11/16/12
CANCELED Pelot Sanctuary cleanup that was to be held Sunday, November 18
Canceled due to wetness of the trails. We will reschedule for another time.
11/12/12
A secret gem in Caroline County, MD!
A great time at the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy's Lynch Preserve, off of Robins Creek Road, Preston! Thanks to Tony and Karen Gianninoto for telling us about it.
Danny Poet, Steve Westre and Debby Bennett explored one of its trails Saturday, Nov 10.
The woods were just gorgeous.
Beech and oak trees grown together. Photo by Danny Poet
Birds seen:
Canada Goose 30
Black Duck 4 flyovers
Ring billed Gull 14
Red Tailed Hawk 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Black Vulture 8
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 1
Mockingbird 2
Cardinal 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Red Bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Brown Creeper 2
White breasted Nuthatch 2
Red Breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 4
Blue Jay 2
Robin 100
Eastern Bluebird 1
Hermit Thrush 2
Ruby Crowned Kinglet 2
Golden Crowned Kinglet 1
Red winged Blackbird 50
Yellow Rumped Warbler 4
White Throated Sparrow 12
Danny Poet, Steve Westre and Debby Bennett explored one of its trails Saturday, Nov 10.
The woods were just gorgeous.
Birds seen:
Canada Goose 30
Black Duck 4 flyovers
Ring billed Gull 14
Red Tailed Hawk 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Black Vulture 8
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 1
Mockingbird 2
Cardinal 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Red Bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Brown Creeper 2
White breasted Nuthatch 2
Red Breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 4
Blue Jay 2
Robin 100
Eastern Bluebird 1
Hermit Thrush 2
Ruby Crowned Kinglet 2
Golden Crowned Kinglet 1
Red winged Blackbird 50
Yellow Rumped Warbler 4
White Throated Sparrow 12
11/7/12
Caroline County Bird Club program November 15 features Dave Brinker
Thursday, November 15 Dave Brinker will present a program on "Strikers
in the night: The ecology and natural history of Black Skimmers"
7:30 PM, Caroline County
Public Library, 100 Market St., Denton.
Photo by Danny Poet
Also remember . . .
Sunday, November 18. Pelot Sanctuary
cleanup. 8:00 am. Dress
appropriately including bringing work gloves and trash bags. Coordinator: Bill Scudder. Directions: From 313 Greensboro, turn right on to Whitelysburg Rd. Left on Wothers, then Right on Boyce
Mill Rd. Left on Drapers Mill Road
- look for sanctuary sign on the right.
10/14/12
Caroline County Bird Club October 18 program on how to attract birds with water
You don't want to miss this!
Thursday, October 18 – Danny
Poet will show us how to Attract Birds with
Water7:30 PM, Caroline County Public Library, 100 Market St., Denton.
photo by Danny Poet
9/24/12
September Bird Banding Trip Sept 23 great fun!
Check out the slide show to the left on this page.
Also, check out more photos taken by Dawn Brownlee-Tomasso on the
Caroline County Bird Club Facebook page
And stay tuned for more fabulous photos taken by Danny Poet!
Also check out Chester River Field Research Station's Facebook page - the formal name of the bird banding center at Chino Farms -
Also, check out more photos taken by Dawn Brownlee-Tomasso on the
Caroline County Bird Club Facebook page
And stay tuned for more fabulous photos taken by Danny Poet!
Also check out Chester River Field Research Station's Facebook page - the formal name of the bird banding center at Chino Farms -
9/10/12
Sept 9 Camp Todd Bird Walk provided good birding and turtle watching
The camp was bustling with Girl Scout leaders getting training that day. The weather was lovely.
Bird highlights
Great blue heron
Osprey
Great crested flycatcher
Phoebe
Chipping sparrow
Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Mockingbird (imm)
Cardinal
Green heron (hummingbird chasing it)
Hummingbird
Kingfisher
Red-bellied woodpecker
Downy woodpecker
American crow
Fish crow
Turkey vulture
Carolina wren
Blue jay
Not sure about the turtles - perhaps a red-bellied cooter (very large) and two river cooters
Lots of interesting fungi especially along the lake trail.
8/14/12
Caroline County Bird Club September 2012 Schedule
September 9, 2012. Bird Walk. Camp Todd Girl Scout Camp, 25012 Beauchamp
Branch Rd. Meet at the camp’s parking area near
the ranger’s home at 8:00 am.
Saturday, September 15. Fall Bird
Count. Contact Debby Bennett at dabennett1996@gmail.com.
ChecklistThursday, September 20. Program. Chesapeake Bay Foundation: new bay regulations and Chesapeake Bay Foundation's efforts on the Eastern Shore.
7:30 PM,
Caroline County Public Library, 100 Market St., Denton.
Sunday, September 23. Trip.
Bird Banding observation in Chestertown.
Jim Gruber, Bander. 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.
6/8/12
Long time Caroline County Bird Club member, Oliver Smith died
Obituary in June 8, 2012 Star Democrat. We'll miss you, Ollie!
DENTON Oliver L. "Ollie" Smith of Denton died Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at the Memorial Hospital at Easton. He was 88 years old.
