Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2001 11:55:09 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Michael Bowen Subject: October 11 Montgomery County program Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed All Maryland birders are cordially invited to this Thursday's (October 11) meeting and program of the Montgomery County Chapter, MOS. Meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. Doors open after 7 p.m. Topic: Birds of Santa Marta, Colombia Speakers: George Jett, Charles County, MD, and Jerry Touval, The Nature Conservancy The dense and diverse habitats of Colombia, "the crossroads of the continent," are threatened by human activities. George will document the beauty of the birds and scenery, while Jerry tells us more about the Conservancy projects that enlist the cooperation of the local population in Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and other areas of Colombia. Meetings are held at the Potomac Presbyterian Church, 10301 River Road (1/4 mile past Falls Road in Potomac). From the Washington Beltway take Exit 39 West (River Road/Rte 90) toward Potomac. After crossing Falls Road (Rte 189), continue 1/4 mile to Gary Road on the right. Turn right on Gary Road, then take an immediate left into the church parking lot. Ample parking is usually available in the church's parking lot or in the adjacent elementary school's lot. To see an easy-read map showing how to reach our meeting place, go to our chapter web site at http://www.mdkinc.com/mccbird/aboutus.htm Mike Bowen Bethesda MD President, MCC/MOS D.H. Michael Bowen 8609 Ewing Drive Bethesda MD 20817 (Montgomery County) Tel.: (301)530-5764 dhmbowen@yahoo.com ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================