SOMD Audubon

Birding the Fields and Woods of the JPPM
2024-11-09 08:30 - 11:30 UTC | Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum, 10515 Mackall Rd, St. Leonard, MD, 20685, United States
FIELD TRIP – NOTE CHANGE OF DATE FROM 10/26 TO 11/09
Leader: Phin Rouland

Catch the tail end of fall migration plus those winter species just arriving! This wonderful location boasts both great bird diversity and paved trails with little elevation change through its open fields, wooded areas, and river front. When done birding we recommend you checkout this large reserve with archaeological sites & historical exhibits, plus trails and an Indian village.

Meet at the visitor center/museum parking lot. RSVP to Phin Rouland at phin.rouland@gmail.com.

Monthly Meeting via Zoom
2024-11-06 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom Meeting
Presentation: Common Terns: New Staging Site Identified in the Cheasapeake Bay
Speaker: BEN SPRINGER, SMAS Vice-President
Before migration, seabirds like Sterna hirundo (Common Tern) congregate at sites referred to as staging areas, where flocks rest and feed to fuel their long-distance flights. In 2021, a previously unknown staging area for Common Terns at the confluence of the Patuxent River and Chesapeake Bay was identified, prompting an effort to resight banded birds and understand the relative importance of this staging area.
The Zoom link to join the meeting will be emailed to our Osprey email list prior to the talk.

Hitting the Mark: Windows & Bird Safety
2024-10-26 14:00 - 15:30 | St. Mary’s County Public Library Lexington Park, 21677 FDR Blvd., Lexington Park, MD, United States
In-Person Presentation at Lexington Park Library
Speaker: Dr. Mark Southerland
An estimated one billion birds die every year to collisions with windows – but what can we do about it?
Join Safe Skies Maryland, an initiative of the Maryland Ornithological Society supported by Southern Maryland Audubon to
learn the high price birds pay for co-existing with humans and how it is our responsibility to make a change.

This event will include an educational session on how to make all types of windows safer for birds and a workshop to learn how to start the bird-proofing process at home! One window of the Lexington Park Library will become a Learning Center to educate our customers on one of the many options available to help our birds.

Note: This event is for adults. We will meet in Rooms A&B of the library.

Register at St. Mary’s Library website to receive a reminder email but walk-ins are welcome.

Autumn at Newtowne Neck
2024-10-19 09:00 - 12:00 | Newtowne Neck State Park, 21110 Newtowne Neck Road, Leonardtown, MD, 20650, United States
FIELD TRIP
Leader: ANNETTE COOK
Catch the tail end of fall migration along the Potomac at this great park. Pine, mixed forests, and fields allow for a host of possible species including late warblers along with the possibility of newly arriving winter species.
Meet at the first parking lot on the right after the park entrance. No fee. Level, maintained dirt/gravel trails, may encounter mud – wear appropriate shoes. Portajohn available at the beach parking lot; a brief drive further down the road. RSVP to Annette at acook.somdaudubon@gmail.com

Pride Southern Maryland Celebration: Proud Families, Proud Future
2024-10-13 11:00 - 16:00 | Lexington Manor Passive Park, 21675 S. Coral Drive, Lexington Park, MD, 21677, United States
Event
Visit our Southern Maryland Audubon tent to chat with experts on birds and native plant gardening.
We’ll have crafts for kids and Osprey merchandise.
Other festivities will include drag, vendors, music, food, kidzone and more!
For more information: Pride SoMD

Count me in for Birds
2024-10-12 08:30 - 11:30 | Port Tobacco River Park, 7740 Chapel Point Road, Port Tobacco, MD, 20677, United States
FIELD TRIP

Leader: Lynne Wheeler

Join Lynne at the Port Tobacco River Park pavilion and learn how to identify birds and count them! This trip will prepare you to participate in upcoming Christmas Bird Counts (CBC) in December. We need your help! Multiple Christmas Bird Counts are held December 14 – January 5 throughout Southern Maryland in Charles, Calvert, and St. Mary’s County. This is an opportunity to learn how it is done, as well as how to use the MERLIN bird I.D. smart phone app. We will have a 30-minute discussion at the pavilion, followed by a bird walk in the park.
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Binoculars and/or camera and the MERLIN bird smart phone app is recommended.
Maximum participants 12.
RSVP to Lynne Signup Genius, somdaudubon@yahoo.com, or 301-751-8097 (text only).

Raptor Quest: Chasing America's Birds of Prey
2024-10-02 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom Meeting
Monthly Meeting Zoom talk
Author and wildlife photographer Scott Harris takes us on his journey find all 53 raptors that call the Lower 48 states home. It took 17 months and more than 100,000 miles across 34 states, but Harris found them all and chronicled his adventures and misadventures in a book, “Raptor Quest: Chasing America’s Raptors.” He shares his tales with us, along with what he learned about these amazing birds and the people he met along the way.
If you are not already on our “Osprey” newsletter list, you can sign up at the bottom of our home page www.somdaudubon.org and we will send you the Zoom link prior to the talk.
Talk may qualify for continuing education hours for Master Naturalists.

