SOMD Audubon

Summer Nature Journaling at Maxwell Hall
2024-07-14 09:30 - 11:30 UTC | Maxwell Hall, 17388 Teagues Point Rd., Hughesville, 20637, United States
Journaling Workshop
Leader: Kaelyn Stewart
Summer is a great time for nature journaling! Kaelyn Stewart will guide us in using notebook and pen to see nature from a new perspective at Maxwell Hall in Hughesville, MD. You don’t have to be an artist or a writer to get closer to birds and nature with nature journaling. We’ll find nice shady spots in this beautiful Charles County historic property. Workshop is free. Open to all ages 10 and above. Sketchbook and pen will be provided. Feel free to bring a folding chair. We will have some folding chairs available. We will meet at the park pavilion. Plenty of parking is available at the pavilion as well as a porta-potty. Comfortable shoes recommended.
Set your GPS to this address to reach the pavilion: Maxwell Hall, 17388 Teagues Point Rd., Hughesville, MD 20637
Please register at: Signup Genius

Annual Meeting and Picnic
2024-06-09 13:00 - 16:00 | Maxwell Hall, 17388 Teagues Point Rd., Hughesville, 20637, United States
Annual Meeting and Picnic at Maxwell Hall in Charles County
Agenda

1:00 to 2:15 p.m. Potluck Lunch
2:15 to 2:30 p.m. Welcome
2:30 to 3:00 p.m. Business Meeting: Elections and Award Presentations
3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Bird Walk

Please RSVP to assist us in planning for the picnic: Signup Genius

We’ll also have a native plant sale and new SMAS swag sale including t-shirts, hats and mugs.

Sitting on a knoll overlooking Swanson Creek and the Patuxent River, Maxwell Hall Park is one of Southern Maryland’s best surviving examples of a typical 18th century four-over-four room house. This Charles County Park features 6 main trails, offering 14 miles of diverse hiking trails; open fields, wooded areas, steep terrain, shoreline, beach rest locations, and a trail course.

Parking: look for SMAS signage. Be sure to set your GPS for Maxwell Hall and not Maxwell Hall Park as it will take you too far from the picnic pavilion.)

Birding 101 at Piscataway Park
2024-05-19 08:30 - 10:30 | MD
Field Trip Bird Walk National Colonial Farm
Leader(s): Lynne Wheeler, Pam Brumbley, and Risharda Harley

Calling on all wannabe birders!! Youth and families are welcome!!

Are you tired of wondering and saying to yourself, “What bird is that?” Do you want to get better at identifying the birds you are seeing? Then Birding 101 is the birding field trip for you!
The more you walk the walk, the better you become! Join us at Piscataway Park and explore our living history as well as our natural world – the world of birds! We will point out helpful identification points such as: bird bill and facial markings, plumage details, field marks, flight patterns, sound, behavior, and habitat and seasonal expectation, as well as what bird apps to help you on your journey in learning about birds.

This is a joint bird walk hosted by the Accokeek Foundation at Piscataway Park and the Southern Maryland Audubon Society. Easy terrain. Facilities available. Maximum of 15 participants. Loaner binoculars available.
RSVP for the bird walk at Signup Genius or to Lynne Wheeler at somdaudubon@yahoo.com or text to 301-751-8097.

National Colonial Farm at Piscataway Park
3400 Bryan Point Rd, Accokeek, MD 20607

Learn How to Bird
2024-05-18 08:00 - 11:00 | Historic Sotterley, 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, 20636, United States
Presentation and Bird Walk at Historic Sotterley
Leader: Dean Newman
Learn about identifying birds, how your smart phone can make you an identification expert and how to properly use your binoculars. Immediately following the presentation, Dean Newman, an avid wildlife photographer, speaker and veteran bird guide, will lead a walk around the Historic Sotterley grounds helping you put into practice what you learned.

The presentation starts promptly at 8:00 am, please arrive 10-15 minutes prior.
We will be meeting in the barn. Please bring binoculars and a field guide but don’t worry if you don’t have either. Suggested to wear comfortable walking shoes and weather appropriate attire. For all levels of birdwatchers. Registration is appreciated as space is limited. Register at Sotterley.org.

