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SUMMARY:Izaak Walton League\, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chapter\, Conservation Farm
DESCRIPTION:Izaak Walton League\, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chapter\, Conservation Farm  \nLeader: Jim Nelson.  \nParticipants: 10. \nWeather: Sunny\, starting in the mid-40s and rising to upper 70s. \nSpecies: 56. \nThanks to the IWL-BCC\, our group once again enjoyed access to this prime private property near Poolesville with a great mix of habitats. IWL-BCC member Larry Anderson acted as our escort. Many of our birds were heard only\, and not everyone got to see or hear each species. We had only 5 species of warblers – Black and White\, Common Yellowthroat\, Northern Parula\, Yellow-rumped\, and singing Prairie Warblers. Among the specialties at this site\, we had at least 30 Purple Martins at the martin housing complex on site\, and in the fields several singing Grasshopper Sparrows with two sitting up for relatively good views. We also were treated to three vocal Yellow-breasted Chats\, one of which was singing from a very high perch in a tree giving all of us good views of this usually stealthy species\, and three male Scarlet Tanagers in the woods all within a few feet of each other. Other good birds included Double-crested Cormorant\, Great Blue and Green Herons\, Osprey\, Cooper’s Hawk\, White-eyed and Yellow-throated Vireo\, Red-breasted Nuthatch\, Wood Thrush\, abundant Chipping and Field Sparrows\, several stealthy Eastern Towhee singing\, Orchard Oriole\, and singing male Indigo Buntings. We also had Eastern Phoebe\, Great-crested Flycatcher\, and Eastern Kingbird. We tallied 30 Blue Jays and probably missed others as groups were moving through\, probably migrants. Driving in along Izaak Walton Way just before the field trip started\, the leader heard a singing Eastern Meadowlark in the large farm field to the south and saw a male Blue Grosbeak perched on a wire by the road.
URL:https://www.montgomerybirdclub.org/event/izaak-walton-league-bethesda-chevy-chase-chapter-conservation-farm/
LOCATION:MD\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210507T070000
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SUMMARY:Birding by Ear at Hughes Hollow
DESCRIPTION:Birding by Ear at Hughes Hollow  \nTune up your ears as we listen for and learn to identify the songs and calls of migrant and local breeding birds. The trip will be geared to new birders but all are welcome. Start at 7 am at the parking lot at Hughes Hollow. Limit 6 For more information and reservations (required) email the leader Paul Woodward at grackling@ATT.NET
URL:https://www.montgomerybirdclub.org/event/birding-by-ear-at-hughes-hollow/
LOCATION:MD\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210508T070000
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SUMMARY:Little Bennett RP
DESCRIPTION:Little Bennett RP \nOn Saturday\, May 8\, Woody and Rae Dubois led a walk at Little Bennett Regional Park. Starting shortly after 7:00 am\, the group of ten began by following the Wilson Mill Trail to the Stoneybrook Trail\, then onto the Western Piedmont Trail. Our most numerous single species on this leg of the trip was a flock of approximately fifteen Yellow – Rumped Warblers\, but by the end of the walk we also had a number of Black-throated Blues\, plus Chestnut-sided and Yellow Warblers\, American Redstart\, Common Yellowthroat\, Northern Parula\, Prarie\, Magnolia\, and the Ovenbird. One person also saw a Nashville. The highlight on the Stoneybrook trail for some participants was not a warbler at all\, but the Swainson’s Thrush\, which was both heard and seen. \n\nSteady rain and cold were factors through a good part of the morning\, though luckily\, by the time we circled back to the Clarksburg Road the rain was tapering off a little. A few of the group left to go back to the parking lot at this point\, understandably cold and wet and needing a hot drink. The remaining participants forged ahead to the Kingsley Trail where we heard Louisiana Waterthrush and saw a Northern Waterthrush picking up food in the water at the side of the road. We also saw a pair of copulating Scarlet Tanagers\, coding them quickly for the Atlas! As we reconvened back at the parking lot at 11:00\, our final bird was the Common Raven which soared overhead. Our final count was 43 species. We would like to say that the good humor that this group showed in the face of adverse conditions was amazing.
URL:https://www.montgomerybirdclub.org/event/little-bennett-rp/
LOCATION:MD\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210509T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210509T100000
DTSTAMP:20210510T210950Z
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SUMMARY:Rock Creek Park\, DC
DESCRIPTION:Rock Creek Park\, DC \nTen persons joined leader Gerry Hawkins on a field trip to the Rock Creek Park Nature Center area on May 9\, 2021. Highlights during a circular route that included the Maintenance Yard and forest trails on this generally slow chilly\, cloudy morning included nine warbler species\, several Rose-breasted Grosbeaks\, an adult male Baltimore Oriole\, an adult male Scarlet Tanager\, a photogenic singing Yellow-throated Vireo\, Wood Thrush\, Veery\, Swainson’s Thrush and a late Red-breasted Nuthatch. Noteworthy breeding activity included a Downy Woodpecker feeding a nestling in a tree cavity and recently fledged House Finches.
