Caroline County Bird Club, MD has a new website!

 The Caroline County Bird Club, a chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society has a brand new website!

Please go to https://www.carolinecountybirdclubmd.org/

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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.  9 am.  Program: Gabriel Foley will give an update on the 2020-2024 MD-DC Breeding Bird Atlas Project results.  Location: Wharves of Choptank J.O.K. Walsh Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton, MD.  After the meeting, please join us to play Wing Span from approx. 11 am – 3 pm.

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

Saturday, February 14, 2026. Bird Sit. 8 am – 3 pm.  Co-leaders:  Tony Giaimo and Debby Bennett.  Location:  Outside porch of the Wharves of Choptank J.O.K. Walsh Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton, MD.  Dress warmly and bring binoculars, drinks and food.

A bird sit is an outing in which participants observe birds together from a single location.  Results will be added to e-bird for the Great Backyard Bird Count.

Saturday, Feb 21, 2026. Program.  9 am. Danielle Ridgell – update on her Girl Scout Gold Award nesting bird box project & Austin Rapp - 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 14, 2026 – Bird Trip to Terrapin Park, 191 Log Canoe Circle, Stevensville, MD 21666. (Rain Date: March 28).  Leader:  Danny Poet.  Meet in the Park’s parking lot at 8 am.

Saturday, March 21, 2026. 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 –Bird Walk at Pelot Sanctuary.  Meet at the Sanctuary  8 am. Co-leaders: Austin Rapp and Debby Bennett.  Sanctuary information and directions: https://mdbirds.org/conservation/refuges-sanctuaries/pelot/

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

Saturday, May 16, 2026.   9 am. Program:  Rich Downs Presenter. “A look at the nesting technique of the White Terns compared with other local species including Prothonotary Warblers, Pileated Woodpeckers, Wood Thrushes and Eastern Blue Birds”.  Location: Wharves of Choptank J.O.K. Walsh Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Lane, Denton, MD.

Saturday, May 30, 2026 – Bird Trip to Bombay Hook.  Leader:  Robin Davitt-Murphy.  Meet at Denton Walgreen parking lot at 7:45 a.m. to depart by 8:00 am to carpool, or meet at the Bombay Hook Visitor Center parking lot at 9:15 am.

                                                                               

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 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

Caroline County Bird Club Fall 2022 Schedule as of 7-15-2022

NOTE revisions 

Please note that our Fall 2022 meetings have been moved from the third Thursday evening of the month. Meetings will be combined with a bird walk or program at different locations, mostly on the 2nd Saturday morning of the month. We are hoping this works better with people’s schedules and believe it will be more fun!

All our events are free and open to the public, except the Adkins Arboretum event we are joining. 

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. 

If at all possible, please 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.

A paper form is also available to fill out and mail in your dues to the MOS Treasurer.

Saturday, August 27, 2022 Basic Bird Walk at Camp Mardella, 301 Deep Shore Road, Denton (just before you get to Martinak State Park).  Leaders:  Robin & Christian 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.  

Saturday, Sept 10, 2022. Meeting & Bird Walk.  We will be joining the annual Adkins Arboretum Fall Bird Migration Walk lead by Wayne Bell 8 am – 10 am.  Members of Adkins Arboretum and Caroline County residents free. Others just $5.  Please register. https://adkins.donorshops.com/product/BIRD-MIGRATION-9-10-2022/bird-migration-walk-with-wayne-bell-september-10  .  A brief Club meeting will be held following the walk.

Tuesday, September 13, 2022. The Talbot County Bird Club has invited the Caroline County Bird Club to their meeting. Their speaker will be George Radcliff, who has written an engaging book about his grandfather.  7 pm at the Easton YMCA.

 

Saturday, Sept 17, 2022. Fall Bird Count.   Contact Debby Bennett at dabennett1996@gmail.com.

Sunday, Sept 25, 2022. 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.