"Saving Maryland's Ghost Owl" Zoom General Meeting
2024-05-01 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom Meeting
Speakers: Andy Brown, Barn Owl Coordinator-MD Bird Conservation Partnership Farmland Raptor Program and Alex Pellegrini, Research Technician, MD Bird Conservation Partnership, Farmland Raptor Program

Join us for the latest research and conservation efforts to help the Barn Owl—one of the most vulnerable species of birds in Maryland. The “ghost owl” has been disappearing in Maryland along with the old barns where they once nested and the farm fields where they hunted.
Our speakers have been at the forefront of major conservation efforts to protect Barn Owls and their habitat. They will share the latest research on Barn Owls in the Mid-Atlantic region and what the public and conservationists can do to support this amazing bird in the future.

This program can qualify for Master Naturalist continuing education.

The Zoom link will be emailed to our Osprey email list prior to the talk. If you aren’t already on our list, you can sign up: SMAS – Get Involved.

Spring Nature Journaling at Gilbert Run
2024-04-28 10:00 - 12:00 | Gilbert Run Park, 13140 Charles St., Charlotte Hall, MD, 20622, United States
Journaling Field Trip (Sunday, April 28, 2024. 10 a.m. to noon)
Leader: KAELYN STEWART
Our nature journaling field trips are back! You don’t have to be an artist or a writer to get closer to birds and nature with a notebook and pen. Kaelyn will guide us through exercises that will sharpen our observational skills and expand our personal experience with nature in the beautiful, lakeside setting of Gilbert Run Park.
On our fairly easy walk to a peaceful spot to journal, we could traverse some slightly hilly areas with exposed tree roots. Comfortable walking shoes recommended.
RSVP required at Signup Genius.
Workshop is free. Open to all ages 10 and above. Sketchbook and pen will be provided, along with blankets for sitting on the ground. You are welcome to bring a folding chair and binoculars if you wish.
Directions: Gilbert Run Park is eight miles east of La Plata on Route 6. Enter main parking lot and look for us beneath a hand-held Southern Maryland Audubon logo sign. Restroom facilities available at the park.

Presentation: Growing Native Plants for Birds, Bees & Beauty
2024-04-27 10:45 - 11:45 | St. Mary’s County Public Library Lexington Park, 21677 FDR Blvd., Lexington Park, MD, United States
Lexington Park Library Sustainability Fair, Saturday April 27

Join us for a free presentation in Room A of the Library on how to create a native plant bird buffet in your own backyard or patio.

For more details: St Mary’s Library Sustainability Fair.

The Fair runs from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm.

Photographers Focus on Birds!
2024-04-27 09:00 - 11:00 | Flag Pond, 1525 Flag Ponds Parkway, Lusby, MD, 20678, United States
Field Trip: Bird Photography (9 to 11 am – TIME CHANGED)
Leader: Jan de Regt
A new kind of birding field trip – bring your camera and share with other photographers your knowledge and passion with other photographers! We can all learn more about how to take the best photos of birds, and this event will enable us to sharpen our skills and improve our knowledge. There is no better place than Flag Ponds Nature Park to focus on!
Meet at parking lot 1A. Entrance fee $5 per vehicle. Restrooms available. Maximum of 15 participants.
RSVP at Signup Genius or to Jan at jederegt@me.com

What's Soaring at Sotterley
2024-04-20 09:00 - 12:00 | Historic Sotterley, 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, 20636, United States
Field Trip Bird Walk (9 am to noon)
Leader: Dean Newman
Enjoy a bird walk at this scenic and historic Patuxent River property as the annual surge of bird migration begins. Nesting Bald Eagles, migrating warblers, meadowlarks, woodpeckers and waterfowl can all be found on Sotterley’s farm roads and trails.
DIRECTIONS: From Rt. 235 go north on Sotterley Road, turn right through the gates into Sotterley, proceed to the gravel parking lot.
RSVP at Signup Genius or to Dean Newman at deannewman03@gmail.com

