Events
Winter Birds and Tundra Specialists at Pax River Airfield
January 24, 2026 @ 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Leader: Dean Newman
This field trip offers access to sections of the Navy base fronting on the confluence of the Patuxent River and the Chesapeake Bay, which hosts airfields that provide tundra-like habitat. Previous trips here have found winter birds such as Snow Bunting, Lapland Longspurs, Short-eared Owls, Horned Larks, Savannah Sparrows, Wilson’s Snipe, and Peregrine Falcon. Preregistration is required and open to U.S. citizens only. Must bring photo I.D. We will be escorted and traveling together in a van; participant size is limited. No restrooms. RSVP to Dean Newman at deannewman03@gmail.com. Meet at Gate #2, pass office parking lot.