Born in Wilkinsburg, Pa., on January 21, 1924, Mr. Smith was the son of the late Oliver L. Smith Sr. and Eleanor Sterrett Smith. He was an Eagle Scout and had attended the Shadyside Academy in Pittsburgh, Pa., and then The Taft Preparatory School in Connecticut. After serving in the Navy as a Seabee at the end of WWII, he attended and graduated from Cornell University in 1950.
Oliver L. Smith
Posted: Star Democrat Friday, June 8, 2012 1:00 amDENTON Oliver L. "Ollie" Smith of Denton died Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at the Memorial Hospital at Easton. He was 88 years old.
Born in Wilkinsburg, Pa., on January 21, 1924, Mr. Smith was the son of the late Oliver L. Smith Sr. and Eleanor Sterrett Smith. He was an Eagle Scout and had attended the Shadyside Academy in Pittsburgh, Pa., and then The Taft Preparatory School in Connecticut. After serving in the Navy as a Seabee at the end of WWII, he attended and graduated from Cornell University in 1950.
From
1952 until 1962, Mr. Smith was a mechanical engineer for Westinghouse.
He and his family came to Denton in 1962 to purchase the Hallowell Ford
Dealership which became Smith Ford. After a long and successful career,
he retired in 2000. He was a member of the Caroline Bird Club, a past
member of the Denton Lions Club, the Caroline Historical Society, the
Bay Country Region Car Club, the DE T-Car Club, the Caroline County
Forestry Board, The Nature Conservancy, and the American Chestnut
Foundation. He was a member of St. Luke's United Methodist Church and
attended Thawley's Chapel in Tuckahoe Neck.
Mr.
Smith is survived by his wife, Eleanor M. Smith of Denton; two
daughters, Connie Young and her husband Stephen of Gilbertsville, Pa.,
and Joanne Shipley and her husband Mike of Ridgely; one son, Richard O.
Smith of Ridgely; one brother, Patterson Smith of Montclair, N.J.; one
sister, Marion Turner of Naples, Fla.; four grandchildren, Julin,
Jennifer, Kyle and Alexander; and two great-grandchildren, Hannah and
George. He was preceded in death by a brother, James Smith.
Funeral
services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Moore Funeral Home,
P.A., 12 S. Second St. in Denton. Friends may visit with the family from
6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Thawley's Chapel United Methodist Church on
Thawley Road in Tuckahoe Neck near Denton. The interment on Tuesday will
be in the Denton Cemetery, 24865 Meeting House Road in West Denton.
In
lieu of flowers, the family suggests for friends to send memorial
donations to Thawley's Chapel UMC, c/o Pastor Joseph Smith, Ridgely UMC,
P.O. Box 424, Ridgely, MD 21660. For online condolences, please go to moorefuneralhomepa.com.
5/24/12
Important Bird Area Idlylwild Management Area great for birding
A great place to bird in Caroline County! Fields, scrub, pines, hardwoods, wooded ponds. Spray yourself well for ticks. No bathroom facilities there.
For more information about Idylwild, go to:
http://iba.audubon.org/iba/viewSiteProfile.do?siteId=3285&navSite=state
For directions to and maps of Idylwild Wildlife Management Area go to: http://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Publiclands/eastern/idylwild.asp
Birds seen and/or heard there today:
Don't forget to like our Facebook page to get up to date information on bird sightings in Caroline County, Maryland!
For more information about Idylwild, go to:
http://iba.audubon.org/iba/viewSiteProfile.do?siteId=3285&navSite=state
For directions to and maps of Idylwild Wildlife Management Area go to: http://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Publiclands/eastern/idylwild.asp
Birds seen and/or heard there today:
1.
Chipping sparrow
2.
Field sparrow
3.
Blue-gray gnatcatcher
4.
Eastern Wood-Peewee
5.
Acadian flycatcher
6.
Great crested flycatcher
7.
Brown thrasher
8.
White-eyed vireo
9.
Red-eyed vireo
10.
Worm eating warbler
11.
Pine warbler
12.
Prairie warbler
13.
Yellow –breasted chat
14.
Prothonotary warbler
15.
Cow bird
16.
Cardinal
17.
Blue grosbeak
18.
Indigo bunting
19.
Carolina chickadee
20.
Tufted titmouse
21.
American crow
22.
Canada geese
23.
Red shouldered hawk
24.
Red-winged blackbird
25.
American goldfinch
26.
Downy woodpecker
27.
Red-bellied woodpecker
28.
Pileated woodpecker
29.
Black vulture
30.
Turkey vulture
31.
Summer tanager
32.
Yellow-billed cuckoo
33.
Cedar waxwing
34.
Oven bird
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5/21/12
Totals for 2012 Caroline County, MD May Bird Count
|
Thanks to everyone who helped with the count!