Earth Day Birding Program and Walk at Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum
2024-04-20 09:00 - 12:00 | Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum, 10515 Mackall Rd, St. Leonard, MD, 20685, United States
Field Trip – Earth Day Talk & Walk (9 am to noon)
Leader: Annette Cook
Join SMAS for a short birding program in the JPPM Visitor’s Center Conference Room, during which attendees will be introduced to the Merlin bird identification app. The program will be followed by a slow, guided bird-walk along the park’s trails.
Meet at the Visitor’s Center by 8:55am, parking is available across the entrance road from the VC. A limited number of loaner binoculars will be available. Attendees are invited to bring a picnic lunch for after the walk concludes. A large cooler will be available to keep food items cool until lunch. Target Species: JPPM’s many micro-habitats offer the chance to see waterfowl, woodpeckers, raptors and various songbirds. Terrain: Easy. Mostly level, paved or gravel. There is a boardwalk with some steps. Wear comfortable shoes; we will stick to trails, but some muck is possible. Pace: Slow, with much pausing to binoculate! We may pause to sit quietly and see what comes to us. Distance: About 1 mile total. Restrooms: Available in Visitor’s Center, Pavilion, and portable units in King’s Reach Field parking lot and along Indian Village Trail.
RSVP at Signup Genius or to acook.somdaudubon@gmail.com

Virginia Osprey Festival at Colonial Beach
2024-04-13 09:00 - 16:00 | Town Hill in Colonial Beach, VA, Town Hill (Intersection of Colonial Avenue and Washington Avenue), Colonial Beach, VA, 22443, United States
Virginia Osprey Festival (9 am to 4 pm)
Visit the Southern Maryland Audubon Society’s table at the Virginia Osprey Festival which will include great bird info as well as bird crafts for kids.
Festival features Osprey and nature experts and exhibits, arts and crafts vendors, food and music — and starring the Ospreys which have built nests throughout the town of Colonia Beach, VA.
Events on Town Hill are free. Tickets required for special presentations in the Fisheries Building.
More details at: Festival Details.

Chapman Forest: Forest Ecology, Spring Bird, and Ephemeral Plant Walk and Talk
2024-04-06 11:00 - 13:00 | Mount Aventine Chapman State Park, 3452 Ferry Pl, Indian Head, MD, 20640, United States
Field Trip: Talk & Walk (11 am to 1 pm)
Leader: Lynne Wheeler
Join us at historic Mount Aventine situated within Chapman State Park, a 2200-acre forest. This is a joint event hosted by our new local chapter Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay, a national non-profit focusing on incorporating native plants into our landscape, presented by Lynne, Membership Chair for Southern Maryland Audubon Society and Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay. The event starts with a 40-minute talk at the historic Mount Aventine, an 1840 antebellum home, about the unique forest ecology of Chapman Forest. Come and learn about how native plant communities are a direct result of their ecology. As they say: location, location, location. The combination of deep ravines, calcareous soils, and close proximity to the Potomac River has produced a remarkable flora predominately composed of species typical of the inner piedmont and carbonate areas of the Appalachians that are otherwise are to absent on the Coastal Plain, especially in association. Chapman Forest is considered to be Maryland’s largest and finest example of this natural community type. It is also designated as an Important Bird Area by Audubon. After the presentation we will take a 60 – 90-minute walk into the forest looking for spring ephemeral plants and birds.
RSVP required. Space limited to 15.
RSVP at Signup Genius or to Lynne at somdaudubon@yahoo.com or text to 301-751-8097.

Maryland Osprey Nature Festival
2024-04-06 10:00 - 16:00 | Drum Point Club, Lusby, MD
April 6 – SATURDAY – 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Drum Point Club, Lusby, Calvert County
Southern Maryland Audubon is proud to be a co-sponsor of this family event celebrating all things Osprey. We will offer bird trips in a beautiful waterfront forest. We’ll also have a table with info on Ospreys and Osprey swag.
For the details on lectures, children’s crafts and other activities at the event visit: https://marylandospreyfestival.org/

Wild Sex: How Nature Does It
2024-04-03 19:00 - 20:00 | MD
April 3, 2024. 7-8 p.m. Monthly meeting Zoom talk.
Nature is WILD and sometimes competition for reproduction is fierce–from birds and bees to orchids! Join naturalist Kerry Wixted and learn how different plants and animals procreate in odd, interesting, and sometimes deadly ways. Kerry Wixted, a Maryland naturalist with over 15 years’ experience studying flora and fauna of Maryland, is the Amphibian & Reptile and Invasive Species Program Manager at the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies. She has previously worked for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. She holds a B.S. degree in Wildlife and Fishers Management from Frostburg State University, and a M.S. degree in Biology from West Virginia University. To receive the Zoom link please email: president.somdaudubon@gmail.com.
This lecture may qualify for Master Naturalist and Master Gardener continuing education hours.

