Caroline County Bird Club, MD Winter - Spring 2026 Schedule

All our programs and events are free and open to the public!

Saturday, Jan 17, 2026: Program. 9 am.  Program: TBA.  Location: Wharves of Choptank J.O.K. Walsh Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton, MD.

February 13 - 16, 2026: The Great Backyard Bird Count. How to participate:  https://www.birdcount.org/participate/

Saturday, Feb 21, 2026: Program.  9 am. Austin Rapp, Presenter: Report on Master Naturalist Pelot Sanctuary Trails Project.  Location: Wharves of Choptank J.O.K. Walsh Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton, MD.

Saturday, March 21, 2026: Program.  9 am. Program:  Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Caroline County Bird Club.  Location: Wharves of Choptank J.O.K. Walsh Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton, MD.

Saturday, April 18, 2026:  Program. TBA.  Location: Wharves of Choptank J.O.K. Walsh Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton, MD.

Saturday, April 25, 2026: Clean-up day at Pelot Sanctuary.  Meet at the Sanctuary  9 am.  Wear proper clothing and work gloves and if you can, bring some trash bags. Sanctuary information and directions: https://mdbirds.org/conservation/refuges-sanctuaries/pelot/

Saturday, May 9, 2026: May Bird Count. Coordinator: 

Saturday, May 16, 2026: 9 am. Program. TBA.  Location: Wharves of Choptank J.O.K. Walsh Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton, MD.

                                                                               

For more information about birding and the Caroline County Bird Club, go to:  http://carolinebirdclubmos.blogspot.com 

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Caroline County Bird Club Summer - Fall 2025 Schedule

 

Saturday, June 1, 2025 Bird Walk at Caroline Nursing Home, 520 Kerr Ave, Denton, MD 21629. Leaders:  Debby Bennett and Girl Scout Danielle Ridgell. This is part of Danielle’s Girl Scout project to build & install nesting bird boxes for the residents and provide them with a bird guide. Meet in parking lot at 8 am.

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 Bird City Committee Meeting.  6:30 pm.  Location: Wharves of Choptank J.O.K. Walsh Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton, MD. 

Saturday, August 23, 2025. Pot Luck and  Bird Walk at Camp Mardela, 9am – 1 pm.  301 Deep Shore Road, Denton (just before you get to Martinak State Park).   The pavilion is on the left hand side as you are going down the lane before you get to the main campus area.  Club Treasurer Robin Lahnemann will be prepared to take membership payments for the year for those who don’t want to pay online.

CANCELLED due to Rain - Sunday, Sept 7, 2025. Bird Walk at Lynch Preserve, Two Johns. Leader:  Robin Lahnemann & Friends. 8 am Park/meet at the end of Robins Creek Road, Preston, MD. For more Map and parking go to https://visitcaroline.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Lynch-Map-Trails-and-Parking.pdf

Sunday, Sept 14, 2025. Bird Walk at Lynch Preserve, Two Johns. 8 am Park/meet at the end of Robins Creek Road, Preston, MD.  Leaders:  Danny Poet & Debby Bennett.  For more Map and parking go to https://visitcaroline.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Lynch-Map-Trails-and-Parking.pdf

Saturday, Sept 20, 2025. Fall Bird Count.  Coordinator:  Debby Bennett at dabennett1996@gmail.com. 

September 26-28, 2025. 77th Annual Maryland Ornithological Society Convention in scenic Frederick, Maryland. For details and register, go to:  https://mosconvention.org/

Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025 Field Trip.  8:00 AM. Bird Banding observation at Foreman’s Branch Bird Observatory, followed by a walk in the grasslands with Dan Small, Assoc. Dir. Natural Land Stewardship, Center for Environment and Society, Washington College.    Great for people of all ages. To register and for directions, contact Debby Bennett at dabennett1996@gmail.com.

CANCELLED due to Rain Sunday, October 12, 2025.  Caroline’s Big Sit.  Location:  Adkins Arboretum’s Wetlands Overlook near the Visitors Center. Will run from 7:30 am to early evening for some owling. Dress comfortably, bring your binoculars, a chair to sit on, food and drink.  

