ANNE ARUNDEL BIRD CLUB 2009-2010 EVENTS
August 8 Bombay Hook NWR, Delaware
Sat. 7:00 AM Shore birds and local birds
(B-50) (L) Leader: Dotty Mumford (410-849-8336)
August 12 Swan Creek
Wed. 7:30 AM Shorebirds, herons, terns
(At location) ½ Day Leader: Stan Arnold (410-428-7567) Meet @ Swan Creek
August 22 Talbot and Dorchester Counties
Sat. 8:00 AM Butterflies and late summer birds, lunch in Cambridge
(B-50) Leaders: Hal & Lynn Wierenga (410-647-7439)
September 20 Annual MOS Fall Bird Count, A.A. County
Sunday Coordinator: David Gillum (410-266-8775)
October 2-4 Chincoteague, Kiptopeke & Eastern Shore of Va. Fishermanıs Island and
Fri-Sun 8:00 AM Chesapeake Bay Bridge & Tunnel for shorebirds, migrants & banding.
(B-50) (*) Contact Leader Peter Hanan (410-672-5672) (*) by September 25
Friday, October 2, 2009, 8 p.m., Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center. HART-MILLER ISLAND: THE WONDROUS BIRDS, INSECTS, AND HISTORY OF THIS UNIQUE ISLAND IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. Gene Scarpulla, Baltimore Cityıs Watershed Manager, and Expert on the Birds and Insects of Hart-Miller Island
October 10 Hart-Miller Island, Baltimore County. Follow-up to 10/2 presentation.
Sat. 6:00 AM Birds, butterflies and bees. Limit 12 participants.
(P) (L) Leader: Gene Scarpulla Contact: Gerald Winegrad (410-280-8956) (*)
October 11 "BIG SIT DAY" at Fort Smallwood Park
Sun. Dawn-Dusk Coordinators: Tom & Sharon Bradford (410-987-0674)
October 25 Hawk Mountain, Pennsylvania
Sun. 5:00 AM All day trip, breakfast on the way
(SP) (L) Leader: Larry Zoller (410-987-9354)
Friday, November 6, 2009, 8 p.m., Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center. SIXTY YEARS FINDING AND STUDYING BIRDS: MY LIFE AS A NATURALIST. Don Messersmith, Master Birder, Naturalist, and Professor Emeritus (Ret.), University of Maryland
November 14 Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, Anne Arundel County
Sat. 8:00 AM Waterfowl and eagles
(P) ½ Day Leader: Dotty Mumford (410-849-8336)
November 21 Youth Birding Trip
Sat. 7:00 AM YMOS members lead youth on Eastern Shore
(B-50) (L) Contact: David Gillum (410-266-8775)
November 22 Blackwater NWR, Dorchester County
Sun. 8:00 AM Waterfowl and eagles
(B-50) (L) Leader: Bobby Reichwein (410-798-5940)
Friday, December 4, 2009, 8 p.m., Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center. RECOVERY OF THE ENDANGERED DELMARVA FOX SQUIRREL. Glenn Therres, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Associate Director, Wildlife and Heritage Service
December 5 Sandy Point State Park & Vicinity
Sat. 8:00 AM Shorebirds, Waterfowl and Local birds
(B-50) ½ Day Leader: Hal Wierenga (410-647-7439) $3/car State Park fee.
December 12 Eastern
Neck NWR, Kent County
Sat. 7:00 AM Wintering waterfowl and other land birds
(B-50) (L) Leader: Tom Bradford (410-987-0674)
December 20 Jug Bay Annual Christmas Bird Count
Sunday Contact: (410) 741-9330
January 3 Annual Christmas Bird Count, A.A. County
Sunday Coordinators: Sue Ricciardi (410-647-9513)
Lynn Davidson and Hal Wierenga (410-647-7439)
Friday, January 8, 2010, 8 p.m., Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center. EXPLORING THE WILDLIFE AND HISTORY OF FIVE REMOTE TROPICAL ISLAND REFUGES. Doug Forsell, Avian Specialist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
January 17 Annapolis Neck and Thomas Point, A.A. County Waterfowl & soup social
Sun. Noon Leader/Host: Gerald Winegrad (410-280-8956) (*) by January 14
(At location) (*) Meet @ Bay Ridge Shopping Center, across from Quiet Waters Park
January 23 Where the Gulls Are
Sat. 8:00 AM Local hotspots for common and rare gulls, location(s) chosen at time of trip
(SP) ½ day Leader: Sue Ricciardi (410-647-9513)
February 7 Annual MOS Mid-Winter Bird Count
Sunday Compiler: David Gillum (410-266-8775)
Friday, February 5, 2010, 8 p.m., Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center. IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS IN MARYLAND-DC: PRIORITIZING SITES FOR CONSERVATION. Dr. David Curson, National Audubon Societyıs Audubon Maryland-DCıs Director of Bird Conservation
February 13-15 Annual Winter Birding Weekend
Sat. Mon. Chincoteague, Ocean City & other Eastern Shore locations.
