| Please join us for one of these enjoyable outings! Take a look at the calendar and plan to spend some time with other CAS members and friends enjoying relaxing outdoor activities. Beginners of all ages are welcome as all trips include attention to novices. *Please read reports from past field trips* |
Field Trips
Chesapeake Audubon Society Field Trips
JANUARY 2011 Saturday, January 15 - Terrapin Park (Sandy Point) Leader: Hugh Simmons Join Hugh at this beautiful location for a great morning of birding on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. Located by the Bay Bridge, this park offers easy trails and a pond filled with both migrating and resident songbirds, waterfowl, shorebirds and raptors. If we hear of any Snow Buntings visiting Sandy Point, we’ll stop for a look on the way home. Join us by contacting Hugh at 410-628-4246 before 9 PM or you can e-mail him at lensonnature@gmail.com for information on meeting times and places. Sunday, January 23, 1-3PM - Pickering Creek - Owls Bird Walk-n-Talk series, Cost: $10 Adult/ $5 Child See description on Nov. 14th event Saturday, January 29 - 8AM Patterson Park Please join us for our first monthly Bird Walk for 2011. It’s always good to see what birds have chosen to make the park their winter home and there is usually a nice surprise at the pond. Meet the group at the fountain, which is in the northwest corner of the park close to the Pagoda. No need to register! The walk runs from 8AM to 9:30AM. We have binoculars for you to use if you need them. It is a fun family activity! Call 410-558-2473 with any questions. Sunday, January 30 - Delaware Beaches Leader: Ruth Bergstrom We'll visit Prime Hook, Cape Henlopen State Park, and/or Delaware Seashore State Park depending on what's being reported for wintering Bay and Sea Ducks. Email Ruth at ruthb22@yahoo.com or call her at 443-752- 1967 to register and for details. FEBRUARY Sunday, February 6, 2-4PM Pickering Creek - Bird Walk-n-Talk, Cost: $10 adult/$5 Child, The new Bird Walk n’ Talk series introduces beginning birders of all ages to the birds found along the Delmarva Peninsula. Each month will be an exploration of the habitat, identification and calls of different bird groups. Naturalists will lead introductions about the monthly bird groups, then adults and children will split up for specialized hikes. Adults learn some in-depth identification skills and bird/habitat connections. Kids look for birds then get to interpret their imaginations into bird crafts. Hot beverages and homemade treats await us on our return to ease the winter chills. Please register in advance by calling 410/822-4903. Pre-registration is required. Children are considered ages 15 and under. |
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2020 February Saturday, February 22, 10am , Leader: Brad Phoebus Fort Smallwood Park Join Brad for a birding trip focusing on both ducks and winter songbirds at various locations around Fort Smallwood Park in AA county. As you enter the park, stay right and park at the first parking area, where everyone will meet. A scope is not necessary, but if you have one, do bring it, along with binoculars. Entrance fee is $6 per car. Contact Brad Phoebus at Bradphoebus@gmail.com or 443-415-9776 with any questions and to register—and to confirm the meeting location. March **please note location change Thursday, March 12, 7:00pm, Leader: Tim Houghton Evening Woodcock Watch, White Marsh Park at the corner of Nottingham Dr. and Nottingridge Rd., off of Philadelphia Rd. in White Marsh. Please be there no later than 7pm. We will likely hear woodcocks and hopefully see and hear display flights. Bring a good flashlight if you have one, as well as binoculars. . E-mail Tim if you have questions and to register at timhoughton@comcast.net or call 410-510-7504. April ***This trip is full** Saturday, April 4, 9:00am , Leader: Fred Brundick Cromwell Valley Park, Photographing Nature Bring your camera and binoculars—Fred Brundick will take you around wonderful Cromwell Valley Park. This will be a great way to get into practice just as the flowers, butterflies, and birds are beginning to show their stuff. To register, contact Fred at gpferd@gmail.com or 443-752-5607. **This trip has been canceled" Saturday, April 11, 10am-noon , Leader: Bryan MacKay Patapsco Valley State Park, Signs of Spring Walk Join naturalist Bryan MacKay for a 2 mile hike as buds begin to swell and birds begin to sing. Learn about early season plants and history of the valley; we may even see a few birds! We will walk 300 yards uphill on a rocky trail to view a beautiful cascade, then continue upstream on a rough trail. There is a small fee to get in the park. To register please contact Bryan at mackay@umbc.edu, at least a day in advance. "This trip has been canceled" Saturday, April 18, 7:30am , Leader: Colleen Webster Feathers and Flowers at Susquehanna State Park An ideal time to enjoy emerging wildflowers, as well as early migrant songbirds and lingering winter visitors. Meet at the parking area at the confluence of Deer Creek and the Susquehanna River just north of Rock Run Mill at 7:30 AM. No registration necessary. If you have any questions, contact Colleen at 410-459-4577 or cwebster@harford. edu. POSTPONED Our annual spaghetti dinner! For more than thirty years, Chesapeake Audubon has held an annual spaghetti dinner, with delicious homemade red sauce, tasty desserts, and an interesting speaker. Details elsewhere on the website and newsletter, but for now be sure to put this date on your calendar! May - all May trips have been canceled Canceled** Saturday, May 2, 8am, Leader: Brad Phoebus Milford Mill (Villa Nova Park), for warblers and other songbirds (695, right on Liberty Road, right on Washington Ave., right on Milford Mill Rd, right into parking area immediately after going under 695) Join Brad at this excellent warbler migrant trap along a creek and woods; an easy mile loop. Often during the first half of May this spot is popping with warblers and other songbirds. To register—and ask questions about location or anything else—contact Brad at bradphoebus@gmail.com or 443-415-9776. Canceled** Sunday, May 3, 2-5pm Leader: Bryan MacKay Native Orchid Search, Patapsco Valley State Park Join naturalist Bryan Mackay for a two mile hike on the rough backcountry trails of Patapsco Valley State Park in search of native wildflowers, including orchids, and migrating songbirds. Please register at least a day in advance with Bryan at mackay@umbc.edu Canceled** Saturday, May 9, 7:30am Leader: Tim Houghton Susquehanna State Park Susquehanna State Park is Harford County’s (and maybe the state's) best place to find Cerulean Warblers and other warbler and songbird species. This park has a little bit of everything. E-mail Tim for information and to register at timhoughton@comcast.net or call 410- 510-7504. Meeting place will be at Rock Run Mill (corner of Stafford Rd. and Rock Run Rd.). Canceled** Saturday May 16, 8:30am Leader: Fred Brundick North Point State Park (Edgemere, MD) North Point is a 1,310 acre park on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. We’ll be searching for spring migrants and resident birds on the Marsh Trail and bay front. Park entrance fee is $3/vehicle (have exact change). Bring your camera as well as binoculars. To register, contact Fred at gpferd@gmail.com or 443-752-5607. All levels of birders welcome, scope helpful if you have one. |
