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.

                                                                               

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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!