Saturday, Oct 18, 2025. Program.  9 am.  Presenter:  Delmarva Wild Ones presentation on native plants, plus an update from the Denton Bird City Committee. Location: Wharves of Choptank J.O.K. Walsh Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton, MD. To join virtually:  Zoom registration link for Wild Ones Delmarva presenting

Sat, Nov 1, 2025. Bird Walk at North County Regional Park. Leader:  Robin Lahnemann and friends.  Meet at parking lot at end of drive at 8 am.  Address:  14267 Greensboro Road, Greensboro, MD.

Saturday, Nov 15, 2025.  Program.   9 am. Presenter: Kim Abplanalp, Bird Habitat Coordinator of Maryland Coastal Bays Program:  "Common Tern Nesting Project."   Location: Wharves of Choptank J.O.K. Walsh Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton, MD. 

Saturday, Dec 20, 2025. Christmas Bird Count. Coordinator: Debby Bennett. dabennett1996@gmail.com

                                                                               

For more information about birding and the Caroline County Bird Club, go to:  http://carolinebirdclubmos.blogspot.com 

And don't forget to visit our Facebook page and Like us!  Just go to Caroline County Bird Club!

Caroline County Bird Club 2025 Winter - Spring Schedule

 

Caroline County Bird Club's 2025 Winter - Spring Schedule

All events are free and open to the public!

Saturday, Jan 18, 2025. Program: 9 am.  Speaker:  Educator and our Field programs Manager, Patrick Carney, Pickering Creek Audubon Center will be sharing some of the ways Pickering Creek is incorporating participatory science about birds into its educational and outreach programs as well as providing an update on Audubon's Climate Watch findings.  Location: Wharves of Choptank Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton, MD.

Friday, February 14 - 17, 2025: The Great Backyard Bird Count. How to participate:  https://www.birdcount.org/participate/

Saturday, Feb 15, 2025. Program.  9 am Debby Bennett and Danny Poet Presenters: Some of the “Best of L.T. Short” photo collection.  Location: Wharves of Choptank Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton, MD.

Saturday, Feb 22, 2025: Bird Trip to Blackwater Wildlife Refuge. Leader:  Robin Lahnemann.

Meet at Walgreen’s parking lot in Denton at 8 am to carpool, or meet at 9:30 am at the Refuge headquarters.

Saturday, March 15, 2025. Program.  9 am. Presenter: Dan Small, Natural Lands Project Coordinator, Washington College Center for Environment & Society will present “The Natural Lands Project and Northern Bobwhite - Build it and they will come”.  Location: Wharves of Choptank Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton, MD

Saturday, March 29, 2025:  Bird Walk.  Marshy Hope Boardwalk Trail.  Leader:  Robin Lahnemann and Friends.

Meet 8 am at parking lot on Veteran’s Drive.

Saturday, April 5, 2025 –Clean-up day at Pelot Sanctuary.  Meet at the Sanctuary  9 am.  Wear proper clothing and work gloves and if you can, bring some trash bags. Sanctuary information and directions: https://mdbirds.org/conservation/refuges-sanctuaries/pelot/

Saturday, April 19, 2025. Bird Walk.  Basic Bird Walk at Tuckahoe State Park. Leaders:  Debby Bennett & Friends.

Meet at the boat ramp parking lot at 8 am.

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 - Special informational meeting. The Caroline County Bird Club and Town of Denton invite you to a public meeting to learn about Bird City Maryland on Wednesday, April 30 at the Wharves of Choptank Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton, MD from  6:30 pm – 7:30 pm.

Saturday, May 10, 2025 May Bird Count. Coordinator: Debby Bennett. dabennett1996@gmail.com

Saturday, May 17, 2025. Program.  9 am. AMP Students nesting bird house presentation, followed by a  presentation from Denton Girl Scout Danielle Ridgell. Members of  Delmarva Wild Ones will join us to discuss how to partner with the Town of Denton officials & staff to make Denton a Maryland Bird City.