Sunday, Oct 9, 2022.  Caroline’s Big Sit and meeting.  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. We will consider this our monthly meeting for October and hold a brief business meeting at 10 am.

Saturday, October 22, 2022. Hawk Watch at Cape Henlopen. Rich Downs, Leader. Meet at the south end of the Lewes - Cape May Ferry parking lot at 9 am to carpool in to the park.

Saturday, Oct 29, 2022. Bird Walk rescheduled from Oct 1. Lynch Preserve, Two Johns. Leaders: Debby Bennett & friends . 8 am Park/meet at the end of Robins Creek Road. For more information about the preserve, go to: https://www.delmarvatrailsandwaterways.com/hiking-nature-trails/lynch-preserve

Saturday, Nov 5, 2022. Bird Walk. North County Regional Park. Meet at parking area near woods at 8 am. Leaders: Debby Bennett & friends.

Saturday, Nov 12, 2022. Meeting & tour of Tuckahoe State Park’s Scales & Tales Aviary.  Meet at the aviary at 9 am.  Park Headquarters and Aviary: 12282 Eveland Road, Ridgely MD.   A brief business meeting will follow.

Saturday, Dec 17, 2022 Christmas Bird Count. Coordinator:  Contact Steve Westre at swestre26@comcast.net

Working on a Fall 2022 schedule.... stay tuned!

 The Caroline County Bird Club needs to find an alternate meeting location for Sept 2022 - May 2023 due to renovations at the Caroline County Public Library, Denton.  

We are taking the opportunity to try Saturday mornings and a variety of locations.

As soon as the fall schedule is set, it will be posted here.

If you are interested in assisting with the Breeding Bird Atlas project, please contact Rich Downs at richdowns@gmail.com.

Have a great summer of birding!

Caroline County Bird Club's Winter-Spring 2022 Schedule

 

Thursday, January 20, 2022 – Program.  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”  7:30 PM, Caroline County Public Library, 100 Market St., Denton.  CANCELLED due to inclement weather.  

Thursday, February 17, 2022 –Program.  Steve Westre, Coordinator of the Caroline County Christmas Bird Count for decades will present highlights of our Christmas Bird Counts from 1950 - 2021    7:30 PM, Caroline County Public Library, 100 Market St., Denton and via Zoom.  For a Zoom link, contact Debby Bennett at dabennett1996@gmail.com

Sunday, February 20, 2022 – Basic Bird Walk at Tuckahoe State Park.  Debby Bennett, leader.  Meet at the boat ramp parking lot at 8 am.  Good for beginners learning to identify birds.  Dress appropriately and bring binoculars and your smart phone if you have one.  Our list will be included in The Great Backyard Bird Count, which will run from February 18-21, 2022. https://www.birdcount.org/participate/

Thursday, March 17, 2022 – Program.  Matt Pluta, Choptank Riverkeeper and Director of Riverkeeper Programs for ShoreRivers presentation on the health of the Choptank River and other projects and news.  7:30 PM, Caroline County Public Library, 100 Market St., Denton. 

Saturday, April 9, 2022 – Project Clean Stream 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

Thursday, April 21, 2022 –  Program.  Chris Eberly, Executive Director of Maryland Bird Conservation Partnership.  7:30 PM, Caroline County Public Library, 100 Market St., Denton.  

Saturday, April 30, 2022 – 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.  

Sunday, May 1, 2022 – Bird walk at Conquest Waterfront Preserve.  Leader:  Dan Small. Meet 8 am at the equestrian parking lot (first parking area on the right when you enter the park).         Directions - From points south on the Eastern Shore: Use US Route 50 to reach the Wye Mills area. Near Wye Mills, turn right to go north on MD Route 213/Centreville Road. Route 213 will bring you into Centreville in about 1.8 miles. Follow the signs to stay on Route 213 northbound through Centreville. Continue on Route 213 for another 1.9 miles, then make a left turn at the traffic light to go west and north on Spaniard Neck Road. (Spaniard Neck Road will be about 3.7 miles after leaving Route 213). In 3.0 miles, bear right to continue on Spaniard Neck Road in a northerly direction for another half-mile, then make a left (look for a green Conquest Preserve sign) to continue westerly on Spaniard Neck Road for an additional half-mile. You’ll come to a sharp left curve where Spaniard Neck Road merges onto Conquest Road, with a private farm lane straight ahead. Go around the curve and past a couple of farms to the parking area for the Preserve trailhead on the right (north) side of the road in about 0.7 miles.

