Pax River water bird count
Norm Saunders (osprey@ARI.Net)
Thu, 24 Dec 1998 04:24:40 -0500
Patuxent River Water Bird Census
Saturday, February 27, 1999
7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Please join us for a new birding event: a simultaneous count of water
birds up and down the Patuxent, from the reservoirs in Howard County to
the river mouth at Solomons. Our census is timed to coincide with the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Services aerial census of water birds on the Patuxent.
Our goal: To get a snapshot of water bird diversity, distribution and
abundance along the river in winter. The count will involve many
conservation organizations and natural areas in a joint effort to better
understand water bird abundance on the Patuxent.
What we need: Experienced birders, suggestions for census points on the
river and data recorders.
Your rewards: Plenty of birds, new knowledge and a potluck tally supper
on March 13 at Jug Bay Sanctuary.
For more information, contact:
Chris Swarth or Judy Burke
Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary
1361 Wrighton Road, Lothian, MD 20711
410-741-9330 or cswarth@umd5.umd.edu
Participating organizations: Academy of Natural Sciences, Anne Arundel
Bird Club, Battle Creek Cypress Swamp, Calvert Marine Museum,
Chesapeake Bay Program (USFWS), Howard County Parks Department,
Jefferson Patterson Park, Jug Bay Bird Club, Jug Bay Wetlands
Sanctuary, Patuxent Naval Air Station, Patuxent River Park, Patuxent
Research Refuge, Southern Maryland Audubon Society.
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Norm Saunders
Colesville, MD
osprey@ari.net