(B-50) (*) Leader: Peter Hanan (410-672-5672) (*) by Feb. 6
March 6 Edgewater Area, A.A. County
Sat. 8:00 AM Waterfowl & other beach birds
(P) ½ day Leader: Fred Fallon (301-249-1518)
Thursday, March 11, 2010, 8 p.m. Quiet Waters Park, Annapolis.
Annual Richard E. Heise, Jr. Wildlife Program. AMAZING SPEAKER TO BE ANNOUNCED
March 13 Little Patuxent Oxbow Lake Preserve, Laurel
Sat. 7:30 AM Leader: Marcy Stutzman; option for full day
(P) ½ day Contact: David Gillum (410-266-8775)
March 14 Wooten's Landing, A.A. County
Sun. 5:30 AM Woodcocks, breakfast afterwards
(P) 2/3 day Leader: Kathie Lambert (410-867-4056)
March 20 Pickering Creek Audubon Center, Talbot County
Sat. 7:00 AM Waterfowl and late winter migrants
(B-50) (L) Leader: Tom Bradford (410-987-0674)
March 27 Naval Academy Dairy Farm, A.A. County
Sat. 7:00 AM Grassland species and local birds
(P) ½ day Leader: Janet Mackey (410-923-3283)
Friday, April 2, 2010, 8 p.m., Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center.
THE TRAVEL-AND-BIRDING NETWORK IN NORTH AMERICA: HOW IT WORKS AND HOW IT EVOLVED TO FIND GOOD
BIRDS. Paul Baicich, Co-author, A Guide to the Nests, Eggs, and
Nestlings of North American Birds,
Columnist for Birding and the Bird
Watcher's Digest, and Co-editor of
the popular monthly Birding Community E-bulletin
April 10 Quiet Waters Park, A.A. County
Sat. 7:30 AM Forest birds and early migrants
(P) ½ day Leader: Pat Tate (410-266-6043)
April 17 Pocomoke River Canoe Trip
Sat. (L) Early Spring Migrants
Leader: Larry Zoller (410-987-9354)
Friday, May 7, 2010, 8 p.m., Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center.
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK. Scott Smith, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, State Herpetologist
May 8 Annual May Count
Saturday Compiler: Dotty Mumford (410-849-8336) (*) by May 5
May 9 Reptiles and Amphibians at Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary and Birds Too
Sun. 8:00 DNRıs Scott Smith will lead w/ Chris Swarth. Follow-up to 5/7 presentation.
(At location) ½ day Contact: Gerald Winegrad (410-280-8956) Meet @ Jug Bay Visitor Center
May 15 Southern Maryland
Sat. 7:30 AM North Beach, Cypress Swamp, Flag Ponds and Calvert Cliffs State Park
(P) (L) Leader: Nick Nicholson (410-353-3329)
May 22 Adkins Arboretum
Sat. 7:00 AM Native plants for birds
(B-50) ½ day Leader: Britt Slattery, Co-leader: David Gillum (410-266-8775)
May 30 Delaware Bay, several locations
Sun. 7:45 AM Horseshoe crabs, shorebirds, gulls, etc. Dinner on the way home
(B-50) (L) Leader: Gerald Winegrad (410-280-8956)
June 19 Chino Farms
Sat. 7:00 AM Grasshopper Sparrows and Dickcissel
(B-50) (L) Leader: Doug Gill, Co-leader: David Gillum (410-266-8775)
June TBD Western Maryland for Henslowıs Sparrow, Golden-winged Warbler
2-3 day trip Leader: Peter Hanan (410-672-5672)
June TBD Patuxent River Park Boat Trip for Osprey Banding
(P) ½ day Leader: David Gillum (410-266-8775) ($6.00 per person fee)