Caroline County Bird Club program on Gardening for Clean Water and Butterflies March 15, 2018

Come to the Caroline County Bird Club's March 15 program at the Caroline County Public Library, Denton, MD at 7:30 pm.  All our programs and events are free and open to the public.

Gardening for Clean Water and Butterflies

            Invite  butterflies and pollinators to your yard, deck, patio or balcony!  Explore  the life history of a variety of  Delmarva native  butterflies with a focus on how to invite these beneficial insects to your neighborhood.   Tips on landscaping  properties, big or small, with attractive native plants  to  support  butterfly  habitat  and help  to reduce pollution in our local  waterways.   Learn the easy steps toward creating a NWF  Certified Wildlife Habitat^TM.   

            Presented by Alice Mohrman, Education Coordinator and Certified Wildlife Habitat^TM  Outreach at Abbott’s Mill Nature Center, Delaware Nature Society.

Winter - Spring 2018 events for the Caroline County Bird Club

Please join us!  

All our programs and events are free and open to the public!

Thursday, January 18 – Program.  Wayne Bell and Samantha Pitts presenters. "Citizen Science at Pickering Creek: Audubon Climate Watch and eBird Monitoring."

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

Thursday, February 15 –Program. Steve Westre Presenter.  Overview of Caroline County’s Christmas Counts 1950 to the present.

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

Thursday, March 15 – Program: Alice Mohrman, Education Coordinator for Abbott’s Mill Nature Center, Delaware Nature Society “Gardening for Clean water and Butterflies”

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

Sunday, April 8 – Project Clean Stream clean-up day at Pelot Sanctuary.  Meet at the Sanctuary 9 am.  Where proper clothing and work gloves and if you can, bring some trash bags. Sanctuary information and directions:  http://www.mdbirds.org/sanctuary/trails.html

Thursday, April 19 –  Program.  David Curson, Director of Bird Conservation, Audubon Maryland-D.C. presenter. “Saving the Chesapeake’s Shrinking Marshes”.  He will also give an update on Maryland’s Important Bird Areas (IBAs).

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

Sunday, May  6 – Bird Trip to Killen Pond State Park.   Leader:  Crystal Thomes. Bird walk & tour of the Nature Center.  Meet at the Nature Center at 8 am. 

Killens Pond State Park is located at 5025 Killens Pond Road, Felton, DE 19943.

Saturday, May 12 – Caroline May Bird Count.  Contact Debby Bennett at 410-829-4952 or dabennett1996@gmail.com for more information.

Thursday, May 17 –  Program. Ray Bryant, Presenter.  All about Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research and his adventures as a volunteer.

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

For more information about birding and the Caroline County Bird Club, go to:  http://carolinebirdclubmos.blogspot.com

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November 2017 events for the Caroline County Bird Club

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Sunday, November 12, 2017. Bird Trip to Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge.

 Meet at Denton Rite Aid parking lot at 7:00 am to car pool. Dress appropriately for walking and standing outside and bring snacks/lunch and something to drink.  And of course, if you have them, bring binoculars and spotting scopes.

More information about the wildlife refuge - https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Chincoteague/about.html

Thursday, November 16, 2017. Program.  Matt Pluta, Choptank Riverkeeper "The State of the Choptank River: a review of our current water quality sampling results and local initiatives.”

This is part of the Midshore Riverkeeper initiatives - http://www.midshoreriverkeeper.org/

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

All activities are free and open to the public.

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Caroline County Bird Club has a great upcoming program on Best Practices for Building and Installing Bluebird Box Predator Guards on Oct 19

Come join us! Thursday, October 19, 2017

George Beston will show us some best practices for building and installing bluebird box predator guards.  He will also cover predator guards for bird feeders.

 

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

All our meetings and programs are free and open to the public!

Caroline County Bird Club invites everyone to its 4th Annual Big Sit! Saturday, Oct 7, 2017

Caroline County Bird Club invites everyone to its 4^th Annual Big Sit!

DATE:  Saturday, October 7, 2017

WHERE:  Tuckahoe State Park Lake Gazebo near public restrooms

TIMES:  7:30 am – 6:00 pm

WHAT IS THE BIG SIT! ?

The Big Sit! is an annual bird-a-thon in that the object is to tally as many bird species as can be seen or heard within 24 hours. The difference lies in the area limitation from which you may observe.   It is free and sponsored by Bird Watcher’s Digest.

RULES OF PLAY:

·       We will have a 17-foot diameter (circle) marked around the gazebo.

·       There will be Caroline County Bird Club members participating with a team leader.

·       This is free and open to the public.  The more the merrier! Bring binoculars and scopes if you have them.  Bring some chairs. Bring food and drinks.  Stay as long as you like!

·       Passers-by are welcome!

·       Observations can only be made from within our pre-determined 17-foot (diameter) circle.

·       If a bird is seen or heard from within the circle but is too distant to identify, the circle can be left to get a closer look/listen to confirm the bird's identity. However, any new bird species seen or heard while confirming the original, can't be counted unless it's seen or heard from an "anchor" who stayed behind in our circle, or is seen by you when you return to your circle.

·       The group leader will make sure sightings are within the designated area (or flew over it).

·       We will keep a list and tally the number of species that we observe.

PLEDGES REQUESTED:

·       For every species seen, the Caroline County Bird Club will donate a dollar.  We ask for others to pledge as well.

·       Proceeds will go to Tuckahoe State Park’s Scales and Tales Program.

This event is co-sponsored by Tuckahoe State Park