Field Trip: Early Migration at the Point
2024-03-30 09:00 - 12:00 | Point Lookout State Park, St. Mary’s County, 11175 Point Lookout Road, Scotland, MD, 20687
March 30 – SATURDAY – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Point Lookout State Park, St Mary’s County
10444 Point Lookout Rd, Scotland, MD 20687
Leader: Phin Rouland
Catch some of the earliest signs of migration at one of Maryland’s peak hotspots. Attendees will meet at the picnic area parking and together we’ll walk down to the Point. We’ll scan both the Chesapeake and Potomac waters for any remaining winter waterfowl as well as for spring arrivals including Osprey, Brown Pelican, and tern species. At the point we’ll target Northern Gannet which are in peak numbers passing by on migration. We’ll spend what time is left around the picnic area and on trails around Fort Lincoln. Highlights could include arriving swallow species, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, and Yellow-throated Warbler. Flat but unpaved, approximately 2 mile walk. Gate fee $3 per car. Restrooms available. Limit 12.
RSVP at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0844A8A923ABFFC70-47681455-early or to phin.rouland@gmail.com.

Learn about Proposed SoMD Wildlife Refuge
2024-03-26 19:00 - 19:45 | Zoom Meeting
Zoom Meeting (Tues. March 26th, 7:00 to 7:45 p.m.)
Speaker: Dan Murphy, chief of the Division of Habitat Restoration for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Chesapeake Bay Field Office.
Please come join the Southern Maryland Audobon Society (SMAS) zoom presentation by Dan Murphy to learn about, and how you can support, the proposed Southern Maryland Woodlands National Wildlife Refuge in Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince George’s and St. Mary’s counties to protect the habitats of birds, fish and other wildlife.
Dan Murphy will describe the proposed refuge plan, opportunities for landowners and wildlife, and details on the 45-day public comment period now open.
The proposal would conserve up to 40,000 acres in fee-title acquisitions or easements from willing sellers across four watersheds, helping to conserve habitats that support threatened and endangered species, waterfowl and migratory birds of conservation concern.
SMAS is hosting this important meeting without the usual reservation requirement. So please attend and pass the word.
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How to Create Your Own Bird B & B
2024-03-23 10:00 - 11:00 | St. Mary’s County Public Library Lexington Park, 21677 FDR Blvd., Lexington Park, MD, United States
March 23-SATURDAY- 10 a.m.-11 a.m.
Lexington Park Library, St. Mary’s County
21677 FDR Blvd., Lexington Park, MD
Presenter: Molly Moore, President, Southern Maryland Audubon Society
Learn how to attract more birds and pollinators to your yard, patio or deck without spending a fortune. We will give you tips for providing the native plants, water sources and shelter birds need to thrive—whether you have a big garden or an apartment window box. And we’ll show you how to make your windows and surroundings safer for the birds you attract. Weather permitting, we will move outside to identify birds visiting the library grounds. Bring binoculars if you have them, but we will also have loaners.
FREE. Register here: https://stmalib.libnet.info/event/9929489

Winter Birds at Pax River Airfield Field Trip
2024-03-09 08:00 | Patuxent River Naval Air Station, 21866 Cedar Point, Bldg. 2189, NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, 20670
March 9 – SATURDAY – 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Field Trip Patuxent River Naval Air Station, St. Mary’s County 21866 Cedar Point, Bldg. 2189, NAS Patuxent River, MD 20670. Gate #2 “WINTER BIRDS AND TUNDRA SPECIALISTS AT PAX RIVER AIRFIELD”
Leader: Dean Newman
We are fortunate to have access to sections of the Navy base fronting on the confluence of the Patuxent River and the Chesapeake Bay, which hosts airfields that provide tundra-like habitat. Previous trips have turned up winter birds such as Snow Bunting, Lapland Longspurs, Short-eared Owls, Horned Larks, Savannah Sparrows, Wilson’s Snipe and Peregrine Falcon. Preregistration is required and open to U.S. citizens only. Must bring photo ID. Meet at pass office parking lot, Gate #2. We will be escorted and traveling together in a van; participant size is limited to 13. No restrooms.Preregister to Dean Newman at deannewman03@gmail.com

