Fall Count: Wicomico County
MD MD, United StatesCoordinator – Paul Bystrak (shrike@comcast.net)
Coordinator – Paul Bystrak (shrike@comcast.net)
Coordinator – Marcia Balestri (mebalestri@gmail.com)
Coordinator – Pat Valdata (pvaldata@charter.net)
Host: Tri-county Bird Club For directions and to RSVP, contact Paul Bystrak at shrike@comcast.net Description: Annual Kick-off Picnic at the home of Paul Bystrak and Marylee Ross, 5968 Rockawalkin Road, Salisbury, MD 21801. Bring a covered dish to share. Drinks will be provided. Please be COVID 19 vaccinated.
Host: Tri-county Bird Club For more information contact Mike Walsh at 410-422-0428 or mik.walsh@comcast.net Description: Field Trip to Assateague National Seashore to search for coastal migrants, especially hawks, warblers and sparrows. Meet at Schumaker Park parking lot at 7:00 am or at the National Seashore Visitor Center parking lot (before the bridge) at 7:45 am. […]
“Dark Side of the Loon” presented by noted ornithologist, Dr. Paul Spitzer. For more information contact Ellen Lawler at 410-982-8695 or emlawler534@comcast.net.
Host: Tri-county Bird Club Contact Ellen Lawler at 410-982-8695 or emlawler534@comcast.net for more information. Description: Field Trip to Chincoteague NWR to search for late fall migrants and early winter residents, including shorebirds, waterfowl and raptors. Meet at Schumaker Park parking lot at 7:30am or at the Royal Farms in Princess Anne at 7:50am. Bring snacks, […]
“Beautiful Bluebirds” presented by Janice Ward, Lower Shore Coordinator for the Maryland Bluebird Society. In addition to describing her work with Bluebird trails, Janice will also discuss the Nassawango Stewardship Committee and monitoring Prothonotary Warbler nest boxes in the preserve. For more information contact Ellen Lawler at 410-982-8695 or emlawler534@comcast.net.
Host: Tri-county Bird Club For more information contact trip leader, Mike Walsh at 410-422-0428 or mik.walsh@comcast.net. Description: Coastal Birding trip from Ocean City, MD to Cape Henlopen, DE for winter waterfowl and other winter visitors. Stops will include OC and Indian River Inlets, and Gordon Pond Trail. Meet at the Schumaker Park parking lot at […]
Host: Tri-County Bird Club For more information contact trip leaders Ellen Lawler at 410-982-8695 or emlawler534@comcast.net or Mary Huebner at 301-876-7545 or marybrd22@gmail.com. Description: Emphasis on identifying waterfowl and other wintering species. A more leisurely trip, with a later meeting time, 8:00 at Schumaker Park lot or 8:45 at Heron Park (formerly Berlin Falls Park). […]
“Howard Frech, Rachel Carson, and Under the Sea-wind” presented by club member John Juriga, who will discuss Carson’s first book and her collaboration with illustrator Frech. For more information contact Ellen Lawler at 410-982-8695 or emlawler534@comcast.net.
Host: Tri-county Bird Club For more information contact trip leader, Mike Walsh at 410-422-0428 or mik.walsh@comcast.net Description: Birding trip to Dorchester County, including Choptank River and Blackwater NWR, for waterfowl, raptors, other winter residents. Meet at the Royal Farms on Rt. 50 west of Salisbury at 7:30 a.m. Bring lunch, snacks and drinks and if […]
“Winds of Change: Offshore Wind and Maryland’s Clean Energy Future” presented by Dave Wilson, Maryland Development Manager for US Wind, principal of Conservation Community Consulting and co-owner of Delmarva Birding Weekends. An avid birder and Atlas Coordinator for Worcester County, Dave served as public outreach coordinator and later as executive director of the Maryland Coastal […]
Host: Tri-county Bird Club For more information contact trip leader Ellen Lawler at 410-982-8695 or emlawler534@comcast.net Description: Join us as we walk some the trails of this beautiful, 500+ acre preserve focusing on year-round and early returning songbirds. We may also see wild turkeys and endangered Delmarva fox squirrels. The trails are well groomed, but […]
Spring Jewels – IDing Warblers in Migration presented by Wayne Klockner, Executive Director of the American Birding Association and TCBC club member. A life-long birder and leader in conservation (serving many years in leadership roles at The Nature Conservancy), Wayne will lead us through the ins and outs of identifying this lovely but challenging group […]
Host: Tri-county Bird Club For more information, contact trip leader Ellen Lawler at 410-982-8695 or emlawler534@comcast.net Description: Birding at a couple locations in the beautiful Nassawango Preserve to search for warblers, vireos, flycatchers, and other migrating passerines and newly arrived summer residents. Meet at Schumaker Park parking lot at 7:30 a.m. Bring drinks, lunch and […]
“Gardening for Birds: How to Enhance Your Backyard Habitat” presented by Tyler Walston, Maryland Agriculture Projects Coordinator for the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay. Tyler, who maintains a lovely pollinator garden at his Mt. Hemon Farm, will share his methods and tips for plantings to benefit pollinators, birds and other wildlife. For more information contact […]
Compiler – Marcia Balestri, mebalestri@gmail.com
Compiler – Ellen Lawler, emlawler534@comcast.net
Compiler – Pat Valdata, pvaldata1@gmail.com