Caroline County Bird Club's October 2013 events

You don’t have to be a member of the club or a great birder to attend! Just come join the fun!

Saturday, October 12 -   Bird Walk at Tuckahoe State Park (Tuckahoe Creek IBA) Leader:  Danny Poet.  Meet at the Caroline County side of Lake parking lot at 7:30 am. 

Thursday, October 17 –  Program.  Ron Gutberiet.  “A Wild Curlew Chase: Two Birders in Alaska”

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

Saturday October 26 – Bird Walk.  Lynch Preserve, Two Johns.  Leader:  Debby Bennett.  8 am Park/meet at the end of Robins Creek Road.  For more information about the preserve, go to:  http://www.eslc.org/2012/07/lynch-preserve-now-open-to-public/

Caroline County Bird Club program September 19 - 7:30 PM about Bird Banding at Chester River Field Research Station

Thursday, September 19 come to our program featuring Field Ecologists Dan Small and Maren Gimpel who will give a presentation on “Bird Banding at Chester River Field Research Station”
 
7:30 PM, Caroline County Public Library, 100 Market St., Denton.
 
For more information about the  Chester River Field Research Station click on  this Facebook link. They do incredible work there!


Can you identify these two newly banded birds?

The Caroline County Bird Club salutes Mike Segar of Boy Scout Troop 165 for completing his Eagle Scout project!

The Caroline County Bird Club salutes Mike Segar of Boy Scout Troop 165 for completing his Eagle Scout project!

Mike worked with Maryland Environmental Service for permission to place a birding platform in the new Mid-Shore II Regional Landfill on River Road outside of Ridgely.  Mike then organized and oversaw the construction of the birding platform. The ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the platform September 11, 2013.  The landfill’s Operations Manager Eric Frase and other MES dignitaries were present along with Mike Segar, Scout Master Walt Palmer, Mike’s family and friends, and members of the Caroline County Bird Club.  Mike gave special thanks to Mr. Frase and MES for their permission and enthusiasm for the project, and to his team who helped him build the platform.  He credited Sue Simmons, Director of the Caroline County Recreation and Parks, who suggested this project and helped him make connections with MES.  He also expressed appreciation to both Choptank Supply and Denton Ace Hardware for their donations of materials.

Below our link to our Facebook page, you will find a link to information on how to get to the landfill and instructions for accessing the birding platform.

 

Photo of Mike on the new platform with Midshore II Regional Landfill Operations Manager and members of the Caroline County Bird Club