Location: Wharves of Choptank Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton, MD

Caroline County Bird Club's Fall 2024 schedule

We are looking forward to a fun Fall of 2024 - please join us!  And keep checking back for updates -

Officers:

Debby Bennett, President   

Danny Poet, Vice President

Valerie Taylor, Secretary

Robin Lahnemann, Treasurer 

If you would like to become a member or need to renew, the Maryland Ornithological Society’s dues plus our $5 local dues are:  Individual $25.00; Household $30.00.  With  your membership, you will also receive the MOS newsletter, THE YELLOWTHROAT.  For those age 18 or younger, the cost is only $10.00. You can  register or renew your  membership online at the MOS website https://mdbirds.org/join/. At the website, you will be able to choose the Caroline County Chapter as your local chapter.

Saturday, August 24, 2024: Pot Luck and  Bird Walk at Camp Mardela, 10:30 am – 1:30 pm.301 Deep Shore Road, Denton (just before you get to Martinak State Park).

The pavilion is on the left hand side as you are going down the lane before you get to the

main campus area.  Club Treasurer Robin Lahnemann will be prepared to take membership payments for

the year for those who don’t want to pay online.

Saturday, Sept 14, 2024. Bird Walk at North County Regional Park. Leader:  Danny Poet. 

Meet at the parking lot at the end of drive at 8 am.  Address:  14267 Greensboro Road, Greensboro, MD

Saturday, Sept 21, 2024. Fall Bird Count.  Coordinator:  Debby Bennett at dabennett1996@gmail.com. 

Sunday, Sept 29  2024 Field Trip. Bird Banding observation at Foreman’s Branch Bird Observatory.   

8:00 AM.  Great for people of all ages. To register and for directions, contact Debby Bennett

at dabennett1996@gmail.com. (Rain date: Sunday, Oct 6.)

Sunday, Oct 13, 2024.  Caroline’s Big SitLocation:  Adkins Arboretum’s Wetlands Overlook near the Visitors Center. Will run from 7:30 am

to early evening for some owling. Dress comfortably, bring your binoculars, a chair to sit on, food and drink.  

Saturday, Oct 19, 2024. Program.  9 am Presenter: Dona Sorce, Delmarva Wild Ones. https://wildones.org/about/ Mission:  Wild Ones promotes native landscapes through education, advocacy and collaborative action. 

Location: Wharves of Choptank Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton, MD.

Sat, Nov 2, 2024. Bird Walk at Lynch Preserve, Two Johns. Leader:  Robin Lahnemann & Friend8 am Park/meet at the end of Robins Creek Road, Preston, MD. For more Map and parking

go to https://visitcaroline.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Lynch-Map-Trails-and-Parking.pdf

Saturday, Nov 16, 2024. Program.  9 am. Presenters Julie O'Donnell and Wayne Bell, "A Birding Trip

to Ecuador."

Location: Wharves of Choptank Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton, MD

Friday, Nov 22 - Sunday, Nov 24, 2024.  MOS 76th annual convention at the Grand Hotel in

Ocean City, Worcester County, Maryland.  For more information, go to https://www.mosconvention.org/

Saturday, Dec 14, 2024 Christmas Bird Count. Coordinator: Debby Bennett. dabennett1996@gmail.com

                                                                               For more information about birding and the Caroline County Bird Club, go to: http://carolinebirdclubmos.blogspot.com 

And don't forget to visit our Facebook page and Like us!  Just go to Caroline County Bird Club!

Caroline County Bird Club's Winter-Spring 2024 Schedule

Caroline County Bird Club's Winter-Spring 2024 Schedule

 Keep checking back for updates!

CANCELLED due to inclement weather - Saturday, January 20, 2024 – Program. 9 am – 11 am. Member’s favorite bird photos.

