Sorry this is so late! 
Also, if anyone is interested in an additional, informal, Rarity Roundup on Saturday Nov 3, please let me know.

 
 
WHAT:           8th Annual Worcester County Fall Rarities Roundup


WHEN:
                The Count:          All day, Saturday, November 10

                Dinner & Tally: Saturday evening, Mark Hoffman's OC residence

                Chase Parties:  Sunday, November 11 (arrangements made Saturday evening)


WHERE:  All of Worcester County will be covered


HOW:    Contact Mark Hoffman () or Matt Hafner 
().
Do you have an area of the county that you're particularly fond of or
knowledgeable about?  Let us know and we'll try to plan parties accordingly.


Why this count?  Worcester County is indisputably the birdiest
county in Maryland.  Early November is the most likely time for
wandering Fall vagrants to show up (the county's first record of
Ash-throated Flycatcher was located during the 1st Annual Rarities
Roundup in 2000).

Some of the "most wanted" species for the county include Bell's Vireo, 
MacGillivary's Warbler, Western Tanager, and any western empid.  
Other good birds that we might expect to locate
during the day include Orange-crowned Warbler, LeConte's Sparrow,
Western Kingbird, and Cave Swallow.  How about "great
birds?"  Well, it was during this period of time that Cape May's
Brown-chested Martin was seen and well documented a few years back.
Why not one for Maryland, as well?

Remember, the more people we get out in the field looking for birds
on November 10th, the more likely we are to have some excellent
rarities.  It's probably no accident that the first year of the
count was the best one we have had so far.  That year we had a good
crowd of Maryland's finest birders along with a passel of "big
names" from Cape May, as well.  So sign up and head out!  Remember,
Worcester County needs you!

We will have a communications network in place in case some
mega-rarity shows up the day of the count to facilitate a
group-tick, so when you sign up please be sure to give us your cell
phone number.

Sunday will be reserved for chasing after the good birds discovered
the previous day.  

Mark your calendars now and make your motel reservations.  For those
planning on staying near Ocean City, a clean and relatively
inexpensive motel is the Francis Scott Key on Rt. 50, just west of
the bridge into Ocean City.  Their phone number is 410-213-0088 and
they have a website that accepts reservations as well at:
http://www.fskmotel.com/.

We're looking forward to seeing a bunch of you in November and we
have a feeling this may be the year for some new State species!  Be
there!

If you have questions, contact either Mark Hoffman
() or Matt Hafner ().  
Be sure to include your cell phone number, if you have one, and your
preferences for the area of the county assigned to you.  Even if
you're a beginner, don't hesitate to sign up for the count. We'll
pair you with more experienced birders, and every pair of eyes in
the field matters!


Best,

Mark, Matt, Norm, & Fran

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