Saturday, May 14, 2022 – 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.

Thursday, May 19, 2022 –  Program:   Andi Pupke, Education/Outreach Director of Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage. Program on CWH’s nesting box program where they install houses and monitor purple martins and blue bird trails for landowners, plus recommendations of some native plants for pollinators and pollinator gardens.  7:30 PM, Caroline County Public Library, 100 Market St., Denton. 

Caroline County Bird Club's Fall 2021 Schedule

 

Saturday, Sept 11, 2021. Bird Walk. Nature Conservancy Track bird walk with Rich Downs. Meet by the gate at 8 am.  Location is on East Cherry Lane. Coming from Ridgely north on Rt 312, turn right on E. Cherry Ln. The gate to the property is about 100 yards on the left.  Park on Cherry Lane.

Thursday, Sept 16, 2021.  Program. Welcome back and celebration of our Club’s 70th Anniversary; including cake, presentation of Best of Danny Poet photos, and election of officers.     7:30 PM, Caroline County Public Library, 100 Market St., Denton.

Saturday, Sept 18, 2021. Fall Bird Count.   Contact Debby Bennett at dabennett1996@gmail.com.

Sunday, Sept 26, 2021. Field Trip.  Bird Banding observation in Chestertown.  Jim Gruber and Maren Gimpel, Banders.  8:00 AM.  Great for kids.  Adults welcome too. To register and for directions, contact Danny Poet at (410)827-8651 or birder231@hotmail.com.

Saturday, Oct 2, 2021. 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.  

Wednesday, October 6, 2021.  Program.  Sue Simmons, Executive Director of Caroline County Recreation & Parks will give a presentation on the new North County Regional Park.         7:30 PM, Caroline County Public Library, 100 Market St., Denton.

Sunday, Oct 10, 2021.  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.

Wednesday, Nov 3, 2021 . Program. Maren Gimpel, Field Ecologist & Outreach Coordinator, Foreman's Branch Bird Observatory, Center for Environment & Society, Washington College and Meghan McHenry, Glass Testing Technician will present  “Birds and Glass- researching the ramifications of window strikes in rehabilitated birds.”            7:30 PM, Caroline County Public Library, 100 Market St., Denton.

Saturday, Nov 6, 2021. Bird Walk. North County Regional Park. Meet at parking area near woods at 8 am. Leaders: Debby Bennett and friends.

Saturday, Nov 13, 2021.  Birding Trip.  Hawk Watch at Cape Henlopen, DE. New time: 10 am at Cape Henlopen.  There will be signs to guide us where to go.  $10 entrance fee/car for out-of-state. For those who would like to carpool into the park to save on the entrance fee, meet at the Lewes/Cape May Ferry parking lot for pedestrians. Look for Rich Downs in a gray Prius.   For more information on the Hawk Watch, go to https://www.dosbirds.org/citizen-science/hawk-watches/

Saturday, Dec 18, 2021 Christmas Bird Count. Coordinator:  Contact Steve Westre at swestre26@comcast.net

Caroline County Bird Club offering two more basic bird walks May 29 and June 12, 2021

 

Both bird walks will be good for beginners learning to identify birds and breeding bird behavior.  

Dress appropriately and bring binoculars if you have them. Please bring face masks if you are not vaccinated for COVID-19. 

Saturday, May 29 – Basic Bird Walk at Adkins Arboretum.  Leaders: Debby Bennett & Friends
Meet in the parking lot by the visitor’s center at 8 am.  Dress appropriately and bring binoculars if you have them. 