Safe Skies-How we can protect birds from window collisions: Monthly Zoom Meeting
2024-03-06 19:00 | MD
March 6, 2024. 7-8 p.m. Zoom.
An estimated 1 billion birds die every year in window collisions. Safe Skies Maryland was created to empower citizens to learn more about this major threat to birds and how to prevent it. Dr. Mark Southerland, director of Safe Skies Maryland, will provide solutions for how you can stop bird collisions with your home windows, as well as how you can get involved in community efforts to equip public buildings with bird-safe windows.
Dr. Southerland earned a PhD in ecology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and works as an environmental consultant supporting the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. He also leads the legislative program of Safe Skies Maryland campaign for bird safe buildings laws at county, city and state levels.
To receive the Zoom link for our talk, sign up for our “Osprey” newsletter on our homepage at www.somdaudubon.org.

Think Like a Raven: Monthly Meeting Zoom Talk
2024-02-07 19:00 - 20:00 | MD
Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. 7-8 p.m. ZOOM
Common Ravens were identified as a breeding species for the first time ever in Charles County last year and sightings are becoming more frequent. Dr. John Marsluff, a professor at the University of Washington College of the Environment and a top authority on Ravens, will discuss his fascinating research in Yellowstone Park. His work provides insight on what we can expect from Ravens as they expand their range in Southern Maryland.
Dr. Marsluff studies the impact of habitat change, fragmentation and increased urbanization on birds. He focuses primarily on corvids, but has worked with falcons and hawks throughout the world. He is the author of several science books about crows, including his most recent “Gifts of the Crow.” He has been awarded the HR Peyton award from the Cooper Ornithological Society as well as the the Washington state book award for general non-fiction.
To receive the link for this free talk sign up for our “Osprey” newsletter on the homepage of our website at www.somdaudubon.org. Common Raven in Yellowstone National Park by Molly Moore

Winter Sowing Native Plants, Veggies & Herbs in-Person Workshop
2024-01-27 14:00 - 15:30 | St. Mary’s County Public Library Lexington Park, 21677 FDR Blvd., Lexington Park, MD, United States
Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. 2-3:30 PM
Speakers: MOLLY MOORE, President Southern Maryland Audubon, & member MARLENE SMITH. Both are Charles County Master Gardeners.
Native plants are critical to supporting birds, butterflies, bees and other pollinators, but they can be expensive to buy! Learn how to grow your own natives from seeds in milk jugs—in the dead of winter. In this hands-on, in-person workshop, you’ll plant jugs to take home. Please bring at least one clean milk jug or similar sized container (translucent or clear, not white). We will have extras and all other supplies, including seeds available.
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Winter Waterfowl Field Trip
2024-01-20 08:00 - 12:00 | Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum, 10515 Mackall Rd, St. Leonard, MD, 20685, United States
Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. 8 a.m.-noon
Jefferson Patterson Park, Calvert County
10515 Mackall Rd, St Leonard, MD 20685
Leader: Tyler Bell
Open fields and wooded areas provide good land birding and the river frontage offers close views of waterfowl including Horned Grebe, Long-tailed Duck, lots of Ruddy Ducks, both scaup, Common Goldeneye and many others!
Call or email Tyler for directions to the meeting spot. Maximum of 10 participants. SMAS Covid rules may apply. Will discuss with attendees prior to the trip. RSVP to Tyler at 301-862-4623 or
jtylerbell@yahoo.com.

All the Dirt on Winter Sowing Native Plant Seeds
2024-01-06 10:00 - 11:30 | Charles County Public Library – Waldorf West, 10405 O’Donnell Place, Waldorf, MD, 20603, United States
Monthly Meeting/Workshop Program In-person
Speakers: MOLLY MOORE, President Southern Maryland Audubon, & member MARLENE SMITH. Both are Charles County Master Gardeners.
Native plants are critical to supporting birds, butterflies, bees and other pollinators, but they can be expensive to buy! Learn how to grow your own natives from seeds in milk jugs—in the dead of winter. In this hands-on, in-person workshop, you’ll plant jugs to take home. Please bring at least one clean milk jug or similar sized container (translucent or clear, not white). We will have extras and all other supplies, including seeds available.
Workshop is free and open to all but limited to 30 participants.
You may sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0844A8A923ABFFC70-46076755-winter
Meeting to be held in Room A of the Waldorf-West library, address below.

