Upcoming Trips--2007-2008


• August 31. Friday. Poplar Island, Talbot County. 8A. Bring lunch. Tom Bradford (410-987-0674). (B-50). (Wait list only).
• September 14-16. Friday-Monday. Chincoteague, Kiptopeke & Eastern Shore, Va. Stephen Hult (410-956-3392). Reservations by Sept. 8.
• September 29. Saturday. Cromwell Valley Park, Baltimore County. Migrants and Hawks. 7A. 1/2 day. Tom Bradford (410-987-0674). (P).
• October 6. Saturday. Hawk Mountain, Pa. 5:00A. Breakfast on the way; bring lunch. Larry Zoller (410-987-9354). (J).
• October 7. Sunday. Howard County. Sparrows with Bonnie Ott. 7:00A. 1/2 day. Tom Bradford (410-987-0674). (P).
• October 28. Sunday. Dyke Marsh and Huntley Meadows, Va. Shore birds, marsh birds, migrants. 7:30A. 1/2 day. Juanita Tate (410-266-6043). (P).
• November 10. Saturday. Cape Henlopen & Assawoman Bay, DE. With Wafi Gainey. 7A. Bobbi Reichwein (410-978-5940). (B-50).
• November 18. Sunday. Blackwater NWR, Dorchester Cty. Waterfowl and eagles. 8A. Bring lunch. Leader (TBD). (B-50).
• December 2. Sunday. Fort Smallwood & Weinberg parks, A.A. Cty. Winter waterfowl, landbirds. 7A. 1/2 day. Sue Ricciardi (410-647-9513). (J).
• December 15. Saturday. Eastern Neck NWR, Queen Anne's County. Early Christmas Birds. 7A. Bring lunch. Tom Bradford (410-987-0674). (B-50).
• January 12. Saturday. Kent Narrows/Horsehead Wildlife Sanctuary, Queen Anne's Cty. Wintering waterfowl with Danny Poet. 8A. Tom Bradford (410-987-0674). (B-50).
• January 19-21. Saturday-Monday. Eastern Shore weekend--Chincoteague, Va., Ocean City, Blackwater NWR, Md. Susan Zevin (410-573-9424). Reservations by January 6.
• January 27. Sunday. Annapolis Neck and Thomas Point, A.A. Cty. Waterfowl and soup social. Gerald Winegrad (Host) (410-280-8956). Reservations by Jan. 24.
• February 5. Tuesday. "Dotty's Choice." A.A. Cty. 8A. 1/2 day. Dotty Mumford (410-849-8336). Location TBD.
• February 16-18. Saturday-Monday. Annual Birding Weekend. Sites TBD. Peter Hanan (410-672-5672). Reservations by Feb. 10.
• February 23. Saturday. Edgewater area, A.A. Cty. Waterfowl & other beach birds. 7A. 1/2 day. Fred Fallon. (P).
• March 8. Saturday. Pickering Creek Audubon Center, Talbot Cty. Late winter migrants. 7A. 1/2 day. Tom Bradford (410-987-0674). (B-50).
• March 23. Sunday. Wooten's Landing, A.A. Cty. Woodcocks, breakfast afterwards. 5:30A. 2/3 day. Kathie Lambert (410-867-4056). (P).
• April 12. Saturday. Little Patuxent Oxbow Lake Preserve, Laurel, Md. With Marcy Stutzman. 7:30A. 1/2 day (full day optional). Tom Bradford (410-987-0674). (P). (Rain date April 13).
• April 19. Saturday. Pocomoke River Canoe Trip. Early Spring migrants. Larry Zoller (410-987-9354).
• April 27. Sunday. Cherry Hill portion of Middle Branch Park, Baltimore. Pheasants, meadowlarks, terns, and swallows. With Baltimore Bird Club. 8:30A. 1/2 day. Dave Walbeck (410-757-0112). (P).
• May 3. Saturday. Piney Orchard Nature Walk, A.A. Cty. Woods, fields, ponds, and refreshments. 6:30A. 1/2 day. Peter Hanan (410-672-5672). (P).
• May 16-18. Friday-Sunday. Magee Marsh and other sites, Ohio. Warblers, warblers, warblers!!! Tom and Sharon Bradford (410-987-0674). Reservations by May 11.
• May 25. Sunday. Delaware Bay, several sites. Horseshoe crabs, shorebirds, gulls. Bring lunch; dinner on the way home. 7:45A. Gerald Winegrad (410-280-8956). (B-50).

Field Trip Meeting Places
We use three meeting places depending on the trip destination.
For trips going north, we use the Severna Park Park & Ride lot located on the corner of Jones Station Road and Ritchie Hwy (J).
For trips going east, we meet at the Bay 50 Shopping Center located off Rt. 50 on Whitehall Rd.(B-50)
For trips going west or south, we meet at the Parole Park & Ride lot (P). The Parole Park & Ride lot is located along Harry Truman Pkwy which runs between Riva Rd. and South Haven Rd. The lot is near the Riva Rd. end of the Parkway.

Please note that times indicated are departure times, so please do not be late.

Hot Spots

• Sandy Point State Park - shore birds, migrant raptors,
  waterfowl
• Fort Smallwood - Migrant raptors in spring and fall
• Patuxent Research Refuge (North tract) - variety of
  habitats for warblers, woodland,shorebirds, waterfowl
• Greenbury Point - fields, scrub and shrub habitat, views of
  the Bay
• Anne Arundel County Parks - Downs Park, Jug Bay
  Wetlands, Quiet Waters Park, B&A Trail Park, Kinder Farm Park