Saturday, June 12 - 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.  

All our events are free and open to the public!

Upcoming Caroline County Bird Club events for Spring 2021

 

Saturday, April 10 – Basic Bird Walk at Tuckahoe State Park. Rich Downs leader.  Meet at the boat ramp parking lot at 8 am.  Good for beginners learning to identify birds and breeding bird behavior.  Dress appropriately and bring binoculars.  Please bring face masks.  We will be socially distancing.

 

Saturday, April 17 – Bird Walk at North County Regional Park.  Wayne Bell & Debby Bennett, leaders.

Meet at the end of the lane near the woods at 8 am.  A little more rugged trail.  Dress appropriately and bring binoculars.  Please bring face masks.  We will be socially distancing. Address:  14267 Greensboro Rd.

Greensboro, MD 21639. Heading north on 313, it will be on the right.

 

Thursday,  April 22  at 7 pm via Zoom – Program: Become a  Better Birder Part 2: Learn how to help with the MD & DC Breeding Bird Atlas work. Presenter:  Gabriel Foley, MD Statewide Atlas Coordinator. Contact Debby Bennett at dabennett1996@gmail.com for Zoom link.

 

Saturday, April 24 – Pelot Sanctuary, Drapers Mill Road Cleanup

Meet near sign at 9 am.  Dress appropriately.  Please bring gloves and garbage bags if you can. Please bring face masks.  We will be socially distancing. Location and directions:  https://mdbirds.org/conservation/refuges-sanctuaries/pelot/

Correction to directions:  After turning left on Wothers Rd, turn right on Boyce Mill Rd, then left on Drapers Mill Rd.

 

Saturday, May 1 – Basic Bird Walk at Martinak State Park. Wayne Bell & Debby Bennett, leaders

Meet in the parking lot by the log cabin at 8 am.  Good for beginners learning to identify birds and breeding bird behavior.  Dress appropriately and bring binoculars if you have them. Please bring face masks.  We will be socially distancing.

 

Saturday, May 8 – Caroline May Bird Count.  Contact Debby Bennett at 410-829-4952 or dabennett1996@gmail.com for more information.

 

Saturday, May 29 – Basic Bird Walk at Adkins Arboretum.  Leaders: Debby Bennett & TBA

Meet in the parking lot by the visitor’s center at 8 am.  Good for beginners learning to identify birds and breeding bird behavior.  Dress appropriately and bring binoculars if you have them. Please bring face masks.  We will be socially distancing.

Join the Caroline County Bird Club March 18, 2021 at 7 pm for our first virtual program

 

The Caroline County Bird Club is partnering with the Caroline County Public Library to offer our first ever virtual event on March 18 at 7 pm!

Please join us!

Debby Bennett will be our facilitator and Rich Downs will be our presenter.  In addition to talking about birds and birding in Caroline County, Rich will demystify e-bird and talk a little about the Maryland and DC Breeding Bird Atlas.  You don't have to be an expert birder to  help with the Breeding Bird Atlas in Caroline County!  And this is a fun way to learn more birding skills!

Please sign up for it through the library.  We are gearing it to beginners/novices to recruit new, interested birders in joining our club and/or helping us with the Maryland Breeding Atlas work for Caroline County. We hope we get some experienced birders to also attend, so that we can have a good sharing of information.  More information and how to sign up is here:  https://www.carolib.org/become-a-better-birder/

Caroline County Bird Club's Fall 2020 schedule

 In keeping with our current situation of the COVID-19 Pandemic, our fall events will be all outdoors.

We may add events, so keep checking here and our Facebook page for updates.

Saturday, September 12, 2020:  Social distancing members general catch up and bird walk at Martinak State Park.  Leader: Danny Poet.  Meeting time and location: 8 am at the parking lot by log cabin.  

Dress appropriately for the bird walk if planning to join it.  Face mask required.  Binoculars recommended.