Location: Wharves of Choptank Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton, MD

Friday, February 16 - 19, 2024 -  The Great Backyard Bird Count. How to participate:  https://www.birdcount.org/participate/

CANCELLED due to inclement weather Saturday, February 17, 2024 – Program.  9 am – 11 am. Gabriel Foley, MD State Breeding Bird Atlas Coordinator will provide an update and help us strategize for our final year in Caroline County.  Location: Wharves of Choptank Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton, MD

Saturday, February 24, 2024 - Clean-up day at Pelot Sanctuary.  Meet at the Sanctuary  9 am.  Wear proper clothing and work gloves and if you can, bring some trash bags. Sanctuary information and directions:  http://www.mdbirds.org/sanctuary/trails.html       

Sunday, March 3, 2024 – Bird Walk. North County Regional Park. Leaders:  Robin Lahnemann & Danny Poet.  Meet at parking lot at end of drive at 8 am.  Address:  14267 Greensboro Road, Greensboro, MD

Saturday, March 16, 2024 – Program.  Rescheduled from January 20: Member’s favorite bird photos 9 am – 11 am.  

Location: Wharves of Choptank Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton, MD

Saturday, April 6, 2024 – Bird Walk. Mill Stream Creek.  Leader:  Priscilla Mileski & Friends

Extra bonus:  Tour of Priscilla’s Happy Lady Aviary after bird walk for those interested.

Meet at 8 am.  Directions:  Millstream Park, 410 South Liberty Street, Centreville, MD.  

Take MD 213 to Centreville. Turn into park entrance.  Pricilla will meet us at the parking lot located right as you enter the park.

Saturday, April 20, 2024–  Program. Caroline Career & Technology Center’s Advanced Manufacturing Professionals (AMP) Students’ presentation on this year’s nesting boxes they designed and built.  Teacher: Keith Hale. 9 am – 11 am

Location: Wharves of Choptank Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton, MD 

Saturday, April 27, 2024 – Project Clean Stream/Earth Day clean-up day at Pelot Sanctuary.  Meet at the Sanctuary  9 am.  Wear proper clothing and work gloves and if you can, bring some trash bags. Sanctuary information and directions:  http://www.mdbirds.org/sanctuary/trails.html

Saturday, May 4, 2024. Field Trip to Chesapeake Environmental Center, 600 Discovery Lane

Grasonville, MD 21638. Meet at 9 am at the parking lot.  Leader: Danny Poet.

Saturday, May 11, 2024 – Caroline May Bird Count .  Go to our website or Facebook page  for more information. Debby Bennett will also send out information.

Saturday, May 18, 2024 –  Program:   Gabriel Foley, MD State Breeding Bird Atlas Coordinator and Rich Downs. Update and plans for Year 5 of our MD & D.C. Breeding Atlas work in Caroline County.9 am – 11 am. 

Location: Wharves of Choptank Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton, MD

Caroline County Bird Club Fall 2023 Schedule

 

Please join us.  All our events are free and open to the public!

Saturday, August 26, 2023: Pot Luck and  Bird Walk at Camp Mardella, 10:30 am – 1:30 pm.  301 Deep Shore Road, Denton (just before you get to Martinak State Park).   The pavilion  is on the left hand side as you are going down the lane before you get to the main campus area.  

Saturday, Sept 9, 2023: Bird Walk with brief business meeting following at Marshy Hope Boardwalk.  Meet at the VFW boat ramp, 2630 Veterans Dr, Federalsburg at 8 am. Leaders: Debby Bennett and Robin Lahnemann. 

Saturday, Sept 16, 2023: Fall Bird Count.   Contact Debby Bennett at dabennett1996@gmail.com.

Sunday, Sept 24, 2023: Field Trip.  Bird Banding observation at Foreman’s Branch Bird Observatory.    8:00 AM.  Great for people of all ages. To register and for directions, contact Debby Bennett at dabennett1996@gmail.com. RESCHEDULED to Oct 1, 2023 at 8:30 am

Sunday, Oct 8, 2023:  Caroline’s Big Sit.  Location:  Adkins Arboretum’s Wetlands Overlook near the Visitors Center. Will run from 7:30 am to early evening for some owling. Dress comfortably, bring your binoculars, a chair to sit on, food and drink. 

Saturday, Oct 14, 2023: Special Program.  9 am business meeting followed by a 10 am special program co-sponsored with the Talbot Bird Club, featuring Colleen Webster as Rachel Carson. 
Location: Wharves of Choptank Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton, MD.

Weekend of Oct 20-22:  not our program, but happening in Denton and open to the public. go to  www.campmardela.org/event-details/birding-retreat  for details. You can join the day trips for free.

