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Kent County Bird Club
Maryland Ornithological Society


Officers for '03-'04

President - Peter Mann - 410-648-5205
Vice President - Nancy Martin - 410-778-9568
Treasurer - Glenn Dulmage- 410-778-5166
Secretary -HELP!!!
State Representative - Walter Ellison -410-778-9568




*Program Calendar -- 2003



FALL SCHEDULE - 2003


September 6 – (SATURDAY) - Field Trip, 7:30 am. Pickering Creek Audubon Center – with over 400 acres of forest, fields and shoreline for Eastern Shore specialties. Half day.

September 21 – (SUNDAY) - Field Trip: Fall Count. Full Day. Join us to help count the birds in Kent County. Contact one of the leaders for information as to when to meet.

September 22 – (MONDAY) - Meeting, 7:30 pm., Kent County Library. Speaker: Walter Ellison – Coordinator of Maryland Atlas Project, “Fall Warbler Identification”.

October 5 – (SUNDAY) - Field Trip, 7:00 am. Assateague Island, Ocean City, Southern Maryland. Full day. Bring lunch.

October 19 – (SUNDAY) - Field Trip, 7:30 am. Eastern Neck NWR for Fall Migrants and Fall Foliage and Wildflowers. This is a joint trip with the Eastern Shore Chapter of the Maryland Native Plant Society. Half day.

October 27 – (MONDAY) - - Meeting, 7:30 pm., Kent County Library. Speaker: Nancy Martin, “Fall Raptor Identification”.

November 8 – (SUNDAY) - Field Trip, 7:00 am. Sandy Point State Park on the Western Shore. This is a joint trip with the Howard County Bird Club. Half day.

November 23 – (SUNDAY) - Field Trip, 7:00 am. Blackwater NWR for ducks and geese. Full day.

November 24 – (MONDAY) - - Meeting, 7:30 pm., Kent County Library. Speaker: To Be Determined.

December 14 – (SUNDAY) - Christmas Bird Count. Compiler: Paul Tolson. Full day. Contact Paul for area assignments. 410-778-4123.

December 15 – (MONDAY) - Meeting, 7:30 pm., Kent County Library. Speaker: To Be Determined.


SPRING SCHEDULE – JANUARY-JUNE 2004

January 4 – (SUNDAY) - Field Trip, 7:00 am. Eastern Neck NWR for winter waterfowl. Half day.

January 18 – (SUNDAY) - Field Trip, 7:00 am. Kent County Landings. Join us as we circumnavigate the county looking for ducks, geese, gulls, etc. Half day.

February 1 – (SUNDAY) - Field Trip, 7:00 am. Larkspur Hunt. Open fields of Kent County as we search for horned larks, larkspurs and possibly snow buntings. Half day.

February 15 – (SUNDAY) - Field Trip: Winter Count. Full Day. Join us to help count the birds in Kent County. Contact one of the leaders for information as to when to meet.

March 7 – (SUNDAY) - Field Trip, 7:00 am. Horsehead Wetlands Center. Your MOS membership gets you free admission! Half day.

March 20 (SATURDAY) Field Trip -Owl Prowl. This field trip will happen at night, when the owls are about. Time and place to be announced.

April 3 (SATURDAY) - Field Trip -Ocean City. Early migrants, late waterfowl. 7:00 am. Full day. Bring lunch.

April 17 (SATURDAY) - Field Trip - Millington area. Early migrants – warblers and sparrows good possibilities. 7:00 am. Half day.

April 24 (SATURDAY) – Field Trip – Eastern Neck NWR. Beginner’s Bird Walk. A walk aimed especially at beginning birders. All are welcome. 9:00 am. 2 hours.

May 15 (SATURDAY) – Field Trip – Eastern Neck NWR. Beginner’s Bird Walk, Part Two. A walk aimed especially at beginning birders. All are welcome. 9:00 am. 2 hours.

MOS Annual Conference - Washington College – June 11-13, 2003.



*Please Note: Key to Field Trip meeting sites:
KCPL - Kent County Public Library
DGS- Dollar General Store, Corner of Philosopher's Terrace and Washington Avenue (Route 213),(opposite Ellen's Restaurant)
PLEASE NOTE: MEETINGS ARE CHANGED TO THE FOURTH MONDAY OF THE MONTH
EXCEPTION - DECEMBER 15 MEETING

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