Harford Bird Club Field Trips

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Here are the Harford Bird Club field trips for the next few weeks. If you would like further information about a particular field trip, please contact Tom Gibson.

Sunday June 7 Jerusalem Mill 7:00 AM. Meet at the Mill on Jerusalem Road along the Gunpowder Falls. This beautiful spot on Harford's western border has a bounty of nesting songbirds. Contact Phil Powers for more information.

Saturday June 20 Broad Creek Scout Camp 6:30 AM. Meet at Dublin Elementary School. One of Harford's largest contiguous woodlands, this nature reserve is blessed with great habitat for woodland species as well as water and wetland dwellers. Contact Dave Webb for more information. Beth Olsen will co-lead.

Sunday July 19 Delaware Shorebirds 7:00 AM. Meet at the 155/95 Park and Ride. Fall migration begins early for shorebirds and this trip will look for the usual and the rare along the Delaware coast. Trip returns in the late afternoon/early evening. Bring plenty of sunscreen, fluids and lunch. Contact Dave Larkin for more information. Dave Ziolkowski will co-lead.

Saturday July 25 Hummingbird Banding 8:00 AM. Meet at Les Eastman's house at 4034 Wilkinson Road near Susquehanna State Park to watch and maybe help a master bander mark our tiniest feathered friends. Contact Les for more information.

Saturday August 8 Hummingbird Happy Hour Join Beth and Les Eastman at 5:00 PM at their gracious home to experience the buzz and flight of dozens of hummingbirds feeding from their many feeders. Participants are invited to bring a dish to share and a beverage of their choice to enjoy in the early dusk of this favored occasion of the bird club. For more information contact Les.

Saturday August 15 Bombay Hook Join Dennis Kirkwood on a 3/4 day adventure to this birding mega- hotspot for shorebirds and the hottest rarities. Black-necked Stilt, American Avocet, Stilt Sandpiper, and Wilson's Phalarope top the list of regular fall highlights but that's not all as this is also a great time to pick up seaward strays and western vagrants. Bring sunscreen, insect repellent, and lunch. Scopes helpful, but not necessary. Meet at 7:00 AM at the MD 155 and I-95 Park and Ride. Contact Dennis Kirkwood for further information.

Saturday August 22 Conowingo Dam 7:00 AM. Meet at Fisherman's Park at the end of Shures Landing Road. Join the Three Amigos for looks at waterfowl, waders, and early migrating warblers. Leaders include Dave Webb, Tom Congersky and Randy Robertson.

Sunday August 30 Shorebird Banding 7:30 AM at Swan Harbor Farm Park near Oakington. It's a rare treat to see shorebirds in the hand so don't miss this opportunity to study these confusing identities up close and personal. Contact Mark Johnson for further information.

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