Sunday, Nov 12, 2023: Bird Walk. Lynch Preserve, Two Johns. Leaders: Debby Bennett & friends . 8 am Park/meet at the end of Robins Creek Road. For more Map and parking go to https://visitcaroline.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Lynch-Map-Trails-and-Parking.pdf

Saturday, Nov 18, 2023: Program. 9 am. Presenter Jim Wilson will share stories about teaching kids about birds and nature at Kennard Elementary School for 11 years and the youth teams he’s taken to compete in the New Jersey Audubon World series of Birding over many years. Jim is a long time, active volunteer at the Adkins Arboretum leading bird and nature walks.

Location: Wharves of Choptank Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton, MD.

Saturday, Dec 16, 2023:  Christmas Bird Count. Coordinator:  Debby Bennett dabennett1996@gmail.com

Caroline County Bird Club Winter - Spring 2023 Schedule

Please note that we will be meeting the third Saturday morning of the month January - May 2023 at the Wharves of Choptank Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton, MD.

All our events are free and open to the public!

And don't forget to visit our Facebook page and Like us!  Just go to Caroline County Bird Club!

Saturday, January 21, 2023 – Program.  9 am – 11 am. Gabriel Foley, MD State Bird Atlas Coordinator:  Breeding Bird Atlas Update and Strategies for Year Four.

Location: Wharves of Choptank Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton, MD

Friday, February 17 - 20, 2023: The Great Backyard Bird Count. How to participate:  https://www.birdcount.org/participate/

Saturday, February 18, 2023 – Program.  9 am – 11 am. TBA

Location: Wharves of Choptank Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton, MD

Sunday, February 26, 2023 – Basic Bird Walk at Tuckahoe State Park. Bill Scudder and Debby Bennett, leaders.  Meet at the boat ramp parking lot at 8 am.  Good for beginners learning to identify birds and breeding bird behavior and how to use Merlin and ebird apps.  Dress appropriately and bring binoculars and your smart phone if you have one.  

Saturday, March 18, 2023 – Program.  9 am – 11 am.  Wayne Bell, Presenter. “30% Fewer Birds in North America: Lost from Maryland’s Eastern Shore?”

Location: Wharves of Choptank Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton, MD

NEW DATE:  Sunday, March 26, 2023 – Bird Walk at North County Regional Park. Meet at parking lot at end of drive at 8 am.  Address:  14267 Greensboro Road, Greensboro, MD

Leaders:  Debby Bennett and Robin Lahnemann.

Saturday, April 15, 2023–  Program.  9 am – 11 am. Donna Cole: Bald Eagle poisonings on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

Location: Wharves of Choptank Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton, MD

Saturday, April 22, 2023 – Project Clean Stream/Earth Day clean-up day at Pelot Sanctuary.  Meet at the Sanctuary  9 am.  Wear proper clothing and work gloves and if you can, bring some trash bags. Sanctuary information and directions:  http://www.mdbirds.org/sanctuary/trails.html

Rescheduled to June 3 due to rain Saturday, April 29, 2023 – Basic Bird Walk at Camp Mardella, 301 Deep Shore Road, Denton (just before you get to Martinak State Park).  Leaders:  Robin Lahnemann and Debby Bennett.  Park and meet by the pavilion at 8 am.  The pavilion  is on the left hand side as you are going down the lane before you get to the main campus area.  

CANCELLED due to rain Sunday, April 30, 2023. Field Trip.  Bird Banding observation at Foreman’s Branch Bird Observatory.    8:00 AM.  Great for kids.  Adults welcome too. To register and for directions, contact Debby Bennett at dabennett1996@gmail.com.

Saturday, May 13, 2023 – Caroline May Bird Count (also May Global Day).  Go to our website or Facebook page  for more information. Debby Bennett will also send out information.

Saturday, May 20, 2023 –  Program:   9 am – 11 am. Rich Downs: Update on his work with white terns  in Hawaii, and Spring/Summer 2023 atlasing in Caroline County, including an overview of the updated app to help atlasers focus their efforts on targeted species.  Location: Wharves of Choptank Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton, MD