Saturday, September 19, 2020:  Social distancing Fall Bird Count.   Contact Debby Bennett at dabennett1996@gmail.com.

NEW DATE:  Sunday October 18, 2020:  Caroline’s Social Distancing Big Sit.    Location: Adkins Arboretum’s Wetlands Overlook near the Visitors Center. Will run from 8 am to early evening for some owling. Dress comfortably, bring your binoculars, a chair to sit on, food and drink.  Please have a face mask with you just in case you need it.

Sunday, November 29, 2020:  Socially distancing bird walk.  Location:  Tuckahoe State Park.  Meet at the boat ramp parking lot at 8:30 am.  Bring binoculars and a facemask.  Leader:  Rich Downs.

Caroline County Bird Club looking for volunteers this summer to help with the Maryland DC Breeding Bird Atlas

The Caroline County Bird Club is looking for volunteers to help with the 3^rd Maryland & DC Breeding Bird Atlas over the summer. The first two atlases were held 1983-1987 and 2002-2006.  The Maryland & DC Breeding Bird Atlas 3 is a comprehensive survey of the birds breeding in the Maryland and DC regions and will run 2020-2024.

Volunteer atlasers collect data on breeding evidence and post their findings on Cornell’s  eBird.  You don’t have to be an expert birder to contribute.  For instructions and resources, please go to  https://ebird.org/atlasmddc/home.  You can count anywhere in Maryland and D.C., but we encourage you to help us cover all of Caroline County for this atlas count. Caroline County’s Coordinators are available as well by email – caroline@mdbirds.org

2020 May Bird Count changed to a Global Big Day Count May 9 and May 10

The traditional May Count, organized by the Maryland Ornithological Society for the past 50 years, is yet another casualty of COVID-19. The May Count is something that many birders in our area look forward to, as a chance to get out and go birding with friends during one of the best times of the year. And it is a chance to contribute to science, by adding your sightings to the 50 years of observations of the passage of the wave of migrants through our area.

Although we can’t hold a traditional May Count this year, MOS invites you to a special weekend of birding, the C-Free May Count. During the weekend of May 9-10, get outside by sitting in your backyard, or by taking to your feet or bicycle, and go birding in the Carbon-free, COVID-free May Count. Go out and see the passage of the spring wave of warblers! And share what you have seen with MOS and the birding community, on the MOS Facebook page or the MDBirding Google group. You can also submit your observations to MOS via eBird, email, or even telephone. Complete instructions can be found at C-Free May Count.pdf. There is but one rule for the C-Free May Count: Go Birding!

If you do join the C-Free May Count, remember that May 9th is also Cornell Lab’s Global Big Day, so any eBird checklist submitted for that day will be included in the Big Day totals. And it is a prime time to contribute to the third Maryland-DC Breeding Bird Atlas, too, which has started collecting breeding bird observations just this year!

Here is a link to where you will find the 2020 checklist in both pdf and spreadsheet format - https://mdbirds.org/go-birdwatching/count-birds/may-count-spring-migration/ so you can download it  to use if you would like.

Celebrate the arrival of spring and the annual migration of the colorful warblers by going birding on the C-Free May Count!

Caroline County Bird Club cancelled May 2 and May 21 events

Due to the continued COVID-19 pandemic we have cancelled our Saturday, May 2 Bird Trip to Killens Pond State Park and Thursday, May 21   Evening Bird Walk at Martinak State Park. 

At this point, we plan to hold our May Bird Count on May 9, following social distancing. If this changes, we will post on our Facebook page about it.

Meanwhile, get out and go birding (practicing social distancing, of course)!

Caroline County Bird Club's April 16, 2020 program cancelled

Our Thursday, April 16 –  Program featuring Maren Gimpel, Field Ecologist & Outreach Coordinator, Foreman's Branch Bird Observatory, Center for Environment & Society, Washington College is cancelled due to the continued COVID-19 pandemic.

We will reschedule.