Canada Goose
|
225
|
|
Wood Duck
|
26
|
|
Mallard
|
56
|
|
Wild Turkey
|
34
|
|
Northern Bobwhite
|
7
|
|
Double-crested Cormorant
|
15
|
|
American Bittern
|
1
|
|
Great Blue Heron
|
61
|
|
Great Egret
|
3
|
|
Snowy Egret
|
3
|
|
Cattle Egret
|
4
|
|
Green Heron
|
13
|
|
Glossy Ibis
|
2
|
|
Black Vulture
|
34
|
|
Turkey Vulture
|
281
|
|
Osprey
|
47
|
|
Bald Eagle
|
21
|
|
Cooper’s Hawk
|
3
|
|
Red-shouldered Hawk
|
9
|
|
Red-tailed Hawk
|
24
|
|
American Kestrel
|
3
|
|
Virginia Rail
|
1
|
|
Semipalmated Plover
|
2
|
|
Killdeer
|
36
|
|
Spotted Sandpiper
|
20
|
|
Greater Yellowlegs
|
44
|
|
Lesser Yellowlegs
|
16
|
|
Wilson’s Snipe
|
5
|
|
American Woodcock
|
2
|
|
Laughing Gull
|
141
|
|
Ring-billed Gull
|
300
|
|
Herring Gull
|
3
|
|
Least Tern
|
2
|
|
Common Tern
|
3
|
|
Forster’s Tern
|
5
|
|
Rock Pigeon
|
49
|
|
Mourning Dove
|
116
|
|
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
|
6
|
|
Eastern Screech Owl
|
3
|
|
Great Horned Owl
|
6
|
|
Barred Owl
|
14
|
|
Chuck-will's-widow
|
1
|
|
Whip-poor-will
|
3
|
|
Chimney Swift
|
292
|
|
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
|
18
|
|
Belted Kingfisher
|
3
|
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker
|
56
|
|
Downy Woodpecker
|
30
|
|
Hairy Woodpecker
|
6
|
|
Northern Flicker
|
13
|
|
Pileated Woodpecker
|
25
|
|
Eastern Wood-Pewee
|
64
|
|
Acadian Flycatcher
|
27
|
|
Eastern Phoebe
|
25
|
|
Great-crested Flycatcher
|
127
|
|
Eastern Kingbird
|
26
|
|
White-eyed Vireo
|
16
|
|
Yellow-throated Vireo
|
4
|
|
Red-eyed Vireo
|
59
|
|
Blue Jay
|
62
|
|
American Crow
|
161
|
|
Fish Crow
|
26
|
|
Horned Lark
|
72
|
|
Purple Martin
|
134
|
|
Tree Swallow
|
111
|
|
N. Rough-winged Swallow
|
33
|
|
Barn Swallow
|
187
|
|
Carolina Chickadee
|
73
|
|
Tufted Titmouse
|
74
|
|
White-breasted Nuthatch
|
9
|
|
Carolina Wren
|
72
|
|
House Wren
|
9
|
|
Marsh Wren
|
2
|
|
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
|
9
|
|
Eastern Bluebird
|
140
|
|
Veery
|
2
|
|
Swainson's Thrush
|
1
|
|
Hermit Thrush
|
5
|
|
Wood Thrush
|
29
|
|
American Robin
|
452
|
|
Gray Catbird
|
103
|
|
Northern Mockingbird
|
105
|
|
Brown Thrasher
|
36
|
|
European Starling
|
553
|
|
Cedar Waxwing
|
80
|
|
Northern Parula
|
12
|
|
Yellow Warbler
|
7
|
|
Magnolia Warbler
|
2
|
|
Black-throated Blue Warbler
|
9
|
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler
|
14
|
|
Black-throated Green Warbler
|
1
|
|
Pine Warbler
|
8
|
|
Prairie Warbler
|
18
|
|
Palm Warbler
|
3
|
|
Blackpoll Warbler
|
8
|
|
Black-and-white Warbler
|
15
|
|
American Redstart
|
14
|
|
Prothonotary Warbler
|
14
|
|
Worm-eating Warbler
|
3
|
|
Ovenbird
|
45
|
|
Louisiana Waterthrush
|
1
|
|
Kentucky Warbler
|
6
|
|
Common Yellowthroat
|
45
|
|
Yellow-breasted Chat
|
19
|
|
Summer Tanager
|
8
|
|
Scarlet Tanager
|
10
|
|
Eastern Towhee
|
17
|
|
Chipping Sparrow
|
97
|
|
Field Sparrow
|
26
|
|
Vesper Sparrow
|
3
|
|
Grasshopper Sparrow
|
20
|
|
Song Sparrow
|
19
|
|
Northern Cardinal
|
129
|
|
Blue Grosbeak
|
54
|
|
Indigo Bunting
|
112
|
|
Bobolink
|
45
|
|
Red-winged Blackbird
|
463
|
|
Eastern Meadowlark
|
6
|
|
Common Grackle
|
446
|
|
Brown-headed Cowbird
|
73
|
|
Orchard Oriole
|
53
|
|
Baltimore Oriole
|
16
|
|
House Finch
|
54
|
|
American Goldfinch
|
54
|
|
House Sparrow
|
120
|
|
Total
Individuals
|
7050
|
|
Species
Total
|
125
|
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