Caroline County Bird Club movie night February 19, 2015

The Caroline County Bird club will be showing Opposable Chums:  Guts & Glory at the World Series of Birding featuring David Sibley, Pete Dunne and Kenn Kaufman on February 19. 

It's competitive bird watching at its best!  You will see some of our YMOS members in the film as well!  Pete Dunne, Director of NJ Audubon's Cape May Bird Observatory said it is "...the best film I've seen about birding."

Popcorn and soft drinks will be served.

 Location:  7:30 PM at the Caroline County Public Library, Denton

Don't miss the Caroline County Bird Club program January 15, 2015 - the ultimate Bird Trivia program called "Orni-cool-ology

Caroline County Bird Club's program on Thursday, January 15 will be   "Orni-cool-ology" presented by Les Coble.

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

Free and open to the public.

Trivia question:  What was the most recent unusual bird seen in Caroline County?

For the answer, go to our Facebook page 

Caroline County Bird Club November 20, 2014 program on Hummingbirds of the Mid-Atlantic Region presented by Bruce Peterjohn

 Thought you saw a hummingbird last winter? You may have and it probably wasn’t a Ruby-throated. Gone are the days when the Ruby-throated Hummingbird was the only species of hummingbird found east of the Mississippi River, or when hummingbirds were believed to be only summer residents. 

 

The mid-Atlantic region supports a surprisingly diverse hummingbird community, especially during winter when species from western North America regularly appear in the east. This presentation summarizes our knowledge of the current status and distribution of hummingbirds in the Virginia-Maryland-Delaware region, providing insights into their identification, life histories, and how these marvelous little birds are adapting to become regular winter residents in this region.    

Bruce has been hummingbird banding in the mid-Atlantic Region since the late 1990s, initially assisting the only hummingbird bander in the region. He received training in hummingbird banding techniques in 2006 and have been banding hummingbirds since that time. His primary interests are documenting the changing status and distribution of winter hummingbirds in the mid-Atlantic region and developing a better understanding of the strategies used by these birds to survive winter conditions in this region. 

Photo of an immature male Rufous Hummingbird banded in Somerset Count the week of Sept 7, 2014 on MD Biodiversity Project’s  Facebook page

Caroline County Bird Club list and photos from bird walk at Two Johns

MARY B.LYNCH PRESERVE Bird LIST       11-9- 14

Trip of the Caroline County Bird Club

   6 observers   -   list compiled by Danny Poet

Trip leaders   Debby Bennett and Danny Poet

                                                          Photo by Danny Poet
Canada Goose      x

Wild Turkey    2    seen  by a couple of folks

Black Vulture 1

Turkey Vulture   5

Bald Eagle      1

Red Tailed Hawk     1

Ring Billed Gull     60

Belted Kingfisher     1

Red Bellied Woodpecker 4

Yellow Bellied Sapsucker       1

Downy Woodpecker    1

Hairy Woodpecker    2

Flicker    3

Pileated  Woodpecker    2

Blue Jay     10

American Crow     4

Carolina Chickadee    4

Tufted Titmouse     4

White breasted Nuthatch   1

Brown Creeper      3

Carolina Wren    4

Golden Crowned Kinglet    3 

Eastern Bluebird   3

Hermit Thrush     5

Robin      20

Mockingbird      1

Cedar Waxwing 50

White throated Sparrow     5

Song Sparrow    1

Dark eyed Junco     15

Cardinal     5

Red Winged Blackbird      30

Common Grackle     150

Brown headed Cowbird    1

Purple Finch     4    [   2 adult males  and 2  immature or female type ]

Pine Siskin       1        seen by  2 people

American Goldfinch     x

Caroline County Bird Club Bird Walk at the Lynch Preserve, Two Johns on Sunday, November 9, 2014

We've got a Caroline County Bird Club bird walk this coming Sunday, November 9, 2014 – Lynch Preserve, Two Johns. Leaders: Debby Bennett & Danny Poet. 8 am Park/meet at the end of Robins Creek Road. 

For more information about the preserve, go to: http://www.eslc.org/land-preservation/preserves/

Hope to see you there!

Caroline County Bird Club had a great bird walk at Adkins Arboretum October 18, 2014

Birds seen were the following:

                                                                                    Photo of Blue-headed Vireo by Rich Downs
Canada Goose 28
Great Egret   2
Coopers Hawk       1
Red Shouldered Hawk 1
TV      6
Black Vulture  2
Flicker  6
Yellow Bellied Sapsucker  2
Downy Woodpecker    2
Red Bellied Woodpecker   2
Pileated Woodpecker      1
White breasted Nuthatch  1
Carolina Chickadee    6
Tufted Titmouse  3
Carolina Wren    2
Blue Jay  15
American Crow   4
Eastern Phoebe  2
Blue Headed Vireo   2
Mockingbird       1
Robin     1
Eastern Bluebird  7
Yellow - rumped warbler  30
Northern Parula   1
Tennessee warbler     1
Brown headed Cowbird       40
Red winged blackbird     12
Cardinal        4
Eastern towhee   1
Field Sparrow       4
White throated Sparrow     12
Chipping Sparrow      41
House  Finch   4
American Goldfinch       2
Ruby crowned Kinglet     3

Caroline County Bird Club program October 16, 2014 and Bird Walk at Adkins Arboretum October 18, 2014

Please don't miss these two events!

Thursday, October 16 - 7:30 PM, Caroline County Public Library, 100 Market St., Denton -   our program will be about  Cornell’s eBird Peru collaboration with high school students.  Presenter:  Alison Vooris.

We will also give you highlights from our first ever Big Sit! and more information about our Fall Bird Count.

Saturday, October 18  we have a  Bird Walk at Adkins Arboretum. Leader:  Danny Poet.  Meet at parking lot at 8 am.