Hummingbirds are back! Caroline County Bird Club says get your hummingbird feeders up!

Chester River Field Research Station banded their first hummer of the season the other day.  Check out their Facebook page.  Very cool page!

Photo from Chester River Field Research Station Facebook page

Speaking of Facebook pages, have you been to the Caroline County Bird Club's Facebook page recently?

Caroline County Bird Club had a great time at Camp Todd's April 20, 2013 Earth Day

Several Caroline County Bird Club members lead bird walks for Daisies, Brownies and Junior Girl Scouts at Camp Todd at their Earth Day April 20, 2013.  Danny Poet, President presented Camp Todd Program Director, Cathy Stafford and some Girl Scouts new binoculars and birding guides for the camp.

Caroline County Bird Club April 18, 2013 - Dave Curson - Bird Conservation in Maryland's Threatened Salt Marshes

Please join us on Thursday, April 18 -- MD Audubon Director of Bird Conservation, Dave Curson  will give a presentation on “Bird conservation in Maryland’s threatened Salt Marshes”.  

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

All our programs are free and open to the public.

 

                                                    Photo from http://www.tidalmarshbirds.org

Maryland’s tidal salt marshes are home to several uniquely specialized birds like the Saltmarsh Sparrow and the Black Rail. The future for these species is not rosy because the entire salt marsh ecosystem is threatened by sea level rise, caused by climate change and other factors. Audubon carried out a survey of salt marsh birds across the Eastern Shore in 2011-12 and is now completing a series of strategies to help salt marshes in the Chesapeake Bay adapt to sea level rise. David Curson, Director of Bird Conservation at Audubon Maryland-DC, will elaborate on these threats to salt marsh birds and what can be done about them.

Caroline County Bird Club having movie night March 21, 2013

Thursday, March 21 – Movie – “Magic of the Snowy Owl”

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

      Come join us to watch this wonderfully filmed account of a pair of snowy owls nesting in the Artic.   We will supply drinks and popcorn.

Photo by Danny Poet

Get our next program on your calendar as well -

 

Thursday, April 18 –  Program.  Dave Curson, MD Audubon.  “Bird conservation in Maryland’s threatened Salt Marshes”.   7:30 PM, Caroline County Public Library, 100 Market St., Denton.

Maryland’s tidal salt marshes are home to several uniquely specialized birds like the Saltmarsh Sparrow and the Black Rail. The future for these species is not rosy because the entire salt marsh ecosystem is threatened by sea level rise, caused by climate change and other factors. Audubon carried out a survey of salt marsh birds across the Eastern Shore in 2011-12 and is now completing a series of strategies to help salt marshes in the Chesapeake Bay adapt to sea level rise. David Curson, Director of Bird Conservation at Audubon Maryland-DC, will elaborate on these threats to salt marsh birds and what can be done about them.

Annual YMOS Birdathon will be March 16-17, 2013 and needs your support!

THE ANNUAL YMOS BIRDATHON IS COMING  -    March 16-17, 2013!
Lets support it by giving a pledge!

This is the principal fund raising activity for MOS youth
programs.  Monies raised go toward scholarships for the summer
residential Birds and Bird Habitats workshop at Washington College in
late June, and, of course, youth participation in the World Series of
Birding in May at Cape, May, NJ.  This year we plan to register three
teams in the WSB Youth Division, one each at elementary, middle
school, and high school levels.

We seek pledges of 25 cents, 50 cents, or $1.00 per species.  Birding
is confined to the MD portion of Delmarva, generally beginning early
Saturday morning on the coast and ending late Sunday afternoon on
Kent Island.  The youngsters are constructing a "Must-See List" of
100 species.  They are penalized for each species missed on this
list.  Pledges are applied to the net number of species seen, i.e.,
total species for the two days less those missed on the Must-See
List.  As an added incentive, we ask that each pledge be doubled for
any net species above 100.  Last year, burdened by dense coastal fog,
the youngsters saw 105 total species and missed 8 Must-See's for a
net of only 97 species.  They hope for more cooperative weather this
year!  The Must-See challenge makes Sunday a competitive adventure
when the birds per unit effort has significantly declined and the
group pursues targeted misses.  Please help us share in the excitement!

No money is needed now, just a per-species pledge.  Everyone who
pledges will receive an advance copy of the Must-See List.  We will
get back to you shortly after the Birdathon with the results and
information as to where to send your check.  Please email (preferred)
or call in your pledge to either:



George Radcliffe
YMOS Program Chair
radclifg@gmail.com
(410) 228-7670
   or
Wayne Bell
Former MOS President
wbell2@washcoll.edu
(410) 820-6002

Thank you for your consideration.

   --  George and Wayne

Check out the YMOS website at http://www.ymos.org/

Jim McPherson - Backyard Bird Photography - Caroline County Bird Club - February 21, 2013

Don't miss the next Caroline County Bird Program on Thursday, Feb 21 at 7 PM at the Caroline County Public Library. 

 Jim McPherson - Bird Photography In Your Own Backyard.

                                                                                                                                                                                          photo by Debby Bennett

Snow buntings and Northern Lapwings in the area

A Danny Poet photo of a Snow Bunting  found on Mason Branch road, Ridgely - one of six there