Caroline County Bird Club's 2019 Big Sit! will be on October 13

Please join us on Sunday, October 13, 2019 for  Caroline County Bird Club's Big Sit!

Location: Adkins Arboretum’s Wetlands Overlook near the Visitors Center. Will run from early morning to early evening for some owling. 

Dress for the weather, bring binoculars if you have them. You might want to bring a chair, food and something to drink.  Come for as long as you can.  All level of birding experience welcome!

Caroline County Bird Club's Fall 2019 Schedule of Events

Please join us!  All our events are free and open to the public.

Saturday, September 7, 2019.  Join Wayne Bell on a Bird Migration Walk for Adkins Arboretum.  An Adkins Arboretum event.  Free for Adkins Arboretum members with a $5 admission fee for non-members.  8 am – 10 am .  Meet in the Arboretum parking lot at 8 am.

Thursday, September 19, 2019.  Program. Celebration of Bill Scudder’s 60 years of contributions to Caroline County Bird Club and the Maryland Ornithological Society.

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

Saturday, September 21, 2019. Fall Bird Count.   Contact Debby Bennett at dabennett1996@gmail.com.

Sunday, September 29, 2019. 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. 

Saturday, October 12, 2019.  World Migratory Bird Day. Theme:  Protect Birds:  Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution! 

Sunday, October 13, 2019.  Caroline’s Big Sit.  Location: TBA.  Details will be listed on our Facebook page and Blog.

Thursday, October 17, 2019.  Program. Dr. Bruce Beehler presenter.  "North on the Wing--Tracking Songbirds on their Spring Migration"

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

Thursday, November 21, 2019. Program. Jim Rapp, presenter.  “The Business of Birding & Conservation on Delmarva”.

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

--> Saturday, December 14, 2019 Christmas Bird Count. Coordinator:  Contact Steve Westre at swestre26@comcast.net

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Caroline County Bird Club bird trip Sunday, May 5

Sunday, May 5 – Bird Trip to Killens Pond State Park.  Meet at the Visitor’s Center at 8 am.  There is an $8 entrance fee per car, so car-pooling is advised.

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

Rain is a possibility. Check our Facebook page for updates. 

Caroline County Bird Club's April 2019 events

Saturday, April 6– Project Clean Stream clean-up day at Pelot Sanctuary. Meet at the Sanctuary 9 am. Wear proper clothing and work gloves and if you can, bring some trash bags. Sanctuary information and directions:https://mdbirds.org/conservation/refuges-sanctuaries/pelot/

Thursday, April 18–Program. Janice Ward, Lower Eastern Shore Coordinator, MD Bluebird Society, presenter. “Beautiful Bluebirds”. 7:30 PM, Caroline County Public Library, 100 Market St., Denton.

Caroline County Bird Club March 21, 2019 program on Monarch Butterfly migration and tagging

Please come to the Caroline County Bird Club meeting on Thursday, March 21  at 7:30 PM at the Caroline County Public Library, 100 Market St., Denton.  

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

Andi Pupke, Education/Outreach Director of Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage, will be giving a fascinating presentation on CWH’s Tagging & Research of Monarch Butterfly Migration.

                                            Photo of Andi holding a tagged Monarch Butterfly from www.cheswildlife.org

 

Caroline County Bird Club meeting on Wed, Feb 20, 2019 cancelled due to inclement weather

Caroline County Bird Club meeting on Wed, Feb 20, 2019 cancelled due to inclement weather.

Stay home and stay safe, and keep your bird feeders filled!