Slow Birding: Experience Birds Differently
2024-09-29 09:00 - 11:00
FIELD TRIP
Leader: Molly Moore

Traditional birding can sometimes be competitive and list driven. Slow birding offers a different approach focused on fine tuning your birding skills and forging a deeper connection with birds and their habitat. Join us for a relaxing meander along the paths of this beautiful park with its stately trees, open fields, woodland edges and fascinating history. We’ll make several stops to closely observe birds preparing for migration and study their song and calls. We welcome beginners wanting to ease into birding, nature journalers seeking an opportunity to sketch, and experienced birders looking for a closer connection to birds and nature.

Easy terrain, much of it on paved paths and pedestrian roadways.
Loaner binoculars available if you do not have your own.
Restrooms in the park, but not near our starting point.

Lexington Manor Passive Park, St. Mary’s County
21741 South Coral Drive, Lexington Park, MD
Across from Three Notch Theatre and just past U.S. Post Office. Look for parking lot with colorful Lexington Manor Passive Park mural on your right. We will meet in parking lot.

Open to all ages.
Please register using Signup Genius.

Migration on the Point
2024-09-21 08:00 - 12:00 | Point Lookout State Park, St. Mary’s County, 11175 Point Lookout Road, Scotland, MD, 20687
FIELD TRIP
Leader: Tyler Bell

Join us at Southern Maryland’s premier birding hotspot as fall migrants funnel south to cross the Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River. Loblolly pines, mixed hardwoods, beaches, marshes and broad water views regularly deliver a wide variety of species and occasional rarities.

Directions: From Lexington Park drive south on Rte. 235 for 13 miles. Go left on Rte. 5 for 0.7 miles then left into the Ridge Post Office parking lot. We will arrange carpooling from there. Pt. Lookout State Park is a fee area.

Bathroom facilities available. Flat, easy terrain. Mosquitos can be problematic so bring bug spray. Sunscreen recommended. Maximum of 15 participants. RSVP to Tyler at jtylerbell@yahoo.com or 301-862-4623.

Birding the Fields and Trails of Historic Sotterley
2024-09-14 08:00 - 11:00 | Historic Sotterley, 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, 20636, United States
FIELD TRIP
Leader: Dean Newman

Join us for a fall excursion to this scenic and historic Patuxent River property, sponsored jointly by SMAS and Historic Sotterley. Bald Eagles, migrant songbirds and lingering meadowlarks and sparrows can be found via Sotterley’s trails and river views.

Directions: From Rt. 235, go north on Sotterley Road; turn right through gates to the visitors’ center parking lot. Easy walking and very gentle slopes. Contact Dean Newman at deannewman03@gmail.com

All the Dirt on Seed Saving
2024-09-11 18:00 - 19:30 | St. Mary’s County Public Library Lexington Park, 21677 FDR Blvd., Lexington Park, MD, United States
Native Plant and Veggie Seed Saving Workshop
Speakers: Molly Moore and Marlene Smith
Learn the tricks of the trade for collecting, cleaning and storing native plant and veggie seeds for your home garden or to share! Harvesting your own seeds saves you money and gives you more variety in your garden.

Molly Moore, president of Southern Maryland Audubon and Marlene Smith, president of Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay, will teach you the difference between shakers, beaks, coneheads, and more, then will guide you in cleaning
and packaging seeds to take home. We welcome beginners as well as experienced seed collectors.

Age group: adult. Held in Rooms A&B of the Lexington Park Library.
Register at St Mary’s County Library (libnet.info) to receive a reminder email; walk-ins welcome.

This program is made possible with support from Southern Maryland Audubon, Wild Ones Chesapeake
Bay, University of Maryland Extension Master Gardener Program and the LMPP Community Garden,
and may qualify for continuing education hours for Master Gardeners and other University of Maryland Extension programs.

Migration Along the St. Mary's River
2024-09-07 08:00 - 11:00 | Chancellors Point, St. Mary’s City, 18171 Rosecroft Road, St. Mary’s City, MD, 20686
Field Trip
Leader: Ben Springer
Join us for a fall meander to key bird migration hotspots in and around Historic St. Mary’s City, which can
be easily combined with a visit to the site of Maryland’s first capital. The combination of riverfront, open
fields, forest and marshland provide us with a chance to look for migrating warblers as well as lingering
breeding birds.

Meet leader at 8 am at the Chancellors Point Park parking lot.
Directions: Driving south on Rte. 5 from St. Mary’s City, turn right on Rosecroft Road. In one mile, watch for signs for Chancellors Point Park. Turn right onto access road and follow signs to the end. (GPS coordinates: 38.1694115, –
76.4407542.)
Maximum of 10 participants. RSVP to Ben at ben.springer@comcast.net or 443-771-6636 (text preferred).

What the Birds are Saying
2024-09-04 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom Meeting
Monthly Meeting Talk – via Zoom
Speaker: Ranger Joshuah Emery

Ranger Joshuah Emery kicks off our new season with intriguing insights into the power of bird language. What are birds saying and why are they saying it? Emery, a ranger at the Patuxent Research Refuge, interprets the various ways birds communicate with each other and their environment. This includes vocalizations, behavior, and body language. Youngsters of all ages as well as experienced birders welcome to this interactive program. Talk may qualify for continuing education for Master Naturalists.

The Zoom link to join the meeting will be emailed to our Osprey email list prior to the talk. If you aren’t already on our list, you can sign up at the bottom of our homepage @ www.somdaudubon.org

Summer Nature Journaling at Maxwell Hall
2024-07-14 09:30 - 11:30 | 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
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
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