124th Christmas Bird Count - Four Dates
2023-12-30, 2023-12-23, 2023-12-17, 2023-12-16 | MD
124th Christmas Bird Count
Please join us and help count birds in one of the largest and oldest citizen science programs. Beginner birders welcome!
Four Dates Available:
December 16 – Saturday

Location: Point Lookout
Compiler: Bob Boxwell, 410-231-1251 or robertboxwell1@outlook.com
Sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0844A8A923ABFFC70-46472862-point

December 17 – Sunday

Location: Port Tobacco
Compiler: Gwen Brewer, Coordinator Contact Mike Callahan, 240-765-5192 or raptorsrulemc@gmail.com
Sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0844A8A923ABFFC70-46472964-port#/

December 23 – Saturday

Location: Patuxent River
Compiler: Ben Springer, 443-771-6636 (text preferred) or ben.springer@comcast.net
Sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0844A8A923ABFFC70-46473031-patuxent#/

December 30 – Saturday

Location: Ft Belvoir, Maryland Shoreline
MD Sector Coordinators: Lynne Wheeler, 301-751-8097 or somdaudubon@yahoo.com and/or Bob Lukinic, 301-283-6317 or rdlukinic@gmail.com
Sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0844A8A923ABFFC70-46472628-fort#/

Tiger Salamander Restoration in Maryland
2023-12-06 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom Meeting
Monthly Meeting Program via Zoom, Saving the Salamanders
Speaker: KEVIN STOHLGREN, Regional Heritage Program biologist for the Maryland
Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) – Note: speaker change from Ms. Schlimm.

The MD DNR has been working for years to reverse the decline of tiger salamanders, which can grow to over a foot in length in Delmarva wetlands. Beth will discuss how wetland biologists have helped restore numerous Delmarva bays by returning hydrology and vegetation to natural conditions favorable to increasing tiger salamander breeding. Although still endangered in Maryland, these efforts are bearing fruit with an increase in salamander populations over the past few years. Beth has worked for MD DNR since 2016. She is a conservation specialist whose primary responsibilities include monitoring and habitat restoration efforts for rare, threatened and endangered reptiles and amphibians.
Zoom in and join us online. The presentation is free and open to all. To receive the link to join, you must sign up for our Osprey newsletter using the form at the bottom of this web page. We will email the link prior to the event.

Winter Warblers
2023-11-01 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom Meeting
Monthly Meeting Program via Zoom
Speaker: CODY KENT, Assistant Professor of Quantitative Vertebrate Biology, Frostburg State University
New World warbler beauty and diversity has long fascinated birders and scientists. Their spring arrival begins the height of bird activity across most of North America. But much of their time is spent wintering in southern latitudes, particularly in the Caribbean where concentrated warbler diversity reaches its zenith. Research over the last two decades has shed more light on the importance of wintering conditions for their survival and nesting success. Dr. Kent will discuss our current understanding of warbler population biology in the Caribbean including foraging behavior, distribution and interactions with other species. Dr. Kent completed a Ph.D. at Tulane University where he began research on wintering Caribbean warblers. His current research includes examining how small-scale land management actions impact bird diversity within Washington DC and large-scale studies of how human activities impact niche diversity in warblers across the United States.
Zoom in and join us online. The presentation is free and open to all. To receive the link to join, you must sign up for our Osprey newsletter using the form at the bottom of this web page. We will email the link prior to the event.

October Birding at the Chestnut Land Trust
2023-10-28 08:00 - 12:00 | American Chestnut Land Trust, 676 Double Oak Road, Prince Frederick, 20678, United States
Field Trip
Leader: DEAN NEWMAN
Enjoy the possibility of both late summer migrants heading south and arriving winter songbirds. Easy terrain through field, wood, and wetland.
Directions: From Solomons Island Road turn onto Dares Beach Rd. Continue for 2.5 miles before taking a right onto Double Oak Rd. From here attendees will drive another mile before turning left into the Land Trust parking lot where the walk will begin. No park fee. Contact Dean Newman at deannewman03@gmail.com
