Chesapeake Audubon Society Board Meetings
Board meetings, which are open to our members and interested individuals,
are held the first Wednesday of even numbered months unless otherwise
announced. Please consult this web page for changes in the date/place.
The next board meeting will be 700PM, Thursday, March 1, at the Westchester
Community Center in Oella.
Board meetings, which are open to our members and interested individuals,
are held the first Wednesday of even numbered months unless otherwise
announced. Please consult this web page for changes in the date/place.
The next board meeting will be 700PM, Thursday, March 1, at the Westchester
Community Center in Oella.
Special Events and Meetings Calendar
CALENDAR
Meetings and Events
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2/18/12
Great Backyard
Bird Count
Pickering Creek
3/1/12
Board Meeting
3/21/12
Wing into Spring
Audubon MD/
4/25/12
Board Meeting
4/28/12
Spaghetti Dinner
5/19/12
Oriole Day
5/27/12
Birdathon
Great Backyard
Bird Count
Pickering Creek
3/1/12
Board Meeting
3/21/12
Wing into Spring
Audubon MD/
4/25/12
Board Meeting
4/28/12
Spaghetti Dinner
5/19/12
Oriole Day
5/27/12
Birdathon
********************************************************** 30th Annual Spaghetti Dinner Saturday, April 28, 600PM Speakers: Pat and Clay Sutton from Cape May, NJ Backyard Bird Habitats for Birds (& Butterflies & Dragonflies & More!) Pat Sutton has keenly studied the natural world for over 30 years, first as the naturalist at the Cape May Point State Park in the 1970s and 1980s and then for 21 years as the naturalist and program director at the Cape May Bird Observatory. She and her husband (Clay Sutton) wrote the landmark book, Birds and Birding at Cape May (Stackpole Books, 2006, 568 pages), the in-depth result of their efforts over many years documenting and protecting the migration and the Cape May area that they so love. Other books by Pat and Clay include How to Spot Butterflies (1999), How to Spot Hawks & Eagles (1996) , and How to Spot an Owl (1994). Today Pat is a free-lance writer, photographer, naturalist, educator, lecturer, tour leader, and wildlife garden consultant. Sutton’s own wildlife garden is a teaching garden featured in programs and workshops she teaches and included on many tours, including tours of private wildlife gardens that she has led for twenty years. For more information go to Pat and Clay’s website: www.patandclaysutton.com In the “Go Green” movement, all too often yards are forgotten and, in fact, many yards are the antithesis of green. The first and most important step is to “Go Native,” to favor native plants and wildlife-friendly practices. Pat Sutton will showcase native trees, shrubs, vines, wildflowers, and even weeds that are most beneficial to birds and other wildlife. From the perspective of a life-long naturalist intimate with the workings of the natural world, Sutton will share countless common-sense garden maintenance techniques that will help property owners avoid common practices that actually harm rather than benefit wildlife. In addition to the obvious (bird feeders, bird houses, and bird baths), this program is packed with the “how’s and why’s” of attracting birds, butterflies and other wildlife to your backyard, no matter how small. In rapidly developing regions, backyards are critical wildlife habitat for nesting, migratory, and wintering birds, as well as frogs and toads, butterflies, dragonflies, and other beneficial insects. Patricia Sutton, in her long- time capacity as Naturalist and Program Director with the Cape May Bird Observatory, researched and wrote the New Jersey Audubon Society booklet, Backyard Habitat For Birds, a Guide for Landowners and Communities in New Jersey. Silent Auction to Benefit 2012 Conservation Programs P Storm's Passed By Artist and Board Member Mary Kokoski www.marykokoski.com Dinner music by the Ten Directions Jazz Quartet Where: St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, 4713 Edmondson Avenue, Baltimore, MD Cost: $9.00/person for dinner and the program, $12.00 if you would like a glass of wine or a beer with dinner. Reservations are required: Please call 410-203-1819 and leave a message with your name, telephone number, and number of people you will be bringing, and whether you prefer vegetarian meatballs. Please send checks payable to The Chesapeake Audubon Society PO Box 3173, Baltimore, MD 21228. Directions: Take Baltimore beltway to exit 15A (Rte. 40, Baltimore National Pike east, Baltimore.) Take Rte. 40 about 2 miles, just past the convergence of Route 40 and Edmondson Ave. The Church is on the right. ***************************** Fresh Air Walks Pickering Creek Audubon Center Thursdays, March 1-May 17, 2012 10-11:30 AM Cost per session: Free Join volunteer naturalists for a walk along Pickering trails on Thursday mornings (one or many). While enjoying gentle exercise, you’ll look for signs of the changing seasons, identifying plants and animals along the way. Bring a friend and enjoy the fresh air. |
Mark Hollis