Potomac Presbyterian Church

Brush up on your shorebird ID skills in time for the passage of these fascinating birds through our area in spring and their return in fall. Clive will cover the expected species—common, less common, and rare—taking a seasonal approach and focusing on some of the main approaches for ID, as well as covering possible pitfalls.  Clive Harris started birding as a young boy, going on walks with his father when the family lived in Hong Kong in the 1970s. His favorite groups of birds are gulls, shorebirds and waterfowl—all birds you can aim a scope at! He makes regular trips over the spring, summer, and fall to the Delaware Bay area to enjoy shorebird migration. One of his greatest pleasures in birding is sorting through a flock of late summer peeps. As well as being a past president of the Montgomery Bird Club he has served two terms on the MOS Maryland/District of Columbia Records Committee.

Gabriel Foley will speak on the Maryland-DC Breeding Bird Atlas 3

Holiday Wine & Cheese, Mystery Birds, and Other Fun! December 14, 2022 (In-Person Only) Meet other members over wine and cheese and holiday shop for bird books! (You might even win one of our fabulous, very birdy door prizes.) The President will open with member photos of the month and bird science tidbit, before we sharpen our visual and auditory identification skills for the traditional Vice-President's Bird Quiz. In honor of the 4th year of the MD-DC Breeding Bird Atlas, the quiz will feature some mystery nests and baby birds! The evening will wind up with a special slideshow of members’ favorite 2022 bird photos. The December social will be held in person ONLY at the Potomac Presbyterian Church, 10301 River Road, Potomac, MD. Doors open at 7:00 PM for socializing, wine and cheese refreshments, and our holiday book sale. Come early to enter your name for a door prize.

Poplar Island: An International Model of Innovative Reuse

Two years of data collection are now complete for the Maryland & DC Breeding Bird Atlas 3 (BBA3). This five-year community science project is documenting the distribution, abundance, and timing of each bird species that breeds in Maryland or DC. When complete, the BBA3 dataset can be compared to similar past projects and will provide an unparalleled record of how local bird distributions have changed over the last 40 years. Atlas Coordinator Gabriel Foley will provide an overview of how the project collects data, an update on the current status, and discuss how you can get involved and submit your own observations.

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