This is the second of a 2-part “Birds and Birding on the Eastern Shore” series offered in the 2025 winter and spring semesters.  

Part 1 focused last winter on water birds that are largely winter residents of Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic coast regions. 

Part 2 will emphasize warblers, those often colorful waifs that migrate North through our region or take up summer residence here. Despite their colorful nature, these active little birds are a challenge to identify as they forage among the leaves. We will do our best to see as many species as possible as we visit some of the regional hotspots at times when they are most likely to be present and in song. Warblers are a universal challenge; both beginners and seasoned birders are welcome to join this quest. Incidentally, we will not neglect any other songbirds we might happen to see. 

Most of the teaching will be done in the field, bird-by-bird, species-by-species found. There will be five field trips, two morning outings to local destinations and three essentially all-day excursions to hot spots farther afield.