breakout bird walks and of course ... food! food! food!

Always FREE but please register here so we have enough for everyone.

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Black Birders Week - Backyard Bird Sanctuary with Kenra Shaw
May
28
6:00 PM18:00

Black Birders Week - Backyard Bird Sanctuary with Kenra Shaw

Kenra's back yard can be a hot spot, boasting and incredible variety of species that just keeps increasing every year. Join us in conversation with Kenra to hear all about her avian oasis and about the platform, Birding While Black, for people of color to have a safe place to share the passion for watching, feeding and photographing birds.

Virtual. Register here.

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BORBS - Improvised Aviary Extravaganza
May
18
5:00 PM17:00

BORBS - Improvised Aviary Extravaganza

BORBS is an ensemble of improvising musicians inspired by the awe of nature and dedicated to the birds in their awe inspiring nature, their terror, their beauty. Check them out in the video below with their bird masks on!

Temperance Alley Garden is an outdoor classroom, a time machine, and a soon-to-be construction site, tucked behind the U Street Metro and 13th Street. It’s stewarded by members of the U Street Neighborhood Association and the urban agriculture gurus at Farm The District.

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Backpacking & Birding
May
17
to May 18

Backpacking & Birding

  • Loft Mountain Campground (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join the DC Bird Alliance May 17 -18 for a weekend getaway of backpacking and birding at Shenandoah National Park. We’ll set up camp at Loft Mountain Campground featuring picturesque views and incredible sunsets. Our backpacking staycation will include a hike along the Frazier Discovery Trail, a designated birding and wildlife viewing site on the Virginia Bird & Wildlife Trail.

More information and registration here.

Photo: Loft Mountain, TripAdvisor

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Taking Action to Conserve our Chimney Swifts
May
5
6:00 PM18:00

Taking Action to Conserve our Chimney Swifts

Join us for a virtual conversation to learn about these fascinating birds and what we can do to help protect their habitats. Together, we can make a difference in conserving the chimney swift population. Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with nature and take action for a good cause. See you online!

Free, but registration required, here.

Picture: Chimney Swift Foundation

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Bird Walk Documentary
Mar
15
4:30 PM16:30

Bird Walk Documentary

Bird Walk, a documentary produced by DCBA member Cintia Cabib, features the birds and birders that have flocked to Rockville’s RedGate Park, where more than 160 bird species have been sighted, and follows the grassroots campaign which helped preserve this defunct golf course as a public park.

Screening on Saturday, March 15 at the Community Stories Film Festival presented by Docs in Progress in Silver Spring, MD.


Tickets available here

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Tregaron Bird Walk
Mar
2
9:00 AM09:00

Tregaron Bird Walk

Join us with our partner, Tregaron Conservancy, to explore these beautiful secret gardens, meadows and pond. Tregaron is a haven for birds and bird-watchers alike, with an abundant and beautiful variety of species making their home within the trees and woodlands, or visiting on migration throughout the year. Check out species seen at the Conservancy here.

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How Science Helps Birds - Part II
Mar
1
1:00 PM13:00

How Science Helps Birds - Part II

  • Martin Luther King Memorial Library (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

** Part I is not a pre-requisite for Part II **

We'll have demonstrations of how eBird and iNaturalist data may be downloaded and transformed into graphical visualizations. Be prepared to participate actively, because the evolved map captures the collective thoughts of your fellow attendees. Furthermore, the map represents concerns that are important to you: the DCBA community!

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Birding the Harriet Tubman Byway
Mar
1
7:00 AM07:00

Birding the Harriet Tubman Byway

  • Patuxent River Park - Pavilion and Camp Ground (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Araminta “Minty” Ross, better known as Harriet "Moses" Tubman, was born in Dorchester County, Maryland. She was known to use bird calls to help guide enslaved persons to freedom along the route of the Underground Railroad. An expert birder and naturalist, many of the birds Harriet Tubman mimicked are still thriving in Dorchester County.

Our friends at Delmarva Birding Tours will guide us as we navigate the same pathways Harriet Tubman used to save 70 people. We'll no doubt encounter some of the same species that helped this hero lead the way.


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