URL:https://www.montgomerybirdclub.org/event/rock-creek-park-dc/
LOCATION:MD\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210509T070000
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CREATED:20210406T182535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210426T010523Z
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SUMMARY:Rickman/Woodstock Equestrian Park
DESCRIPTION:Rickman/Woodstock Equestrian Park  \nJoin us as we explore this location for some spring early morning birding on the west side of Route 28 (https:// rb.gy/qpdqda). We’ll bird the broad fields and separating woods\, beginning at 7 AM\, hoping for warblers and sparrows\, vireos\, woodpeckers\, and raptors. Limit: 10. For reservations (required) and more information\, contact the LEADER: Scott Young at wsyacy@verizon.net. Co-leader: Dave Roberts
URL:https://www.montgomerybirdclub.org/event/rickman-woodstock-equestrian-park/
LOCATION:MD\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210513T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210513T120000
DTSTAMP:20210519T230649Z
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SUMMARY:Blue Mash and Oaks Landfill
DESCRIPTION:Blue Mash and Oaks Landfill \nLeader: Mark England.  \nParticipants: 11. \nWeather: Exceptionally nice\, with clear sunny skies\, 48-65 degrees. \nSpecies: 59. \nWe took our time going around Blue Mash\, as we were enjoying good looks at many types of birds. We saw a White-eyed Vireo over the gravel road early on\, and then had good looks at Common Yellowthroats\, a male Am. Redstart\, Northern Parula\, Yellow-rumped\, and Black-and-White warblers on the way to the landfill pond fenceline. Here we saw a Yellow Warbler\, Swamp Sparrow\, singing 1st-year Orchard Oriole\, a “brownie” Purple Finch\, and a Northern Waterthrush\, which Donna Sturm had immediately identified by its song. We saw some shorebirds at the Zion Road pond\, including Least\, Spotted\, and Solitary Sandpipers. We heard at least two Yellow-breasted Chats and Prairie Warblers\, but could not find one in view\, though we did have brief looks at a Western Palm Warbler and a Magnolia Warbler in the same area. In the wooded far corner of Blue Mash\, we had a good look at a perched Ovenbird and heard only a fairly close Veery and Black-throated Blue warbler. At the landfill\, we had good looks at Savannah Sparrows (SASP)\, Red-shouldered (RSHA) and Red-tailed (RTHA) Hawks\, and at the end\, finally had a great look at a nicely-perched male Blue Grosbeak (BLGR)\, to everyone’s satisfaction. Incidentally\, on my Saturday atlassing at the landfill two days later\, I saw a female Northern Harrier (NOHA) come up out of the grass around ten in the morning. It was starting to soar when an adult RTHA attacked it in the air\, before locking talons as both birds spiralled to the ground out of sight. This may have been the same female NOHA that I had seen the previous week\, and I had been considering the possibility that it might be attempting to nest at the landfill\, which would have been a first in my experience there.
URL:https://www.montgomerybirdclub.org/event/blue-mash-and-oaks-landfill/
LOCATION:MD\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210519T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210519T213000
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SUMMARY:South African Birds (Speaker: Josh Engel)
DESCRIPTION:South African Birds (Speaker: Josh Engel)\nBirding on Safari in South Africa \nSouth Africa has a well-deserved reputation as a fantastic vacation destination for those who want beautiful landscapes\, world-class food and wine\, excellent infrastructure\, and lots of charismatic megafauna. When you throw in 70 or so endemic birds\, including such unique birds as rockjumpers and sugarbirds\, it becomes a fantastic birding destination\, too. Josh\, who spent nearly four years based in Cape Town working as a birding guide\, will take us on a virtual tour of South Africa. We will start in the rugged and endemic-filled Western Cape tucked in the southwest corner of the country\, crossing the beautiful\, rolling grasslands of the highveld\, high into the Drakensberg mountains\, all the way to the mammal-laden bushveld of Kruger National Park in the northeast. A beautifully illustrated slideshow will highlight the birds\, animals\, and landscapes of South Africa. \nBio \nJosh is the founder and chief guide for Red Hill Birding. He grew up birding in the suburbs of Chicago and knew from a young age that birding and travel would factor heavily in his future. After spending a semester studying abroad in Ecuador as an undergrad\, he knew he needed to get back there after graduation. He soon found a job guiding in Ecuador for a large international birding tour company\, before moving to South Africa where he spent nearly four years as a full time guide\, leading trips throughout Southern Africa\, Madagascar\, Asia\, and beyond. He has guided trips on four continents and conducted bird research around the world. Prior to starting Red Hill Birding\, Josh was an ornithologist at The Field Museum in Chicago. Based in Chicago\, he typically spends at least a month every year leading tours in Southern Africa. \n 
URL:https://www.montgomerybirdclub.org/event/south-african-birds-speaker-josh-engel/
LOCATION:MD\, United States
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