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Cecil Bird Club events: Sept 5 & 8

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Patricia Valdata

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Patricia Valdata

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Thu, 3 Sep 2009 00:02:25 -0400

Hello, everyone.

I hope you have enjoyed your summer and are ready for a great fall season
with the Cecil Bird Club. Today I saw my first fall migrants, including a
male Black-throated Blue Warbler, who dropped a caterpillar and flew down to
the ground to catch it again. He foraged on the ground for a few minutes
until I made the mistake of moving. At that point he hopped up onto a low
branch, looked me in the eye, and chipped at me in a most annoyed tone until
I got really scared and ran away. I love feisty little birds!

Here are the next two events coming up for the Cecil Bird Club:

This coming Saturday, September 5, we will hold our annual Hawk Watch
kickoff bird walk, guided by the peerless Sean McCandless, at Turkey Point
in Elk Neck State Park. We always see lots of fall migrants on this field
trip, especially with Sean's skills in helping us tell them apart. This is a
great walk for beginners, so if you have family or friends, please invite
them along. As always, this trip is free and open to the public. We will
meet at the parking lot and walk the lighthouse trail, about a two-mile
round trip at a leisurely pace. Most of the walking is on a gravel road with
good footing, but there are hilly sections.  Wear comfortable shoes/boots
for walking.  Bring drinks and/or snacks. 

Meet at the Turkey Point Parking Lot at 7:00 a.m. for a ½ day trip.   From
the town of North East, go south on Rt. 272 about 11 miles.  The road ends
at the parking lot.  

We have changed our monthly meeting day to Tuesdays. Our first program of
the season will be on Tuesday, September 8, from 7-9 p.m. with Jim White
telling us about the Owls of Delmarva. Light refreshments will be available.
We meet in the lower level of Wesley United Methodist Church, Old Chestnut
Road and Justice Way.  Directions:  From Rt 40, go south on Old Elk Neck
Road for about 3.3 miles, and turn left at Old Chestnut Road. Just past a
woodlot on the left, make the first left onto Justice Way, and the church
will be on your left. Go around to the right side of the building to the
basement entry door.

For more information about upcoming events, please take a look at our
website <http://www.udel.edu/cecilbirds/calendar.html> . You can also find
information there about the Hawk Watch
<http://www.udel.edu/cecilbirds/hawkwatch.html> . 

Hope to see you!

Pat Valdata
Cecil Bird Club