Caroline County Bird Club members volunteered at Camp Todd's Earth Day April 18, 2015

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 Photo by Danny Poet

Here are some of the birds we saw, including a new species to add to our Birds of Camp Todd checklist - Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Great Blue Heron    3
Wood Duck 2
Mallard      1
Turkey Vulture   6
Black Vulture      8
Osprey 1
Red shouldered Hawk      2
Killdeer      2
Laughing Gull    12
Ring Billed Gull   1
Downy  Woodpecker      1
Red Bellied Woodpecker     1
Pileated Woodpecker    2
Eastern Phoebe       2
Blue Jay    2
 A. Crow    2
Fish Crow    1
Barn Swallow     2
Northern Rough Winged Swallow     2
Carolina Wren       1
Tufted Titmouse      2
C. Chickadee    2
Yellow rumped Warbler   5
Brown Headed Cowbird   2
Chipping Sparrow   4
White throated  Sparrow     2
Dark Eyed Junco         1

Caroline County Bird Club program April 16, 2015 - Birds of the Pacific Northwest

Don't miss Caroline County Bird Club's Thursday, April 16, 2015 Program.  

Wayne Bell & Les Coble will present “Avian Candy in the Pacific Northwest”. 

When they travel together, they always have good birds and good adventures to report!

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

Free and open to the public!

Caroline County Bird Club March 19, 2015 program Update of the Maryland Next 10 Bird Species List presented by Phil Davis

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Thursday, March 19   Phil Davis will give an update of the Maryland Next 10 Bird Species List.

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

What is Maryland’s Next Species  List?

 Periodically, the editors of the Maryland Yellowthroat have polled a number of Maryland birders to determine which species they predicted would be the next to be observed in our state. This presentation provides an update to the latest survey, indicating which species have since been recorded in the state, which ones are currently under review by the MD/DC Records Committee, and which ones are still predicted. For the still-predicted species, field identification is discussed, including key field marks with particular emphasis on how to separate similar species. This multi-media presentation includes both images and vocalizations. Tips on where and when to look are also covered.

Join us to find out latest birds added and predictions of new birds!

 

Caroline County Bird Club movie night February 19, 2015

The Caroline County Bird club will be showing Opposable Chums:  Guts & Glory at the World Series of Birding featuring David Sibley, Pete Dunne and Kenn Kaufman on February 19. 

It's competitive bird watching at its best!  You will see some of our YMOS members in the film as well!  Pete Dunne, Director of NJ Audubon's Cape May Bird Observatory said it is "...the best film I've seen about birding."

Popcorn and soft drinks will be served.

 Location:  7:30 PM at the Caroline County Public Library, Denton

Don't miss the Caroline County Bird Club program January 15, 2015 - the ultimate Bird Trivia program called "Orni-cool-ology

Caroline County Bird Club's program on Thursday, January 15 will be   "Orni-cool-ology" presented by Les Coble.

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

Free and open to the public.

Trivia question:  What was the most recent unusual bird seen in Caroline County?

For the answer, go to our Facebook page 

Caroline County Bird Club November 20, 2014 program on Hummingbirds of the Mid-Atlantic Region presented by Bruce Peterjohn

 Thought you saw a hummingbird last winter? You may have and it probably wasn’t a Ruby-throated. Gone are the days when the Ruby-throated Hummingbird was the only species of hummingbird found east of the Mississippi River, or when hummingbirds were believed to be only summer residents. 

 

The mid-Atlantic region supports a surprisingly diverse hummingbird community, especially during winter when species from western North America regularly appear in the east. This presentation summarizes our knowledge of the current status and distribution of hummingbirds in the Virginia-Maryland-Delaware region, providing insights into their identification, life histories, and how these marvelous little birds are adapting to become regular winter residents in this region.    

Bruce has been hummingbird banding in the mid-Atlantic Region since the late 1990s, initially assisting the only hummingbird bander in the region. He received training in hummingbird banding techniques in 2006 and have been banding hummingbirds since that time. His primary interests are documenting the changing status and distribution of winter hummingbirds in the mid-Atlantic region and developing a better understanding of the strategies used by these birds to survive winter conditions in this region. 

Photo of an immature male Rufous Hummingbird banded in Somerset Count the week of Sept 7, 2014 on MD Biodiversity Project’s  Facebook page

Caroline County Bird Club list and photos from bird walk at Two Johns

MARY B.LYNCH PRESERVE Bird LIST       11-9- 14

Trip of the Caroline County Bird Club

   6 observers   -   list compiled by Danny Poet

Trip leaders   Debby Bennett and Danny Poet

                                                          Photo by Danny Poet
Canada Goose      x

Wild Turkey    2    seen  by a couple of folks

Black Vulture 1

Turkey Vulture   5

Bald Eagle      1

Red Tailed Hawk     1

Ring Billed Gull     60

Belted Kingfisher     1

Red Bellied Woodpecker 4

Yellow Bellied Sapsucker       1

Downy Woodpecker    1

Hairy Woodpecker    2

Flicker    3

Pileated  Woodpecker    2

Blue Jay     10

American Crow     4

Carolina Chickadee    4

Tufted Titmouse     4

White breasted Nuthatch   1

Brown Creeper      3

Carolina Wren    4

Golden Crowned Kinglet    3 

Eastern Bluebird   3

Hermit Thrush     5

Robin      20

Mockingbird      1

Cedar Waxwing 50

White throated Sparrow     5

Song Sparrow    1

Dark eyed Junco     15

Cardinal     5

Red Winged Blackbird      30

Common Grackle     150

Brown headed Cowbird    1

Purple Finch     4    [   2 adult males  and 2  immature or female type ]

Pine Siskin       1        seen by  2 people

American Goldfinch     x