Caroline County Bird Club March 21, 2019 program on Monarch Butterfly migration and tagging

Please come to the Caroline County Bird Club meeting on Thursday, March 21  at 7:30 PM at the Caroline County Public Library, 100 Market St., Denton.  

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

Andi Pupke, Education/Outreach Director of Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage, will be giving a fascinating presentation on CWH’s Tagging & Research of Monarch Butterfly Migration.

                                            Photo of Andi holding a tagged Monarch Butterfly from www.cheswildlife.org

 

Caroline County Bird Club meeting on Wed, Feb 20, 2019 cancelled due to inclement weather

Caroline County Bird Club meeting on Wed, Feb 20, 2019 cancelled due to inclement weather.

Stay home and stay safe, and keep your bird feeders filled!

Caroline County Bird Club's upcoming schedule

Wednesday, February 20 –Movie. “Nova’s Bird Brain: Discover the Intelligence of Birds”

7:30 PM, Caroline County Public Library, 100 Market St., Denton.

Thursday, March 21 – Program: Andi Pupke, Education/Outreach Director of Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage, presenter.  “CWH’s Tagging & Research of Monarch Butterfly Migration”.

7:30 PM, Caroline County Public Library, 100 Market St., Denton.

April TBA – 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 18 –  Program.  Janice Ward, Lower Eastern Shore Coordinator, MD Bluebird Society, presenter.  “Beautiful  Bluebirds”.

7:30 PM, Caroline County Public Library, 100 Market St., Denton.

Sunday, May 5 – Bird Trip to Killens Pond State Park.  Meet at the Visitor’s Center at 8 am.  There is an $8 entrance fee per car, so car-pooling is advised.

Killens Pond State Park is located at 5025 Killens Pond Road, Felton, DE 19943.

Saturday, May 11 – Caroline May Bird Count.  Contact Debby Bennett at 410-829-4952 or dabennett1996@gmail.com for more information.

Thursday, May 16 –  Program. Danny Poet, presenter.  “The Best of Danny Poet, Nature Photographer.”

7:30 PM, Caroline County Public Library, 100 Market St., Denton.

Please join us!

All our programs are free and open to the public.

 

Caroline County Bird Club meeting Thursday, January 17, 2019 presents "What do Birds Eat?: Biodiversity for Birds"

Come join us  Thursday, January 17 – 

  7:30 PM, Caroline County Public Library, 100 Market St., Denton.

 Our guest presenter will be Ashley Kennedy, a PhD student, Tallamy Lab, Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, U. of Delaware.   Her presentation is  “What Do Birds Eat?:  Biodiversity for Birds .”

This is part of an exciting, ongoing research project, which needs citizen scientists to help.

More information at http://rockies.audubon.org/get-involved/what-do-birds-eat-help-us-find-out

All our activities are free and open to the public.

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

 

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Caroline County Bird Club is the winner of the 2018 Big Sit! Golden Bird Prize fromn Swarovski Optik

The Caroline County Bird Club was selected as the winner of the 2018 Big Sit! Golden Bird Prize from Swarovski Optik.  The award is a $500 check from Swarovski to put toward the conservation project/program of the Club’s choice.

The Big Sit! is an annual, international, noncompetitive birding event hosted by Bird Watcher's Digest.   The Big Sit! is like a Big Day or a bird-a-thon in that the object is to tally as many bird species as can be seen or heard within 24 hours within an area 17 feet in diameter. Bird Club members are stationed there from dusk to sunset tallying as many bird species that can be seen or heard.  Caroline County Bird Club’s 2018 Big Sit! was held at the Adkins Arboretum’s Wetlands Overlook near the Visitors Center.

The Golden Bird species (chosen at random from among all species seen by U.S. Big Sit teams) was the black-and-white warbler. All circles in the U.S. that saw the black-and-white warbler were entered into a hat at the winter meeting of the New Haven Bird Club in Connecticut (owners of the Big Sit! trademark).

The Caroline County Bird Club is a chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society.  The Club plans to use this prize money to work on some local projects, which are still in the planning stage.  One project would be to work on upgrading the trails of the MOS Myrtle Simon Pelot Sanctuary, located near Greensboro. Another is to continue support of the Youth MOS Club.  The YMOS was established to make the world of birds accessible to school age youth, facilitating communication among youth birders throughout Maryland, providing opportunities for young birders to get started in birding and to help develop their skills, and to provide educators with resources and opportunities to implement programs.

Caroline County Bird Club November 15, 2018 program on Youth Birding in Maryland

Please join the Caroline County Bird Club at our next meeting on Thursday, November 15, 2018.

Daniel and Jonathan Irons will give us a presentation on "Youth Birding in Maryland"
7:30 PM, Caroline County Public Library, 100 Market St., Denton.

Let's turn out to support our fabulous young birders!  Also, there is a rumor that there will be homemade cookies .....

All our events are free and open to the public.

 

For more information about the Youth Maryland Ornithlogical Society, better known as YMOS, go to https://mdbirds.org/young-birders/

 

Caroline County Bird Club invites you to join them at their BIG Sit! on Sunday, October 14, 2018 at Adkins Arboretum

The Big Sit will be at the AdkinAboretum's Wetlands Overlook near the Visitor Center.  

Bird Club members will be stationed there from dusk to sunset tallying as many bird species that can be seen or heard from a 17 foot diameter of the main dock area of the Wetlands Overlook. 
 

The Club has pledged $1.00 per bird with the proceeds to go to Adkins Arboretum.  The Club welcomes additional pledges and help with the count.  

The event is free and open to everyone.  Bring your binoculars and scopes and dress appropriately.  Bring a chair and something to eat and drink if you plan to stay a while.